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The first Space Shuttle was originally going to be named Constitution. US President Gerald Ford agreed to rename it ...
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The Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum will honor the legacy of the Space Shuttle Columbia with two days of special events planned to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the tragedy that unfolded in ...
A short, interactive slide is one of several attractions and exhibits, highlighted by the full-stack Space Shuttle Endeavour, ...
The tragedy is one of three major ones in NASA’s history, all occurring in the early part of the year. The seven deaths aboard Columbia, seven deaths from the explosion of Space Shuttle ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — It has been nearly 20 years since the seven crew aboard Space Shuttle Columbia didn’t make it home, and NASA leaders gathered Thursday to commemorate their lives … ...
NASA is marking the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts.
Seven astronauts died when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentry on Feb. 1, 2003. NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy looks back on the tragedy and how it shaped the agency.
There are about three Space Shuttle orbiters currently in operation - Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, which are all designed to fly at least 100 missions.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — It was a cloudy Saturday morning on the Space Coast when 12-year-old Tal Ramon anxiously waited with his family for the return of his father Ilan on Space Shuttle Columbia ...
The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on July 23, 1999 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. See 25 'never-before-seen' images from the observatory to mark the anniversary. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...
NASA marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy with somber ceremonies and remembrances during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts on Thursday. More than 100 people ...