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15 Years Ago: STS-129 Delivers Cargo on the Third Utilization and Logistics Flight
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On Nov. 16, 2009, space shuttle Atlantis began its 31st trip into space, on the third Utilization and Logistics Flight…
Article5 days ago
55 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Makes a Pinpoint Landing on the Moon
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In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Richard F. Gordon, and Lunar Module…
Article1 week ago
40 Years Ago: STS-51A – “The Ace Repo Company”
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Successfully deployed from the space shuttle Challenger during the February 1984 STS-41B mission, the Westar 6 and Palapa B2 communications…
Article2 weeks ago
Oral History with Jon A. McBride, 1943 – 2024
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Selected as an astronaut in 1978, Jon A. McBride served as the pilot for STS 41-G, launched October 5, 1984,…
Article2 weeks ago
30 Years Ago: STS-66, the ATLAS-3 Mission to Study the Earth’s Atmosphere
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On Nov. 3, 1994, space shuttle Atlantis took to the skies on its 13th trip into space. During the 11-day…
Article3 weeks ago
Halloween on the International Space Station
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Although no ghouls or goblins or trick-or-treaters come knocking at the International Space Station’s front hatch, crew members aboard the…
Article3 weeks ago
