A NASA commander’s most important system wasn’t a computer. It was the crew.

Melroy stressed that her primary focus in command was on the team not the technology. “As a commander I needed to know about ...
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Mission STS-111 KSC Briefings and Events Set

News conferences and other events have been set for the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-111, the 110th launch in the Shuttle program. Mission STS-111 will launch between 4 – 8 p.m ...

A riveting documentary about what it’s really like to be in space

Space travel should by rights make for rocket-fuelled television, but documentaries on the subject too often veer into ...
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As NASA's ISS celebrates 25 years of humans living in space, what's ahead for space stations

For a quarter of a century, humans have continuously occupied the International Space Station. Here's a look at how far we've come and what's next.
Smithsonian Magazine

Amazing Astronaut Stories From the Space Shuttle Program

Former astronaut Tom Jones interviewed more than 130 fellow astronauts to create a definitive oral history of the space shuttle program. Edited by Tom Jones In his new book Space Shuttle Stories, ...
Purdue University

Astronaut reunion: B-roll available today of 13 visiting during Purdue’s Homecoming

What: An astronaut reunion is taking place today (Oct. 12) during Purdue’s Homecoming festivities to celebrate the end of the university’s sesquicentennial, “150 Years of Giant Leaps.” Video and ...
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How the Hubble Telescope became the 'Energizer bunny of spacecraft,' according to one of its astronaut visitors

John Grunsfeld has a model of the Hubble Space Telescope on his bookshelf. It's right next to a model of a NASA space shuttle, which delivered Hubble to space 35 years ago, and it's no secret why both ...