Tag: Humans in Space
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Hubble Celebrates 25 Years Since First Repair Mission in Space
On May 20, 1990, you could hear a pin drop as a room full of scientists waited breathlessly for the initial images from the first major optical telescope in space. As a few bright points of light set against the…
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Charting a Course for Astronaut Safety as NASA Launches to the Moon and to Mars
In the next decade, NASA aims to launch humankind toward the Moon and on to Mars — a monumental step in crewed space travel. Such a journey is filled with challenges and perils, not unlike those faced by the first…
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NASA Mourns the Passing of Astronaut John Young
Astronaut John Young, who walked on the Moon during Apollo 16 and commanded the first space shuttle mission, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at the age of 87.