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- Shuttle crew preparing for Thursday liftoff
- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's seven astronauts arrived at the Kennedy Space Center Sunday for a final stretch of training and preparations before they are launched on a 12-day mission to rewire the international space station. Liftoff was set for Thursday at 7:35 p.m. MST. It...
- Research articles 2006-12-04
- Ready for liftoff: reservist astronaut counting down the days until he blasts into space
- One day this summer, a 48-year-old Air Force Reservist is scheduled to join one of the most elite clubs on this planet--the alliance of men and women who have traveled into space. Lt. Col. Mike Fossum, a NASA astronaut and individual mobilization augmentee assigned to the F-16 System Program...
- Research articles 2005-04-01
- Eileen Collins
- Eileen Collins On February 4, 1995, at 12:22 a.m. in Cape Canaveral, Florida, thousands of people held their breath as Lieutenant Colonel Eileen Collins (born 1956) launched the U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery into the heavens on her first mission as pilot. Flames burst from the shuttle's engines as smoke enveloped...
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- Christa McAuliffe
- Christa McAuliffe Teacher Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986) was the first private citizen to be included in a space mission. She died in a fiery explosion mere seconds after the launch of the space shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986. Christa McAuliffe was a teacher, an "ordinary" person by her...
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- Eileen Collins
- Eileen Collins On February 4, 1995, at 12:22 a.m. in Cape Canaveral, Florida, thousands of people held their breath as Lieutenant Colonel Eileen Collins (born 1956) launched the U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery into the heavens on her first mission as pilot. Flames burst from the shuttle's engines as smoke enveloped...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- Christa McAuliffe
- Christa McAuliffe Teacher Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986) was the first private citizen to be included in a space mission. She died in a fiery explosion mere seconds after the launch of the space shuttle Challenger on January 28, 1986. Christa McAuliffe was a teacher, an "ordinary" person by her...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- Boosting the shuttle: as the space shuttle prepares to launch, airmen stand ready for rescues should disaster strike
- Even though he's constantly training to do his job, Master Sgt. Doug Huttenlocker dreads the day he'll have to use his skills. That's because as a space shuttle rescue manager, it's his job to coordinate rescue efforts if the shuttle has a problem during launch. Huttlenlocker's tasked to enter...
- Research articles 2002-11-01
- NASA: Shuttle mishap simulation proves KSC emergency readiness.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-17 March 1999-NASA: Shuttle mishap simulation proves KSC emergency readiness C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:160399 Kennedy Space Center will stage a simulated astronaut rescue mission this week, based on the unlikely scenario of a crash landing at the Shuttle Landing...
- Research articles 1999-03-17
- Life in orbit is expensive, but well worth the cost - space shuttle missions - Column
- The Endeavour crew members who fixed the Hubble Space Telescope during five meticulous space walks should have removed any lingering doubts about the usefulness of people in space and the value of the shuttle as an orbital service station. Moreover, the overhaul of the orbiting observatory in the cargo...
- Research articles 1994-01-17
- Astronaut Is High On Somanetics Venture. (Originated from Detroit Free Press)
- DETROIT--Aug. 16--After years of falling from airplanes, plunging into oceans and being blasted into space, James Bagian needed a challenge. That's why the engineer-physician-astronaut has turned up in Troy, Mich. He started last week as a vice president at Somanetics, a company that uses light waves...
- Research articles 1993-08-15
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- NASA Space Shuttle Simulations Use Scan Converter for Realistic Images
- RGB/VideoLink® 1690 scan converterRGB SpectrumAlameda, CA510-814-7000www.rgb.comOne of the core components in NASA Johnson Space Center's (Houston, TX) shuttle crew training is a series of simulators in the Systems Engineering Simulator SES laboratory. NASA contracted with Lockheed Martin Corporation's Space Operations Company headquartered in Houston to design, manufacture, and maintain these...
- Research articles 2004-02-01
- NASA: International candidates join 1998 astronaut class.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-28 August 1998-NASA: International candidates join 1998 astronaut class C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:270898 A cadre of international astronaut candidates has arrived at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, to begin training as members of the 1998 Astronaut Class. ...
- Research articles 1998-08-28
- NASA delays Nov. shuttle launch for test flight
- NASA has pushed back the launch target for the space shuttle Atlantis to Nov. 16 — a four-day slip — to give its new Ares I-X rocket an extra chance to blast off, agency officials said Monday. The new shuttle target will allow NASA to squeeze in a third launch...
- News items 2009-10-20
- New dad in space focuses on shuttle job
- NASA's new dad in space, shuttle astronaut Randolph Bresnik, said Tuesday he had no problems focusing on his job while awaiting his daughter's birth. Abigail Mae Bresnik was born late Saturday, just hours after her dad's first spacewalk. "Fortunately, I've got a little over 20 years of good Marine Corps...
- News items 2009-11-24
- NASA announces 'STS-118 Relay Rally' interactive webcasts
- INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NASA's Digital Learning Network DLN and NASA's Explorer School programme are teaming up to host an 'STS-118 Relay Rally', a virtual tour of NASA's ten field centres. On 19 and 20 April, several NASA centres, along with an Explorer School from each...
- Research articles 2007-04-16
- Shuttle Set For Dramatic Night Launch
- NASA controllers said the space shuttle Discovery is go-for-launch for tonight's mission to the International Space Station. Discovery is set to light up the sky around Florida's Kennedy Space Center early Tuesday with a 1:36 a.m. launch. function showDescimg{ifelementelement.innerHTML = img.alt;}; "I'm really pleased to report that launch countdown activities...
- News items 2009-08-24
- Report says NASA let astronauts fly drunk
- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Despite safety warnings from its own doctors, NASA let astronauts fly drunk on at least two occasions, an independent panel said in a report released Friday. The report gave no names and did not say when the drinking occurred, how many astronauts were involved,...
- Research articles 2007-07-27
- AFA grad gets NASA training
- A 1991 Air Force Academy graduate has been chosen by NASA as an astronaut candidate to help develop and test a spacecraft for the recently announced moon-Mars mission. Maj. James P. Dutton of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., is the only member of the Air Force among...
- Research articles 2004-04-23
- Valley Falls youth tours Johnson Space Center
- The Capital-Journal HUTCHINSON --- Derek Brown, son of Paul and Regina Brown, of Valley Falls, recently completed Level 3 of the Future Astronaut Training Program at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson. The week-long camp, for which students may apply after successfully completing...
- Research articles 2002-08-09
- Students tour Johnson Space Center
- The Capital-Journal Cole Mickens, son of Jeff and Carol Mickens, and Nick Gardner, son of Cleo and Tammy Gardner, all of Topeka, recently completed Level 3 of the Future Astronaut Training Program at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson. The week-long camp, for which...
- Research articles 2004-08-05
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