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Original Space Shuttle commander John Young dies
On January 6, 2018 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments
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Spaceflight just lost one of its better-known icons: NASA astronaut John Young has died at the age of 87. He was best known as the commander of the first Space Shuttle mission, taking Columbia into orbit in 1981. However, that was just one of a serie…
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Drone is the first spacecraft in years to use a key Shuttle runway
On May 7, 2017 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments
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Kennedy Space Center is slowly coming back to life, but you almost wouldn't know it by looking at the Shuttle Landing Facility. While it has seen some limited use for aircraft in recent years, it hasn't been used for an orbital mission landing since….
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