'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...
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The most memorable space shuttle missions
The milestones, heartbreaks, and discoveries that shaped NASA's 30-year shuttle program. NASA's storied space shuttle program experienced extraordinary triumphs and heartbreaking tragedies during ...
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Who died in the Challenger explosion? NASA pays tribute to lost astronauts on 39th anniversary
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in just 73 seconds which claimed the lives of seven astronauts.
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A space shuttle was ready to launch from Vandenberg. What scrapped the $2.5 billion plan?
Plans were well underway to launch the Space Shuttle at Vandenberg in the early 1980s. The shuttle was what a rocket could never be: A flying aircraft with a human pilot. The insulting phrase for ...
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How Star Trek fans changed the name of NASA’s first space shuttle
R: The Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise inside of Marshall Space Flight Center's Dynamic Test Stand for Mated Vertical Ground Vibration tests (MVGVT). Images: NASA These are the voyages of the space ...