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Odyssey of Apollo 13 Became NASA’s ‘Successful Failure’
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Apollo 13 lifted off on 11 April 1970 to begin the third crewed mission to land on the Moon, but quickly became an odyssey of survival…
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Akron Classmates Achieved High-Flying Careers as Astronaut, Blue Angel
AKRON, Ohio — Two high school classmates driven early by different goals found themselves a decade later working in similar career fields — one a top naval aviator and one a NASA…
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The Storied Career of NASA Shuttle Carriers
An aircraft of epic proportions, crafted to transport a focal point of American history, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is one of the most recognized machines across the nation. A B747…
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SpaceX Crew Dragon Performs Successful Launch Abort Test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX achieved a huge milestone in safely launching astronauts from America’s Space Coast this spring as they performed an uncrewed launch abort test of their spacecraft…
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SpaceX Launches 60 Internet-Relay Satellites into Orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new decade of rocket launches began Monday evening as a SpaceX Falcon 9 thundered away from America’s Space Coast to place 60 internet-relay satellites into orbit. This…
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