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On this day in space! April 11, 1960: 'Project Ozma' begins search for alien life
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On April 11, 1960, astronomers began the first scientific experiment that would search for extraterrestrial life.

Texas Senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Space shuttle Discovery may be removed from the Smithsonian and put on display at Space Center Houston, if two senators from Texas get their way.

The most memorable space shuttle missions
By Clara Moskowitz last updated
The milestones, heartbreaks, and discoveries that shaped NASA's 30-year shuttle program.

Buran: The Soviet space shuttle that flew just once
By Tariq Malik last updated
The Buran spacecraft was the Soviet Union's response to NASA's space shuttle program.

Full-size mock space shuttle makes first move towards Downey display
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The parts for a 1972 full-size space shuttle mockup are now about a city block closer to being reassembled and restored for display. The City of Downey, California began relocating "Inspiration."

Signed steel beams 'top off' L.A. home for space shuttle Endeavour
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The new home of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour, the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, has reached new heights and the California Science Center is celebrating with a "topping off" ceremony.

Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
An early mockup of NASA's winged orbiters, Pathfinder was returned to its position atop a space shuttle propulsion "stack" at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Endeavour lifted onto space shuttle stack for California Science Center exhibit (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A space shuttle is standing upright for the first time in more than a decade. Cranes lifted Endeavour off a Los Angeles side street and onto an external tank with solid rocket boosters for display.
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