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Ted Cruz’s Bid to Reclaim Space Shuttle Discovery Could Cost $400 Million
At a time when money is too tight for NASA’s science exploration endeavors, Texas senators are willing to pour millions into ...
70-year-old NASA astronaut Don Pettit's hobbies on the ISS? Photography and 'science of opportunity'
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, an energetic tinkerer and photographer, used his off-duty time on the International Space Station ...
11 Interesting Facts About International Space Station Where Shubhanshu Shukla Just Checked-in
The ISS spans 356 feet, just shy of an American football field’s length. It was assembled in space via 42 missions, 37 by ...
Rocket Engines That Flew 22 Space Shuttle Missions Are Ready for NASA’s Next Moon Mission
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is ready to fly with its four shuttle-era engines. The rocket, outfitted with the RS-25 ...
Who is Peggy Whitson? record-holding NASA astronaut leads Axiom 4 mission to ISS
Peggy Whitson, a retired NASA astronaut, is on her way back to the International Space Station for the fifth time as part of ...
From Orbiter Columbia to Discovery: Here are the top 5 biggest space shuttles
There are about three Space Shuttle orbiters currently in operation - Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, which are all ...
Launch recap: Axiom Space astronauts launch on SpaceX rocket in Florida overnight
Live updates from the launch of the Ax-4 mission. The long delayed Axiom Space Mission 4 crew lifted off at 2:31 a.m. on June ...