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This Day in History: NASA Space Shuttle program begins

The NASA Space Shuttle program began as Space Shuttle Columbia took its maiden voyage. This was the world’s first reusable spacecraft; it lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center. The ...

Elton John's 'Rocket Man' Became NASA's Most-Played Wake-Up Song in Space

Wake-up calls date back to the Gemini program in the 1960s, when mission controllers began using music to greet crews at the ...
Space Coast Daily

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Space Shuttle Columbia STS-78 Launches From Kennedy Space Center In 1996

STS-78 Space Shuttle Columbia launched on this day from Kennedy Space Center in 1996 with the Life and Microgravity Spacelab ...
Moviefone

History of Space Shuttle (2013)

This seven-part documentary series takes a look back at the evolution of the spacecraft, pinning the 1981 Columbia mission--in which the shuttle’s reliance on mission control was replaced with more ...
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Fixing the Hubble Space Telescope: A timeline of NASA's shuttle servicing missions

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA astronaut Story ...
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The history of the American space shuttle Dennis R. Jenkins

"The flight campaign for the American space shuttle began on April 12, 1981, with the launch of STS-1 from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and ended on July 21, 2011, with wheels stop of ...