By Ben Evans, on June 17th, 2020
Thirty-five years ago, today, Discovery launched on an international, multi-faceted mission. Photo Credit: NASA
Thirty-five years ago today, on 17 June 1985, a spacecraft roared aloft with a crew representing the largest number of nations ever flown into space and carrying the largest load of satellites ever put into space at that time by […]
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By Ben Evans, on June 17th, 2018
Sally Ride on Challenger’s flight deck during STS-7. Her mission opened the door for U.S. women to venture into orbit. Photo Credit: NASA
Thirty-five years ago, this week, America launched its first woman into space. Physicist Dr. Sally Ride rocketed into orbit aboard shuttle Challenger—accompanied by fellow STS-7 astronauts Bob Crippen, Rick Hauck, […]
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By Ben Evans, on May 7th, 2016
The Centaur-G Prime, mounted in its Centaur Integrated Support Structure (CISS), is readied for launch in the Shuttle Payload Integration Facility at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: NASA
When Challenger was lost in the skies of Cape Canaveral on 28 January 1986, it brought to an end the space shuttle’s “age of […]
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By Ben Evans, on June 14th, 2015 Pictured on Discovery’s aft flight deck, the STS-51G crew featured three discrete sovereign nations for the first time in shuttle history. Front row, from left, are John Creighton, Shannon Lucid, and Dan Brandenstein, with Sultan Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud, Steve Nagel, John Fabian, and Patrick Baudry in the background. Photo Credit: NASA
Thirty years ago, […]
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By Ben Evans, on June 13th, 2015 By the end of his seven days in space, Sultan Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud had given up looking for his own country, or even his own continent, and came to realize that all humans belonged to just “One World.” It is a message which continues to resonate today. Photo Credit: NASA
Three decades ago, on […]
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By Ben Evans, on May 3rd, 2014 Mounted atop Boeing’s Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), Magellan departs Atlantis’ payload bay on 4 May 1989. Had Challenger not been lost, Magellan might have flown a year earlier, in April 1988, aboard Mission 81I, with a quite different booster: the Centaur-G Prime. Photo Credit: NASA
Twenty-five years ago this week, in May 1989, […]
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By J.L. Pickering, on June 18th, 2013 Photo Credit: NASA / Retro Space Images
Flight Suit Attitude — Thirty years ago today, astronaut Sally Ride became the first U.S. woman in space. Ride was launched aboard Space Shuttle Challenger with astronauts Bob Crippen, Rick Hauck, John Fabian, and Norm Thagard.
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By J.L. Pickering, on June 17th, 2013 Photo Credit: NASA / Retro Space Images
Say Cheese! — Remembering STS-51G, which was launched on this date in 1985. Shown here is the original crew of Dan Brandenstein, Greg Jarvis, Steve Nagel, Shannon Lucid, John Fabian, Charlie Walker, and John Creighton.
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By Ben Evans, on June 16th, 2013
Sally Ride at work on Challenger’s flight deck during STS-7. Her mission opened the door for U.S. women to venture into orbit. Thirty years since her pioneering flight, her legacy is represented aboard the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg. Photo Credit: NASA
Next week marks the 30th anniversary of […]
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By Ben Evans, on June 15th, 2013 As an astronaut and as an ambassador for science and exploration, Sally Ride created a lasting impact on society. Photo Credit: NASA
Next week marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of America’s first woman into space. On 18 June 1983, physicist Dr. Sally Ride rocketed into orbit aboard Challenger and followed in […]
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