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Challenger Wreckage Discovered
Challenger Wreckage Discovered

Keith’s note: according to NASA PAO: “NASA leaders recently viewed footage of an underwater dive off the East coast of Florida, and they confirm it depicts an artifact from the space shuttle Challenger. The artifact was discovered by a TV documentary crew seeking the wreckage of a World War II-era aircraft. Divers noticed a large humanmade object covered partially by sand on the seafloor. The proximity to the Florida Space Coast, along with the item’s modern construction and presence of 8-inch square tiles, led the documentary team to contact NASA.” More.

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  • NASA Watch
  • November 12, 2022
My STS-1 Story

Video of #STS1 launch #OTD 12 April 1981 At 3:47 you can see @SenBillNelson in the VIP area shouting "GO". I was standing 10 feet away (I was Jerry Brown's advance man) and you can see me in the lower right with the sunglasses on, hands on my hips at 4:17 https://t.co/4Y6G1TN6YI — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) April 12, 2021 #OTD 12 April 1981 I stood in the VIP area at […]

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  • April 12, 2022
Challenger
Challenger

Keith’s note: On this date 28 January 1986 the crew on board Space Shuttle Challenger, itself named after a fabled ship of learning and exploration, left Earth on a trip above the sky. And that trip ended in the sky. But their mission continues at challenger.org Ad Astra Challenger STS 51-L Accident

  • NASA Watch
  • January 28, 2020
Thinking Of Challenger
Thinking Of Challenger

Thirty Two Years Of Resonance With Challenger, SpaceRef “On this day in 1986 I was sitting at my desk as a grad student in the Biology Department at Central Connecticut State University. Everyone knew of my interest in space. The day after Challenger was lost I wrote a letter to President Reagan and sent a cc: to my member of Congress Rep. Nancy Johnson. I also called her office. I […]

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  • January 28, 2018
Revising NASA Regulations That NASA Just Ignores
Revising NASA Regulations That NASA Just Ignores

NASA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Revision to Regulations Governing Crew Members “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is proposing to amend its regulations that govern International Space Station crewmembers, mementos aboard Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) missions, the authority of the NASA Commander, and removes the Agency’s policy on space flight participation and other policies that were relevant to the Space Shuttle. The revisions to this rule are […]

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  • October 20, 2015
Sharing Memories of Columbia and Challenger
Sharing Memories of Columbia and Challenger

A Memorial to Our Fallen Shuttle Family Members “Today, NASA and our nation take a step toward the future by honoring our past. The story of humans in space is more than 50 years old, and a major part of that exploration was our incredible flagship Space Shuttle Program. It’s now time to tell the full scope of the shuttle’s achievements; of the men and women who made the program […]

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  • June 27, 2015
Norm Carlson

Very saddened by loss of a dear friend & NASA hero, Norm Carlson. THE NASA Test Director #SpaceShuttle #BeansAreGo pic.twitter.com/UTUfzPAxQy — Nicole Stott (@Astro_Nicole) March 2, 2015

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  • March 2, 2015
Remembrance
Remembrance

NASA Administrator Message: Day of Remembrance – Jan. 28, 2015 “Today we remember and give thanks for the lives and contributions of those who gave all trying to push the boundaries of human achievement. On this solemn occasion, we pause in our normal routines and remember the STS-107 Columbia crew; the STS-51L Challenger crew; the Apollo 1 crew; Mike Adams, the first in-flight fatality of the space program as he […]

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  • January 28, 2015
X-37B Processing at KSC

NASA Partners with X-37B Program for Use of Former Space Shuttle Hangars “NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B Program for use of the center’s Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) Bays 1 and 2 to process the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle for launch.”

