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How Space Shuttle Discovery Almost Became a Victim of Cultural Vandalism

Space Shuttle Discovery remains intact at the Smithsonian after officials warned relocation could damage the historic orbiter ...
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Jan. 16, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia's final launch

On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle ...

New NASA head appears to slow controversial Discovery shuttle move

Jared Isaacman, the new NASA administrator, signaled he was open to offering other spacecraft to Texas instead of the ...

NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut’s medical issue

In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue ...

Who is Mark Kelly? What to know about retired NASA astronaut after censure

Before he found himself a target of the Trump administration as a US senator, Mark Kelly was a NASA astronaut who flew to ...
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Hidden at Fort Knox for years, 'space-flown' Sacagawea gold coins sell for millions

Most rare coins experts expect these to become the most valuable modern coins ever sold, Stack's Bowers Galleries claimed. The mission, STS-93, most prominently helped deploy the Chandra X-Ray ...