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Why NASA walked away from a shuttle that could have saved billions

The United States once poured money and political capital into a spaceplane concept that promised to take off from a runway, reach orbit in a single leap, and slash the cost of spaceflight. Instead of ...
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NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Texas may get a moonship, not space shuttle Discovery

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Space shuttle Discovery on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy ...
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NASA: Space shuttle replacement won't fly until 2014

NASA has put off the planned launch of its next-generation Orion spacecraft for a year, a setback to efforts to fly a successor to its aging space shuttles, the space agency announced Monday.
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I helped design rocket engines for NASA’s space shuttles. Here’s why businesses need AI as trustworthy as aerospace tech

When I was an aerospace engineer working on the NASA Space Shuttle Program, trust was mission-critical. Every bolt, every line of code, every system had to be validated and tested carefully, or the ...
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Jan. 16, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia's final launch

On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle ...
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Veteran NASA Astronauts Tom Akers, Joe Tanner to Be Inducted into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

NASA astronauts Tom Akers and Joe Tanner will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 16 at Kennedy Space Center.