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Tulsa Air and Space lands last of NASA's shuttle crew cabin trainers
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA's last space shuttle mockup still on its astronaut training room floor has landed a new educational mission in Oklahoma.
Caroll Spinney, Big Bird on 'Sesame Street' Who Once Considered a Shuttle Flight, Dies at 85
By Elizabeth Howell published
Carroll Spinney, the puppeteer who died on Sunday at age 85, didn't make it to space because Big Bird was too tall for the space shuttle.
The First Space Shuttle Flight Into Space
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
The first launch of the space shuttle Columbia touched off a new era in space flight.
Owen Garriott, Skylab and Space Shuttle Astronaut, Dies at 88
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Owen Garriott, a Skylab and space shuttle astronaut who was the first to use amateur radio from orbit, has died at the age of 88
Astronaut Hall of Fame Adds Space Shuttle Fliers Jim Buchli, Janet Kavandi
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Shuttle astronauts Jim Buchli and Janet Kavendi are the latest inductees to the Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Shuttle Veterans Buchli, Kavandi to Enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A member of NASA's "Thirty-Five New Guys" and the 35th woman to fly into space will enter the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in April.
Astronaut Rick Searfoss, Who Flew On Three Space Shuttle Missions, Dies at 62
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A Space-Themed Band from London Just Rocked Out with NASA's Shuttle Enterprise in NYC
By Chelsea Gohd published
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