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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: First Space Shuttle Mission with Two Female Astronauts Lifts Off From Kennedy Space Center in 1984
06 Oct 2023 02:06 GMT
… first mission with two female astronauts: Sally Ride and Kathryn … ever flight of a Canadian astronaut, Marc Garneau.
The Challenger … 1984.
The crew (Commander Robert L. Crippen, Pilot Jon A. McBride, … mission with two female astronauts: Sally Ride and Kathryn …
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'The Six' author Loren Grush: 1st female astronauts set example for picking woman to land on moon
12 Sep 2023 18:52 GMT
… he did talk to Bob Crippen, who was the commander of … -status women in NASA's astronaut corps today share … Everything you need to know
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who as an … tribute.
Disclosure: collectSPACE editor Robert Pearlman served a fact checker …
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Former NASA astronauts awarded Congressional Space Medal of Honor for SpaceX Demo-2 mission
31 Jan 2023 23:11 GMT
… former NASA astronaut and director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center Robert L. Crippen. … Chawla*
David M. Brown*
Laurel B. Clark*
Ilan Ramon *
Francis …
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NASA Fast Facts
01 Aug 2023 22:31 GMT
… official start of NASA.
October 7, 1958 – NASA announces Project Mercury. The … reuse.
June 18, 1983 – Astronauts Robert L. Crippen and Frederick H. Hauck pilot … and mission specialists Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Mike Anderson, David Brown …
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This Week @NASA: New Earth Information Center, Atmosphere Around a Rocky Exoplanet
26 Jun 2023 06:43 GMT
… June 26. Credit: NASA
Showcasing NASA’s new Earth Information … desert in late September.
Astronauts of the STS-7… K. Ride (mission specialist), Robert L. Crippen (commander), Frederick H. Hauck … female astronaut into space on June 18, 1983. Credit: NASA
40 …
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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
… K. Ride, Mission Specialist; Robert L. Crippen, Crew Commander; and, … 1978 as part of NASA Astronaut Group 8, all mission … by fellow former NASA astronaut Kathy Thornton, NASA Johnson Space Center … Black, Asian and Latino astronauts.
“NASA made a commitment to …
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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
… Space Center with crew commander Robert Crippen, pilot Frederick Hauck, and … Ride also was the youngest astronaut.
Astronaut Sally K. Ride, STS … 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 NASA's spacesuits have changed through the years
17 Mar 2023 11:58 GMT
… aircraft.
However, NASA needed a pressure suit to protect astronauts in the … ; design, the Apollo spacesuits are NASA's most famous because … April 12, 1981, astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen actually wore a slightly …
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NASA’s race to space and inclusivity examined in new book
27 Feb 2023 11:44 GMT
… s first female astronaut. Unfortunately, the men running NASA didn’t seem … would be “an inconvenience,” commander Robert Crippen spoke up immediately.
“Sally’s … investigation, resigned from the astronaut corps.
NASA continued with diversity efforts. Recruits …
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Former astronauts, retired airman & Marine, earn Space Medal of Honor
02 Feb 2023 00:06 GMT
Two former NASA astronauts and military test pilots … to their NASA bios.
NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley, left, and Robert Behnken walk … , is given “to any astronaut who in the performance of … honor was retired Navy Capt. Robert Crippen, who earned the medal …