space shuttle program
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NASA’s Megarocket Gets Closer to First Launch After Successful Engine Tests
A faulty memory chip caused a problem last year with NASA’s upcoming Space Launch System megarocket — an issue the space agency says is now resolved.
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Watch Live: NASA Attempts Second Launch of Boeing’s Troubled Starliner Spacecraft
NASA is scheduled to launch a Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on Wednesday, August 4, in what will be the second uncrewed test of the commercial crew vehicle. You can watch the action live right here.
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The Space Shuttle Was A Beautiful — But Terrible — Idea
In 2005, then-NASA administrator Michael Griffin shocked the aerospace community when he openly criticised the Space Shuttle program, describing it to USA Today as a “mistake,” “just barely possible,” and “not the right path” for the United States.