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On this day in 1995, Astronaut Eileen Collins, a former flight instructor and test pilot, becomes the first woman to pilot ...
United Airlines flight evacuated after engine sparks fire on wing during takeoff at Houston airport
Passengers were evacuated via slides and stairs from a jetliner at Houston’s main airport after an engine problem during takeoff caused smoke and fire on the right wing.
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Shubhanshu Shukla: First Indian astronaut to fly to ISS on NASA mission
ISRO astronaut and Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, Shubhanshu Shukla, will take on the role of pilot on the Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, that will go to the International Space Station (ISS) from NASA's ...
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60 Years Ago: Uncrewed Gemini 2 Paves the Way for the First Crewed Mission
Gemini 2 successfully completed the second of two uncrewed test flights of the spacecraft and its Titan II booster, clearing ...
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Uncrewed Gemini 2 Launched 60 Years Ago, Sets Stage
Gemini 2 successfully completed the second of two uncrewed test flights of the spacecraft and its Titan II booster, clearing ...
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Stranded NASA Astronaut Goes on First Space Walk Since Arriving at Space Station 7 Months Ago
Suni Williams went for the space walk on Thursday, Jan. 16 to help NASA’s Nick Hague with some outside repair work, according to the Associated Press. “I’m coming out,” Williams ...
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Stranded NASA astronaut gets change of pace with spacewalk, after 7 months in orbit
One of NASA's two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago.
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Here’s what NASA would like to see SpaceX accomplish with Starship this year
Ars recently spoke with Lisa Watson-Morgan, the NASA engineer overseeing the ... some of their docking systems to the Johnson Space Center for testing with the Orion Lockheed Martin docking ...
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NASA image shows how close ruinous fire came to major NASA center
And it veered close to a major NASA center. After erupting in wooded hills ... A NASA instrument, riding in an airplane, has captured a stark view of the burned area — and reveals how close ...
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NASA's stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk after 7 months in orbit
One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago.
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NASA image shows how close ruinous fire came to major NASA center
Credit: NASA / Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer-3 (AVIRIS-3) / Lauren Dauphin Extreme wildfire is a driverless car. And it veered close to a major NASA center. After erupting in ...