Preparations for the inaugural flight of space shuttle Columbia passed a major milestone at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 29, 1980, with the rollout of the vehicle stack from the Vehicle ...
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NASA’s “backup shuttle” plan could Atlantis have rescued Columbia before the crew ran out of air
After Columbia’s fatal foam strike, investigators asked a haunting question, if the damage had been recognized early, could NASA have launched Atlantis on a rescue mission in time. This episode ...
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NASA’s ‘flying bathtub’ taught the Space Shuttle how to land
In 1962, NASA’s Flight Research Center in California approved the construction of a prototype lifting body aircraft, which became the M2-F1, also known as the “ Flying Bathtub .” The designation is ...
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