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45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Columbia Arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
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On March 24, 1979, space shuttle Columbia arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for the very first time. Following…
Article2 months ago
40 Years Ago: STS-41B, the First Flight of the Manned Maneuvering Unit
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On Feb. 3, 1984, space shuttle Challenger took off on its fourth flight, STS-41B. Its five-person crew of Commander Vance…
Article3 months ago
The Iconic Photos from STS-41B: Documenting the First Untethered Spacewalk
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As astronaut Bruce McCandless II flew the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) out of the space shuttle Challenger’s payload bay for…
Article3 months ago
30 Years Ago: STS-61, the First Hubble Servicing Mission
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“Trying to do stellar observations from Earth is like trying to do birdwatching from the bottom of a lake.” James…
Article5 months ago
40 Years Ago: STS-9, the First Spacelab Science Mission
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On Nov. 28, 1983, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies for its sixth trip into space on the first…
Article5 months ago
Spacelab 1: A Model for International Cooperation
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Forty years ago, in 1983, the Space Shuttle Columbia flew its first international spaceflight, STS-9. The mission included—for the first…
Article5 months ago
