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Touching the Void; The Story of the Space Jet Pack
On February 7, 1984, 370 kilometres above the earth, NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II floated into the payload bay of the ...
In scathing letter, NASA workers rebuke ‘rapid and wasteful changes’ at agency
Current and former NASA employees have co-signed a declaration protesting changes at the agency that some say pose a grave ...
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A Daring NASA Astronaut Once Flew Untethered To Capture A Satellite, And The Footage Says It All
While terrifying, there's an overlooked NASA spacewalk which looks equally terrifying to untrained Earth-dwellers. In 1984, ...
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Christa McAuliffe’s Life Ended in Tragedy on the ‘Challenger’ Shuttle. Here’s How the High School Teacher Was Chosen for the Ill-Fated Flight
NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though ...