Columbia was the first space shuttle to fly in space; itsfirst flighttook place in April 1981, and it successfully completed 27 missions before the disaster. On its 28th flight, Columbia left Earth for the last time on Jan. 16, 2003. At the time, the shuttle program was focused on build...
What Time Is Space Shuttle Discovery Set to Land?Space shuttle Discovery, returning to Earth Wednesday from its last mission, is expected to land in Florida just before noon Eastern Standard Time. Mission managers laud a nearly flawless flight.Spotts, Pete...
Judy Resnik first flew as a mission specialist on the STS-41D mission – the maiden flight of the space shuttle Discovery. Resnik, who had been selected as an astronaut candidate in 1978, was the second American woman in space. She was 36. Mission specialist Ellison Onizuka made his first ...
1976 laid the groundwork that would shape the world for the decade to come. Read on for more ‘70s weirdness, as we delve into the political news, pop culture, sports, entertainment, and a myriad of other fascinating topics and major events that happened in 1976....
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The more shocking, the more impossible, the discovery, the more likely it is to someday be seen as the harbinger of a “scientific revolution” — a whole new world created over decades by scientists who adopt the new paradigm. That’s one side of the scientific coin. The other side, ...
The discovery provided valuable information about the geological history of Mars. December 30, 1984 - LeBron James Is BornLeBron James, NBA superstar and four-time league MVP, was born in Akron, Ohio. Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, James has enjoyed an...
Attorney General, the 15th Amendment giving black men the right to vote, and Yasser Arafat founds the PLO in This Day in History video. The date is February 3rd. Also, on this date, Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot a space shuttle. She piloted the Discovery space shuttle....
“You’re a reporter for the school paper, right? I happened to take this yesterday,”he said. In the photo was a Deerfield High School basketball player with something large hidden under his shirt around the size of a parrot.“He must have ...