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Four Civilians to Fly SpaceX Earth Orbiting Mission

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Determined Engineer Showed NASA How to Land on the Moon

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Naval Aviator Alan Shepard Became NASA’s First Astronaut in 1961

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Odyssey of Apollo 13 Became NASA’s ‘Successful Failure’

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Apollo 13 lifted-off fifty-years ago on Saturday to begin the third crewed mission to land on the Moon, but quickly became an odyssey of survival in deep…

Upclose: Two Engineers Discuss Servicing Space Shuttle Atlantis

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VIDEO: Dream Chaser Flies for Captive Carry Test over Edwards AFB

The engineering test article for Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser ‘spaceplane’ took to the skies on Aug 30 over NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, located at Edwards Air Force Base,…

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Dream Chaser ‘Spaceplane’ Has Faced Challenges, But Success Now Within Reach

To many avgeeks, NASA’s space shuttles will always hold a special place in their hearts. Now retired from service, they were – for a long time – the only reusable,…