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OTD in Space - November 2: 1st Crew Arrives at the International Space Station

On November 2, 2000, the International Space Station welcomed its first long-term residents: NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd and two Russian cosmonauts, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev. The mission was ...

Nasa on the fashion frontier

However, fashionistas won’t see NASA branding on swimwear and undergarments because those categories are deemed inappropriate ...
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The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas

The Smithsonian recently confirmed that NASA and the museum have been directed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ...

I helped design rocket engines for NASA’s space shuttles. Here’s why businesses need AI as trustworthy as aerospace tech

After NASA’s Space Shuttle program ended, I founded my first company: a platform for professionals and students to showcase ...

NASA’s trailblazing generation

Among the trailblazing women, those who had long aspired to spaceflight learned to fly airplanes in hopes of improving their ...
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Space shuttle Discovery fight continues as Texas senators rope Department of Justice into their tug-of-war with Smithsonian

The two Texas Senators trying to mandate the relocation of Discovery from the Smithsonian Institution's Udvar-Hazy Center in ...

Why NASA Picked A Boeing 747 To Piggyback The Space Shuttle

NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...

'It's harder to be a parent than a space shuttle commander', trailblazing Nasa pilot tells BBC

Eileen Collins made history as the first woman to pilot and command a Nasa spacecraft - but despite her remarkable ...
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Why NASA’s Plan to Relocate Space Shuttle Discovery Is Facing Outrage

A proposal to move Space Shuttle Discovery from its home at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center has sparked ...

Inside NASA’s scramble to find a backup moon plan — and the wild ideas companies are pitching

As NASA’s moon-landing plans with SpaceX hang in the balance, other bold ideas are quietly starting to take shape.

Rocket Report: SpaceX surpasses shuttle launch total; Skyroot has big ambitions

Skyroot nearing first launch with big ambitions. Three years after India opened up its space sector to private companies, ...
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This Historian Interviewed Nearly Every Woman Astronaut and Learned How They Redefined NASA Forever

For most of NASA’s history, space was a man’s domain, a boys’ club in orbit. The first astronauts were all military test ...