Sally Ride
Ride joined NASA in 1978, one of the first six women to be selected by NASA as astronauts. She was named a mission specialist for Space Shuttle Challenger ''s STS-7 mission in 1983 and flew on a
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The Legacy of Space Shuttle Flight Software
With the computers in control of virtually all critical space shuttle functions, software changes were often considered as a solution to address risks and problems with the hardware sub
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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
The Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery and a Concorde, in two large hangars.
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Remembering Columbia, Over Fifteen Years Later
Over fifteen years after the Columbia tragedy, Michael D. Leinbach, Space Shuttle Launch Director, and Jonathan H. Ward, space historian, look back at the harrowing process of recovering
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Dr. Kalpana Chawla
Born in Karnal, India. Died on February 1, 2003 over the southern United States when Space Shuttle Columbia and the crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing. She is survived
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Space Shuttle program
The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. The Space
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The First Space Shuttle: 40 Years Since STS-1
The legacy of the Space Shuttle program was to some degree built around the results of its very first mission. The reusable spaceplane, the Space Shuttle, ushered in a new era of human
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Space Shuttle Discovery
Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most utilized orbiter. Discovery was flown on 39 Earth
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Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle Discovery Discovery is an example of a Space Shuttle orbiter, a component of NASA''s Space Transportation System (STS). The STS consisted of a combination of a Space Shuttle orbiter,
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