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On Aug. 14, 1969, NASA announced the selection of seven new astronauts. The Group 7 astronauts consisted of pilots transferred…
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Each Aug. 4, Coast Guard Day commemorates the founding on Aug. 4, 1790, of the U.S. Coast Guard as the…
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The excerpts below are taken from Discovery Program oral history interviews conducted in 2009 by Dr. Susan Niebur and tell…
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Long before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the Moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists believed…
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On July 23, 1999, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on its 26th trip into space, to deliver its…
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On July 23, 1979, space shuttle Enterprise completed its time as a pathfinder vehicle at Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s…
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At the end of February 1998, Johnson Space Center Deputy Director James D. Wetherbee called Astronaut Eileen Collins to his…
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“Houston, Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed.” “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”…
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On July 15, 2009, space shuttle Endeavour began its 23rd trip into space, on the 2JA mission to the International…
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A few days before they left Skylab on Feb. 8, 1974, the final crew to occupy the station raised its…
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On July 8, 1994, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on its 17th trip into space, on the second…
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It may seem remarkable that no American spent the Fourth of July holiday in space for the first 21 years…
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In 1983, NASA received delivery of Discovery, the third space qualified vehicle in the agency’s space shuttle fleet. During the…
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East central Florida’s natural environment and climate have shaped, and delayed, Kennedy Space Center launch operations since the 1960s. Torrential…
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With the dress rehearsal completed during Apollo 10 in May 1969, only a few weeks remained until Apollo 11, the…
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Solar power is abundant – when the Sun is shining. Wind power is steady – when the wind is blowing. However,…
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Current and former employees of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida gathered recently to celebrate the installation of a Florida…
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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) launched together from Cape Canaveral Air…
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This article tells the story of one small American flag fortunate enough to be singled out from a group of…
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The Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL), a joint classified project of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the National Reconnaissance Office…
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The voyages of the Starship Enterprise came to a sudden and premature end on June 3, 1969, with the airing…