On this date: Kennedy announces James Webb as NASA Administrator
On this date, President John F. Kennedy provides NASA with its strongest advocate for large space telescopes, James Webb ...
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How the Navy built 'Sealabs' on the ocean floor in the 1960s (Part 1)
In the 1960s, the U.S. Navy was exploring the other "final frontier" -- the sea. A series of underwater habitats called "Sealabs" were constructed for scientific exploration on the ocean floor.
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NASA Challenger explosion remembered 39 years later
NASA's Challenger shuttle exploded 73 seconds after lifting off on Jan. 28, 1986, from the Kennedy Space Center in ... Reagan quoted aviator and poet John Gillespie Magee's "High Flight." ...
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NASA Challenger explosion remembered 39 years later
WASHINGTON — It's been 39 years since the Challenger space shuttle explosion, one of NASA's most devastating tragedies. NASA's Challenger shuttle exploded 73 seconds after lifting off on Jan. 28, 1986 ...