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Ted Cruz’s Bid to Reclaim Space Shuttle Discovery Could Cost $400 Million
At a time when money is too tight for NASA’s science exploration endeavors, Texas senators are willing to pour millions into ...
NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off
NASA followed last week's low-key engine test with the test-firing of a solid-fueled booster at Northrop Grumman's rocket ...
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NASA's space shuttle: The first reusable spacecraft | Space
Space shuttle Atlantis is seen through the window of a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) as it launches from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the STS-135 mission, July 8, 2011 ...
Rocket Engines That Flew 22 Space Shuttle Missions Are Ready for NASA’s Next Moon Mission
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is ready to fly with its four shuttle-era engines. The rocket, outfitted with the RS-25 ...
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Why did NASA retire the Space Shuttle? - Astronomy Magazine
The Space Shuttle was NASA’s workhorse for 30 years. But despite all its features, it had some fatal flaws.
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NASA’s space shuttle program reimagined rocketry. What went wrong? - CNN
The space shuttle Discovery performs a 360-degree flip in 2009 in a handout image from NASA taken by the International Space Station's crew. Discovery operated from 1984 to 2011.
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Behind the $85 Million Space Shuttle Move Fierce Debate Over Engineering, Cost, and National Legacy
I would much rather see that money invested in NASA’s science program,” said Garrett Reisman, who flew on Discovery as a ...
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GOP Tax Package Gives NASA Billions After Donald Trump Proposed Cuts
Other last-minute adds to the legislation included a tax credit for spaceports, which would give these facilities the ability ...