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NASA oral history
08 Jun 2024 04:06 GMT
… ] that NASA was looking
for another group of astronauts. Now … row of guys…,
Al Shepard [Alan B. Shepard, Jr.], Wally Schirra … of initiation for the rookie astronauts, hazing, good
natured—
… because
for instance, some astronauts got many missions and others …
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Twelve astronauts have walked the moon. Here's who was the first.
07 Jun 2024 10:51 GMT
… that a Japanese astronaut will accompany NASA astronauts to the moon … leap for mankind.”
Fellow astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin was … American. In total, 24 astronauts traveled from the Earth to … (Apollo 12)
Alan Bean (Apollo 12)
Alan B. Shepard Jr. (Apollo 14 …
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The Starliner Liftoff Is a Big Win for NASA
05 Jun 2024 16:37 GMT
… he and his crewmate, astronaut Suni Williams, return to … and Williams home safely.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (L) and … . Between transporting cargo and astronauts, SpaceX has made 42 … in the NASA firmament, along with giants like Alan Shepard, the first …
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All the 'firsts' that Boeing, NASA hope to accomplish with Starliner finally in orbit
05 Jun 2024 15:41 GMT
… with astronauts. Here's the view provided by NASA … still required more adjustments.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (L) and … American spacecraft to fly astronauts, following the giant leaps … all-male crews:
Mercury: Alan Shepard
Gemini: Gus Grissom, John …
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New heroes of spaceflight: Not the astronauts but the software nerds
02 Jun 2024 13:17 GMT
… Age were the astronauts — John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Alan Shepard — men of military … dead sensor system with a NASA-developed instrument affixed to the … the space station, relegating the astronauts onboard to little more than …
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The Challenger disaster: how cynical Nasa betrayed its astronauts
30 May 2024 08:19 GMT
… on May 5, 1961, the astronaut Alan Shepard was asked what was occupying … with the manufacturers, but with Nasa. The space agency, protected by … .
Throughout most of its life Nasa has been a highly respected …
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Here's what happened when Boeing Starliner reached the ISS, narrowly averting crisis
08 Jun 2024 13:02 GMT
… 39;s commercial spacecraft, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch … #39;s Saturn — since Alan Shepard's 1961 flight, crewed … tangled space-time between Shepard's Mercury launch … , and Oleg Kononenko, and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matt Dominick, …
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Jack Edwards: 'Thrill of a lifetime': Recently-retired Bruins play-by-play man reminisces on 19-year run
08 Jun 2024 10:52 GMT
… . I don’t know what Alan Shepard of Derry, N.H. felt … he was the first American astronaut to ride a rocket out …
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Starliner Joins the Ranks: The Elite Spacecraft That Have Carried NASA Astronauts to Space
07 May 2024 18:13 GMT
… select few spacecraft have transported NASA astronauts to space. Boeing’s Starliner … : NASA
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first U.S. astronaut to … space agency Roscosmos occasionally sees NASA astronauts still riding aboard the Soyuz …
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‘New Shepard’ Capsule Now in Downey
23 May 2024 05:41 GMT
… New Shephard capsule named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space … efforts include flying astronauts to space on New Shepard, producing reusable liquid … Shephard capsule was named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space …