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‘Not Going Anywhere’: Remembering Columbia’s (Almost) Abort, 25 Years On
25yrs ago today, shuttle Columbia faced a possibly emergency, only seconds after liftoff. For STS-75 CDR Andy Allen, it was like a bad run in the simulator. More
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Firing Up the Shuttle: Remembering Columbia’s First Roar, 40 Years On
40yrs ago today, with a lion-like roar, Columbia came alive in a major test before the first Space Shuttle mission. More
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‘Comm Check’: Remembering Columbia’s Final Flight Home, OTD in 2003
OTD in 2003, shuttle Columbia & her STS-107 crew were lost during their return to Earth. Today, AmericaSpace & the world remembers them. More
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NASA’s SLS Moon Rocket Shuts Down Early in Major Test Fire Before Launch
@NASA, @Boeing & @AerojetRDyne wrap up final Green Run test of @NASA_SLS Core Stage on anniversary of Columbia’s last launch. More
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At its Best: Remembering Columbia’s STS-32 Mission, OTD in 1990
OTD in 1990, Columbia launched STS-32, a mission which ticked off almost everything the shuttle could do: satellite deployment, retrieval, rendezvous & long-duration flight. And a highly classified birthday, too. More
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Bad Days: Remembering Shuttle Columbia’s Brush With Disaster, 35 Years On
35yrs ago this week, as storm-clouds of foreboding gathered ahead of the Challenger tragedy, a crew of Columbia escaped disaster not one, but twice. More
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Crew-1’s Glover Sets New Records for African-American Astronauts
At 7:13 p.m. EST Monday, #Crew1 & #ArtemisTeam member @AstroVicGlover becomes the most flight-experienced African-American astronaut with 43 days in space, passing @Astro_Stephanie. More
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Like Night Flying: Remembering STS-35, OTD in 1990
OTD in 1990 (after a summer of delays & with PLT Guy Gardner’s hair smoothly combed), #Columbia flew the long-delayed ASTRO-1 mission to study the Universe. More
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Mostly Your Knees: Remembering STS-9, OTD in 1983
OTD in 1983, Columbia launched Spacelab-1, a precursor for today’s @Space_Station. And STS-9 CDR John Young’s knees were knocking all the way uphill. More
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Not For Geeks? Remembering STS-73’s Mission Impossible, 25 Years On
OTD in 1995, #Columbia flew #STS73 after record-tying 6 scrubbed launch attempts. Her crew that day included future ISS residents @Astro_Cady & @CommanderMLA. More
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Next Cygnus Cargo Ship Named for Columbia Astronaut Kalpana Chawla
@NorthropGrumman has named its upcoming #NG14 Cygnus cargo mission in honor of #Columbia astronaut Kalpana Chawla. More
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in NASA, Shuttle, ChallengerRemembering the Shuttle Night Landings (Part 2)
37 years after STS-8, AmericaSpace looks back at some of the highs & lows of landing the Space Shuttle at night. More
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