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Blue Origin flight will only last 11 minutes in total. Does spacecraft actually go to space?
Pop artist Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King and four other notable women are set to board Blue Origins rocket today. How ...
Why doomed space shuttle exploded 73 seconds into flight as Challenger crew’s chilling final words revealed
But just 73 seconds after blast-off, the shuttle burst into flames, leaving a cloud of smoke in the sky before it plummeted ...
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Purdue professor reflects on NASA Challenger disaster, shares role in space shuttle's creation
Andrew 'Andy' Freed is most well-known for being a Purdue professor, teaching notable classes taken by a large majority of ...
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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket, lands booster on ship at sea (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink 12-17 mission Saturday night (April 12) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center ( KSC ...
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The Insane Engineering of the Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle was one of the most complex and ambitious spacecraft ever designed, pioneering reusable spaceflight and enabling decades of missions. With massive solid rocket boosters, advanced ...