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OTD In Space - January 4: NASA Cancels Apollo 20 Moon Mission

On 1970, NASA cancelled the Apollo 20 moon mission. This came just six months after Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil ...
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Shuttle-C, NASA’s unmanned space shuttle that could have built giant missions in orbit, then got canceled

After Challenger reshaped NASA’s risk tolerance, Shuttle-C emerged as a bold plan to replace the orbiter with an uncrewed cargo carrier, using the existing shuttle stack to loft massive payloads for ...
Scientific American

NASA’s New Chief Just Put a Fresh Twist on the Texas Space Shuttle Saga

NASA’s new boss Jared Isaacman hinted that he could break with Texas lawmakers’ push to move iconic space shuttle Discovery ...
The New York Times

The First Soda in Space: When NASA Got Caught Up in the Cola Wars

In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts were wrangled into an orbital battle over soft-drink supremacy. In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House ...
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NASA's first Space Shuttle astronaut selection redefining the right stuff David J. Shayler, Colin Burgess

Unofficially they called themselves the TFNG, or the Thirty-Five New Guys. Officially, they were NASAs Group 8 astronauts, selected in January 1978 to train for orbital missions aboard the Space ...

NASA finds apparent sabotage

NASA hopes to repair computer in time for August 7 launch Next Article in U.S. » CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters)-- The U.S. space agency NASA on Thursday confirmed it had discovered the apparent ...
Forbes

Space Shuttle Discovery Would Need To Be Dismantled For Planned Move

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) would need to be cut into ...