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Dr. Harris stepped out of the space shuttle Discovery in orbit on February 9, 1995, shattering expectations for the brothers ...
Wonder, built by volunteers at Oshkosh 2022, is now on display at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center-next to aviation ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover is discovering a treasure trove of diverse ancient rocks on Jezero Crater’s rim, some possibly ...
In 1995, Harris — physician, astronaut, philanthropist, scuba diver, and author — became the first African American to walk in space. In May, NASA will honor him as the newest member in its Hall of ...
The classic Swiss Army Knife is such an essential tool that even astronauts have them for space missions, but can you buy the ...
The Lego Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is exclusive to Lego Insiders until May 18, but signing up is entirely free.
The first time a physicist told me they wanted to get rid of space-time, on a cold January morning earlier this year, I stopped typing my interview notes and clutched my New Scientist mug of tea.
After numerous technical delays, not to mention those caused by the Challenger disaster, the space shuttle Discovery finally launched the Hubble on April 24, 1990. The Hubble was designed to be ...
On April 24, 1990, the space shuttle Discovery roared into the sky with Hubble folded inside its cargo bay. A NASA commentator called the telescope “a new window on the universe,” raising expectations ...
In the summer of 1995, Robert Williams, then director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, which manages the Hubble Space Telescope 's research program, was paid two visits by the renowned ...
The RS-25s are refurbished engines left over from the Space Shuttle program. During that era, technicians swapped out main engines several times when the shuttle was on the launch pad. NASA ...
Accounting and consulting giant Deloitte has agreed to lease nearly three-quarters of a planned New York City office skyscraper, one of the most prominent signs yet that the upper-end of the ...