The flight of STS-9 On November 28, 1983, the crew of STS-9, the first single vehicle to carry six astronauts into space, carried with them the...
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James D. Wetherbee Born November 27, 1952, in Flushing, NY BS, aerospace engineering from U.of Notre Dame About the Man Wetherbee became an...
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In memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, this is a tribute to his determination to put America first in the race for space exploration. America changed...
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Forty-six years ago, Albert Crossfield flew twice as fast as Chuck Yeager did, in a supersonic jet built for the United States Navy. (Albert) Scott...
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On November 19, 1996, the 21st flight of the Columbia Space Shuttle lifted off with a five-person crew aboard. The STS-80 crew studied stars, produced...
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On November 17, 1967, Surveyor 6 made history by lifting off the moon's surface. Surveyor 6 was the fourth in a series of probes sent by NASA to land...
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On November 16, 1973, the crew of Skylab 4 lifted off for Skylab's last journey. Skylab was the first American experimental space station. NASA...
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From NASA: Awaiting the Mission "Space shuttle Atlantis is seen on Launch Pad 39a of the NASA Kennedy Space Center shortly after the rotating...
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Charles 'Pete' Conrad Philadelphia to Princeton The late Charles "Pete" Conrad, the third man to walk on the moon, was born on June 2,...
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