Since April 1959, NASA has chosen a total of 360 Americans for its astronaut corps, with all but three qualifying to launch. "Our astronaut corps puts the 'human' in human spaceflight," said Vanessa Wyche, director of the Johnson Space Center. "Affectionately known as 'The Flies,' they ha...
For the record, Ken Mattingly never did get the German measles. The former NASA astronaut, who in 1970 was pulled from the Apollo 13 crew, died on Oct. 31 at 87.
NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, a veteran Russian commander and a rookie cosmonaut co-pilot rocketed away from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Friday and docked at the International Space Station three hours later, clearing the way for three other crew members to return to Earth after...
herteamlaunchedtheMagellanspacecrafttostudyVenus,thefirstsuchcraftlaunchedfrom a spaceshuttle.MagellanmappedVenus'surfaceandcollectedimportantinformationabouttheVenusianatmosphere(大气) andmagneticfield(磁场).Cleavecompleted 10 daysand 22 hoursinspace,orbitedEarth 172 timesandlogged 6.3 millionkilometersduringher...
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Thehurricane-- now teetering between Category 2 and Category 3 status -- gained some momentum in the Atlantic on Wednesday night, reaching wind speeds above 130 mph, making it a Category 4, if only for a few hours. Mashable Light Speed ...
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Sullivan extended the similarities between her astronaut experience and her achievement as an aquanaut by having a mission patch for her dive (featuring the tagline, "The Most Vertical Girl in the World"). She was also the first person to wear a badge to signify having reached "10+ km" dee...
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