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  • October 8, 2014
Loss of Signal: Aeromedical Lessons Learned from STS-107

Loss of Signal: Aeromedical Lessons Learned from the STS-107 Columbia Space Shuttle Mishap “Loss of Signal presents the aeromedical lessons learned from the Columbia accident that will enhance crew safety and survival on human space flight missions. These lessons were presented to limited audiences at three separate Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) conferences. As we are embarking on the development of new spacefaring vehicles through both government and commercial efforts, the […]

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  • June 18, 2014
Dryden/Armstrong Research Center Scraps Shuttle History

NASA Award: Demolish Shuttle Mate Demate Device “Contracting Office Address – NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center, Code A, P.O. Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273 Description – In accordance with this contract, the contractor shall furnish all materials, labor, equipment and facilities, except as specified herein to be furnished by the Government, and shall do all that which is necessary or incedental to the satisfactory and timely performance of the project entitled, […]

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  • April 30, 2014
Don't Pay Too Much Attention to Space Policy Experts

Walker and Logsdon debating what Columbia Acdnt Inv Bd said about shuttle. Logsdon: Bush decision to kill shuttle was "stupid" #AsimovDebate — Marcia Smith (@SpcPlcyOnline) March 20, 2014 Logsdon on the decision by Bush Administration in 2004 to retire shuttle: "It was a stupid decision." #asimovdebate — Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) March 20, 2014 It’s Time To Retire The Shuttle, John Logsdon, 16 October 2008, Washington Post “The shuttle is also […]

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  • March 19, 2014
Beyoncé: Sampling The Sounds of Tragedy For Pop Music

Beyonce Slammed for Sampling Shuttle Tragedy on New Album, ABC “Retired NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson told ABC News, “For the words to be used in the video is simply insensitive, at the very least.” Anderson knows NASA tragedy firsthand. In 2003, he was assisting shuttle Columbia family members the moment news came that all seven had died when the craft disintegrated re-entering Earth’s atmosphere. But Anderson, who flew twice on […]

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  • December 30, 2013
Beyoncé and the Challenger Accident: What Lesson Has Been Learned (if any)?

Thanks @Beyonce cuz I'm now watching a #Challenger documentary. #xo #Beyoncé #nasa — HMVG (@hector_mvg) December 31, 2013 @Beyonce uses the #Challenger tragedy to sell her music. Rude, insensitive and obnoxious only begin to describe it. http://t.co/XWBsXONXes — John O'Neill (@RedHandNYCity) December 30, 2013 Beyoncé: Sampling The Sounds of Tragedy For Pop Music, Earlier post

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  • December 30, 2013
Alan Hochstein

Reader note: “Alan Hochstein, longtime Shuttle Approach & Landing expert passed away today. He may not have been a major figure like Kraft, et. Al. But ask the astronauts about Hochstein. They had a very healthy respect for his critiques. Wayne Hale refers to him in his blog.” Alan Worked for Rockwell International and received a Silver Snoopy in 1992. Wayne Hale’s Blog: Hochstein’s Law “Alan was the senior landing […]

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  • November 2, 2013
Gordon Fullerton

Retired NASA Astronaut, Research Test Pilot Gordon Fullerton Dies “C. Gordon Fullerton, who compiled a distinguished career as a NASA astronaut, research pilot and Air Force test pilot spanning almost 50 years, died Aug. 21. He was 76. Fullerton had sustained a severe stroke in late 2009, and had been confined to a long-term care facility in Lancaster, Calif., for most of the past 3 1/2 years. Fullerton logged 382 […]

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  • August 21, 2013
Need a Mobile Launch Platform?

NASA Seeks Uses for 3 Mobile Launch Platforms at KSC, Florida Today “Commercial rocket launcher? Museum exhibit? Artificial reef? All are potential uses for three historic mobile launch platforms from which NASA’s moon rockets and space shuttles leapt toward space, but which now sit idle. If those don’t pan out, the two-story, 8.2 million-pound structures could be bound for the scrap heap. “NASA does not currently have a need for […]

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  • August 20, 2013
C-SPAN Interview with Charles Bolden

“Charles Bolden talked about his experiences as an astronaut and his current duties as NASA administrator.?He discussed some of the more than 100 missions he flew over North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia during his career as a Marine pilot flying the A-6 Intruder.?He recounted the improbability of an African American being accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy in a time of racial segregation in his home state of South Carolina.?He […]

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  • July 1, 2013
Atlantis Exhibit Opens at KSC Visitors Complex

Space Shuttle Atlantis – World’s Most Comprehensive Attraction Devoted to NASA’s 30-Year Space Shuttle Program – Opens June 29 at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex , KSC Visitors Complex “Of the three space-flown orbiters distributed by NASA to science centers and museums throughout the country, only Atlantis is the focal point of a $100 million, 90,000-square-foot attraction containing four multimedia and cinematic productions and more than 60 interactive experiences that […]

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  • June 29, 2013