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Mary Cleave, NASA’s Pioneering Astronaut and Scientist, Dies at 76
02 Dec 2023 02:43 GMT
… NASA portrait of astronaut Mary L. Cleave.) Credit: NASA
Mary Cleave, a pioneering NASA astronaut … awards for her service.
Retired NASA astronaut Mary Cleave, a veteran of … . Onboard were astronauts David M. Walker, Ronald J. Grabe, Norman E. Thagard, Mary …
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Mary Cleave, first female astronaut to fly after Challenger explosion, dies at 76
30 Nov 2023 13:49 GMT
… 6 PLANETS IN PERFECT SYNC
NASA Astronaut Mary L. Cleave. April 8 … (Commander), and mission specialists Norman E Thagard, Mary L Cleave and Mark … : ‘FIRST LIGHT’
American engineer and NASA astronaut candidate Mary L Cleave, wearing …
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How did Mary Cleave die? First woman to fly on NASA's space shuttle after Challenger disaster was 76
30 Nov 2023 12:40 GMT
… , NEW YORK: Mary Cleave, the NASA astronaut who achieved the historic feat … seeking scientists to join NASA's astronaut corps. She applied and … specialists Norman E Thagard, Mary L Cleave, and Mark C Lee (NASA)
Cleave …
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This Week @NASA: New Earth Information Center, Atmosphere Around a Rocky Exoplanet
26 Jun 2023 06:43 GMT
… on June 26. Credit: NASA
Showcasing NASA’s new Earth Information … Utah desert in late September.
Astronauts of the STS-7… M. Fabian (left) and Norman E. Thagard (mission specialists). STS-7 … female astronaut into space on June 18, 1983. Credit: NASA
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Sally Ride broke through a NASA ceiling 40 years ago, but she wasn’t alone
17 Jun 2023 19:24 GMT
… Dpecialists John M. Fabian and Norman E. Thagard. (NASA)
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (Tribune … in 1978 as part of NASA Astronaut Group 8, all mission specialists … panel by fellow former NASA astronaut Kathy Thornton, NASA Johnson Space Center Director …
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‘It sure is fun’: Sally Ride was first American female astronaut in space 40 years ago
18 Jun 2023 13:31 GMT
… mission specialists John Fabian and Norman Thagard.
Challenger was on a … Ride also was the youngest astronaut.
Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS- … be a part of NASA’s 1978 astronaut class. She had … Christa McAuliffe. The other astronauts on that mission were Francis …
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How astronaut diversity changed for the better in a single NASA class recounted in 'The New Guys' book
05 Feb 2023 12:43 GMT
… era of the 1978 astronaut class. Certainly, NASA had diversified somewhat from … individual images of the 1978 astronaut class at NASA. From left to right … L. Stewart, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Norman E. Thagard, James D. Van Hoften, David …
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The trampoline is now international: NASA and Roscosmos agree to seat swap
15 Jul 2022 16:16 GMT
… planned."
As expected, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will fly … Kikina will fly with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh … Andrey Fedyaev will join NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody … 1994. A year later, NASA astronaut Norman Thagard flew to the Mir …
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NASA still “pushing” for a Russian cosmonaut to fly on next SpaceX mission
01 Jun 2022 14:59 GMT
… commanded by NASA astronaut Nicole Mann. Around the same time, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio … in 1994. A year later, NASA astronaut Norman Thagard flew to the Mir space … Department want similar optics, with NASA astronauts training near Moscow and launching …
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JAA dedicates Cecil Spaceport mission control named after Jacksonville astronaut
29 Jul 2021 15:45 GMT
… Dr. Norman Thagard says he might not have become a NASA astronaut if … opening ceremony.
Thagard, 78, was selected as an astronaut candidate in … missions in space as a NASA astronaut.
He is a graduate … to JAA, Thagard was the first American astronaut to ride to …