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Shuttle flights: creating the International Space Station

The Space Shuttle played a crucial role in constructing the International Space Station. This video explores various components, including the Crew Compartment, Payload Bay, Orbital Docking System, ...
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Computer, General Purpose, Space Shuttle, IBM AP-101 Processor Unit

This is the flown processor from an on-board computer, designed and manufactured by the IBM Corporation for the Shuttle program. An operational Shuttle has five, identical on-board computers, which ...
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Understanding space shuttle launches

Explore the intricate process of launching the Space Shuttle from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. House Oversight Committee recommends holding Clintons in contempt in Epstein probe Discovered: An ...
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Space Shuttle Columbia Reentry Imagery

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection contains 17 digital images showing the disintegration of the Space Shuttle Columbia upon its reentry on February 1, 2003. These ...
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Space Shuttle Discovery To Remain At Smithsonian Where It Rightfully Belongs

The thing is, NASA and the Smithsonian are right to fight back, and Jared Isaacman has their back. "My job now is to make sure we can undertake such a transportation within the budget dollars we have ...
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A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at the space station a month early

NASA is cutting short a mission at the International Space Station due to a medical issue with a crew member. The agency is planning to return all four members of the Crew-11 mission more than a month ...
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NASA to bring space station astronauts back to Earth weeks early due to medical situation

NASA will bring Crew-11 astronauts back from the International Space Station, weeks earlier than previously planned, the agency announced Thursday. A medical situation with an unnamed crew member ...
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NASA to Demolish Iconic Towers Used to Test Saturn V, Space Shuttle

NASA is preparing to enter a new era of Moon and Mars exploration. Before it does, the agency is overdue for some remodeling of its facilities. Two historic test stands at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight ...
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‘Final Flight': Challenger Center to mark tragedy 40 years later

The Challenger Learning Center is honoring the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle tragedy with several events. The center is launching a legacy campaign to upgrade facilities and create new ...
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Space shuttle 'Discovery' to remain in Virginia after efforts to move it to Texas stall

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The space shuttle "Discovery" will remain at the Udvar-Hazy Center’s Air and Space Museum for now. Just a few months ago, there ...
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Space Shuttle Discovery May Not Head to Texas After All

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman recently expressed skepticism that the Discovery shuttle would be moved to Texas, seeming to suggest that the Johnson Space Center would receive a different vehicle ...
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This Day in History: Nixon authorizes $5.5 million to launch space shuttle program

(WHSV) - Exactly 54 years ago today on Jan. 4, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed a bill authorizing $5.5 million to develop a reusable space flight vehicle that came with a lower cost and could ...