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NASA's Insane plan to launch 86 astronauts at once - The Passenger Space Shuttle That Almost Existed

In the 1970s, the USA was planning vast network of solar power stations, or SPS, to wean the country off oil and avoid using ...
Space Coast Daily

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Space Shuttle Columbia Lifts Off From NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 1981

Following a launch scrub a week earlier, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on Nov. 12, 1981, for its second trip into space. Astronauts Joe H. Engle and Richard H. Truly rode the reusable, ...
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The Secret Skunk Works Space Shuttle Replacement

The VentureStar launch system was a direct response to the necessity of re-using spaceplanes that could put satellites into orbit. By replacing the Space Shuttle, NASA would save a lot of money, and ...
Quad-City Times

Space shuttle launches

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into the night sky Friday, bound for the international space station and the most extreme home makeover project ever ...
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Falcon 9 sees record flight. See photos from the Sunday morning SpaceX launch in Florida

On Oct. 26, a SpaceX liftoff from Florida saw SpaceX break its own annual launch record. Soon, Florida's Space Coast will see another record broken.
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Space shuttle suffered 'minor' damage at launch

A survey of space shuttle Atlantis' outer body has revealed that four tiles on the right side have "some dings" in them, the flight director said Tuesday. "As we were going through the surveys we did ...
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NASA Set to Launch Final Year of Shuttle

eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More NASA officials gave a thumbs up Feb. 5 for the Feb. 7 ...