On this date: Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff
On this date in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded seconds after liftoff, destroying the orbiter and killing her ...
China's hype video for its lunar base showed what looked like a NASA Space Shuttle lifting off, which it then realized and tried to fix
That's because the Space Shuttle was retired in 2011, with NASA now focusing on its new Orion Spacecraft with a heavy-lift ...
Challenger space shuttle explosion: Remembering disaster 39 years later
It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle, carrying seven people, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, ...
'Oh my God, no!' Space shuttle Challenger exploded 39 years ago
For millions, it was an event that would be seared into their memories for the rest of their lives – on par with the Kennedy ...
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Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket set for 2nd launch in February
"We have had a very detailed analysis of the maiden flight and obviously discovered a few anomalies and things that need to ...
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Failed Test Could Further Delay NASA’s Troubled SLS Rocket
The January 16th “Green Run” test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) was intended to be the final milestone before the super heavy-lift booster would be moved to Cape Canaveral ahead of its ...
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Blue Origin's New Glenn: How it compares to other rockets which launch from Cape Canaveral
Currently listed as launching no earlier than 1 a.m. Friday per the Space Coast Office of Tourism ... frequently from Florida — is also small in comparison to these heavy lifting rockets. SpaceX's two ...
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A space shuttle was ready to launch from Vandenberg. What scrapped the $2.5 billion plan?
Plans were well underway to launch the Space Shuttle at Vandenberg in the early 1980s. The shuttle was what a rocket could never be: A flying aircraft with a human pilot. The insulting phrase for ...
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Blue Origin's New Glenn: How it compares to other rockets which launch from Cape Canaveral
Currently listed as launching no earlier than 1 a.m. Friday per the Space Coast Office of Tourism ... is also small in comparison to these heavy lifting rockets. SpaceX's two-stage orbital ...