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NASA chief Bill Nelson urges action after 'heavy weight' of recent mass shootings
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson added his voice Wednesday (May 25) to the chorus urging action to prevent mass shootings.
Groundbreaking set for launchpad-like display of retired space shuttle Endeavour
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour is soon to be the focus of a groundbreaking. The California Science Center is set to begin of construction of a museum that will display Endeavour poised for launch.
Soviet-era space shuttle carrier aircraft destroyed in Russian attack on Ukraine
By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has destroyed a "large" part of its space history, with reports confirming the fate of an enormous aircraft that was originally built to transport Soviet space shuttles.
Final space shuttle crewmates among three entering Astronaut Hall of Fame
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
An astronaut who launched on the first space shuttle to fly with a full crew and two crew members who flew on the last space shuttle to launch will be inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.
'Moonfall' pulls scenes from space shuttle Endeavour move 10 years ago
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Hollywood has finally taken inspiration from the decade-ago move of a NASA space shuttle through the streets of Los Angeles and it only took the moon falling out of the sky for it to happen.
Space shuttle Challenger and the disaster that changed NASA forever
By Elizabeth Howell published
Reference Space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986, changing NASA's space program forever.
Piece of Newton's Apple Tree to Escape Gravity on Space Shuttle
By Tariq Malik last updated
Challenger artifacts intended for President Reagan recovered after 36 years
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Artifacts that were recovered from the fallen space shuttle Challenger and prepared for presentation to the President of the United States have been recovered again, 36 years later.
Space shuttle Columbia: NASA's first shuttle in space
By Elizabeth Howell, Daisy Dobrijevic published
Reference Space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle in space and performed 28 flights. Columbia's final flight ended in disaster as it broke apart during re-entry.
Retro 51 rolls out space shuttle Enterprise limited edition Tornado pen
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Forty-five years after it made its public debut, NASA's space shuttle Enterprise is being rolled out again, this time as a rollerball pen. Retro 51 announced its new Space Shuttle Enterprise Tornado.
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