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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sally_RideSally Ride - Wikipedia

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   5 days ago · Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982. She was the youngest American astronaut to have ...

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3. www.theastronauts.comThe Astronauts – We are the spacefaring types

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   May 16, 2024 · The day and month for the GGU are set: 04.04.2024. Let's use this as a pretext to talk about release dates. Posted on 2024/03/14 Continue reading.

4. www.usatoday.com › story › newsRocket launch: NASA, Boeing Starliner set for key Monday liftoff

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   May 6, 2024 · NASA will air live coverage of the Monday night launch from Florida as two astronauts attempt to reach the International Space Station aboard a Boeing rocket. Eric Lagatta. USA TODAY. 0:04. 1:30...

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5. www.bbc.com › future › articleEd Dwight: A space pioneer who finally became an astronaut - BBC

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   4 days ago · By Sue Nelson. Blue Origin. Ed Dwight could have been the only black astronaut in the 1960s – but politics got in the way. In 2024, at the age of 90, he finally got his chance to go into orbit....

6. www.nasa.gov › history › 40-years-ago-nasa-selects40 Years Ago: NASA Selects its 10th Group of Astronauts

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   May 23, 2024 · Johnson Space Center. May 23, 2024. Article. On May 23, 1984, NASA announced the selection of its 10 th group of astronauts. Chosen from nearly 5,000 applicants, the group comprised 17 astronaut candidates – seven pilots and 10 mission specialists – and included three women and one Hispanic American.

7. www.britannica.com › event › Columbia-disasterColumbia disaster | History & Crew | Britannica

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   May 27, 2024 · Columbia disaster, breakup of the U.S. space shuttle orbiter Columbia on February 1, 2003. The disaster claimed the lives of all seven astronauts on board just minutes before it was to land at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. space shuttle: crew of Columbia on its last mission.

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   Who were the astronauts on the Columbia Space Shuttle?

   • The disaster claimed the lives of all seven astronauts on board just minutes before it was to land at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Crew of the space shuttle Columbia (left to right): David Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael Anderson, William McCool, and Ilan Ramon.

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   Who was the first woman to fly in space?

   • Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982. She was the youngest American astronaut to have flown in space, having done so at the age of 32.

   Sally Ride - Wikipedia

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   How long will astronauts be in space?

   • The astronauts will be in space for a little more than a week testing the Starliner spacecraft and its subsystems. After the mission, the pair will board the Starliner for a return trip to Earth and a parachute and airbag landing in the American Southwest.

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   Where were the astronauts buried?

   • On April 29, 1986, the astronauts' remains were transferred on a C-141 Starlifter aircraft from Kennedy Space Center to the military mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Their caskets were each draped with an American flag and carried past an honor guard and followed by an astronaut escort.

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Space_Shuttle_ChallengerSpace Shuttle Challenger disaster - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Inquiries. Rogers Commission Report. On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:39 a.m. EST (16:39 UTC ).