A distinctive and challenging aspect of astronaut training is that astronauts must be fully functional crew members on their first flight, unlike the case in other safety-critical domains that have ...
It was 40 years ago today (Jan. 28) that the space shuttle Challenger blasted off on its 10th mission to space. Sadly, the vehicle never made it there. Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff ...
Leland Melvin said that flying a space shuttle was significantly less nerve-wracking than being racially profiled by the ...
The STS-51L mission clears the tower at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 28, 1986. Credit: NASA / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for ...
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The secret aircraft that taught astronauts to land the Space Shuttle
Before a single shuttle commander could attempt one of the most dangerous landings in aviation history, they had to master it ...
When Space Shuttle Discovery touched down for the last time at Kennedy Space Center Runway 15 on March 9, 2011, it brought to an end a 27-year career of spaceflight. Discovery flew to space 39 times, ...
In May 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) was asked by NASA to address several questions related to the Astronaut Corps. The NRC’s Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Operations was tasked to ...
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