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1. www.nytimes.com › 2024/06/01 › scienceMeet Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA Astronauts ...

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   5 hours ago · The two astronauts returned to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on May 10, but remained in quarantine to minimize contact with other people, and the chances of becoming ill.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Neil-ArmstrongNeil Armstrong | Biography, Education, Moon Landing, & Facts

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   4 days ago · Neil Armstrong, American astronaut and the first person to set foot on the Moon. After joining the space program in 1962, he became the command pilot of Gemini 8, which completed the first manual space docking maneuver. He is best known for accompanying Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. to the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969.

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

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   2 days ago · 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. Humanity has entered a new ...

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   4 days ago · Discover the history of NASA, including our human spaceflight, science, technology, and aeronautics programs, and explore the NASA History Office's publications and oral histories.

7. www.britannica.com › topic › Apollo-13-missionApollo 13 | Mission, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Apollo 13, U.S. spaceflight, launched on April 11, 1970, that suffered an oxygen tank explosion en route to the Moon, threatening the lives of three astronauts—commander Jim Lovell, lunar module pilot Fred Haise, and command module pilot Jack Swigert—who ultimately saved themselves.

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   5 hours ago · Liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, is expected at 12:25 p.m. ET. Two NASA astronauts — Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — will be on board, poised to mark the first time humans will ride the ...

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   How much does it cost to be a space astronaut?

   • In 2024, at the age of 90, he finally got his chance to go into orbit. Humanity has entered a new age of space tourism. For a minimum of $450,000 (£360,000), people with deep pockets can claim the title "astronaut" after a short sub-orbital flight to the edge of space and back and up to 10 minutes experiencing weightlessness above the Earth.

   Ed Dwight: A space pioneer who finally became an astronaut

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   Who was the first astronaut to have a doctoral degree?

   • After earning a Doctor of Science degree in astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Aldrin was selected as a member of NASA 's Astronaut Group 3, making him the first astronaut with a doctoral degree.

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   Why are NASA astronauts in quarantine?

   • The two astronauts returned to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on May 10, but remained in quarantine to minimize contact with other people, and the chances of becoming ill. “They’re in good spirits,” Steve Stich, program manager for NASA’s commercial crew program, said during a news conference on May 24.

   Meet Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the NASA Astronauts Riding on …

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   When did Neil Armstrong join the space program?

   • In 1962 Armstrong joined the space program with its second group of astronauts. On March 16, 1966, Armstrong, as command pilot of Gemini 8, and David R. Scott rendezvoused with an unmanned Agena rocket and completed the first manual space docking maneuver.

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10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Buzz_AldrinBuzz Aldrin - Wikipedia

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    3 days ago · Website. Official website. Signature. Buzz Aldrin ( / ˈɔːldrɪn /; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission.