OTD in Space – June 1: Endeavour’s Final Touchdown

On June 1, 2011, NASA's space shuttle Endeavor touched down safely for the final time at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after spending 299 days in space throughout the course of its 25 flights.
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40 Years Later: How The Tragedy of Challenger/STS-51-L Changed NASA Forever

How many times does a single event define a decade all by itself? In recent memory, it’s only really happened a couple of times, once on September 11th, 2001, and once more precisely 40 years to this ...
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Space shuttle Challenger remembered 40 years after explosion

Forty years ago today, Americans were stunned, shocked and saddened when the Challenger space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on a cold, cloudless day in Florida. A booster leak ignited the ...
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NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago today, killing its 7-person crew. Photos reveal Challenger's legacy.

On the morning of January 28, 1986, seven crew members were killed when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart a little over a minute after it launched. Those killed included five NASA astronauts, ...
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It’s been 40 years since 7 people were killed in the Challenger space shuttle explosion

Five astronauts and two payload specialists make up the STS 51-L crew, scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in January of 1986. Crewmembers are (left to right, front row) astronauts ...