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Continued from Part 1. For Dick Covey, the pilot of Mission 51I, the instant that Space Shuttle Discovery broke the shackles of Earth on the cusp of... Read more →
‘Crankin’ APUs’: Mission 51I and NASA’s ‘Can-Do’ Spirit, Part 1
When Space Shuttle Discovery touched down in Florida on 19 April 1985—suffering seized brakes and enduring a burst tire in the process—she left... Read more →
Fuel Leak Scrubs India’s GSLV Return to Flight Mission
The first operational flight of India’s Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)—and its first successful mission—took place in September... Read more →
Nostalgia for an Age Yet To Come, Skylab 40th Anniversary
This weekend, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation remembered the United States’ first space station – Skylab (Credits: NASA). In an episode... Read more →
NASA Team Formed to Investigate EVA-23 Incident
Chris Cassidy works outside the International Space Station on 16 July. His 6.5-hour EVA with Luca Parmitano was cut short after just 92 minutes by... Read more →
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation to Celebrate Skylab’s 40th Anniversary
Skylab, as seen by its second crew in 1973. America’s first space station celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and will be honored at an... Read more →
Premier Vol Habité: The Story of France’s First Man in Space (Part 2)
By Ben Evans. Read Part 1 here. Its descent slowed by a main parachute and its touchdown cushioned by the ignition of solid-fueled rockets,... Read more →
Space Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit Opens at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla — The operators of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts (DNC), pulled... Read more →
Premier Vol Habité: The Story of France’s First Man in Space (Part 1)
France’s first man in space, Jean-Loup Chretien, releases a flare during Black Sea training for his June 1982 mission. (Credits:... Read more →
NASA Announces Eight New Astronaut Candidates
NASA’s 2013 Astronaut Candidate Class. Top left to right: Josh A. Cassada, Ph.D.; Victor J. Glover, Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy; Tyler N. Hague... Read more →