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On this day in history, April 25, 1990, Hubble Space Telescope placed in orbit
25 Apr 2024 04:40 GMT
… Hubble program.
The telescope, NASA adds, "has brought … crew of five astronauts: Charles F. Bolden, Steven A. Hawley, Bruce McCandless …
Bolden later served as NASA administrator from 2009 to 2017 … 39;s telescope." — NASA
"Equipped with his five …
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Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford and Frederick Gregory were the first African American astronauts in spa...
20 Mar 2023 18:08 GMT
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That’s when NASA announced a new astronaut class that would include … flight aboard the “vomit comet.”
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Diversity doesn’t always mean … 35 astronauts were non-military. They were: chemist Anna Fisher, astronomer Steven Hawley …
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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
… of the 1978 astronaut class. Certainly, NASA had diversified somewhat … of the 1978 astronaut class at NASA. From left to … Frederick H. (Rick) Hauck, Steven A. Hawley, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Shannon W … Richard M. (Mike) Mullane, Steven R. Nagel, George D. Nelson, …
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Hitting the Books: NASA's Class 8 broke color barriers and glass ceilings alike
12 Feb 2023 16:37 GMT
… follows the exploits of NASA's Astronaut class of 1978 — … . Single astronauts like Sally Ride, Kathy Sullivan, and Steve Hawley settled into … , including moonwalkers John Young and Alan Bean, whom Ron met during …
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Mars Astronauts Could Use Lettuce to Battle One Of Space's Great Threats - CNET
23 Mar 2022 00:26 GMT
… steps on Mars -- per NASA's timeline, that is … , said in the media briefing.
Astronaut Steven Hawley runs on a treadmill on … for the International Space Station.
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"We decided to use … frozen for return to Earth.
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Once the team had their …
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NASA’s First Lesbian Astronaut Sally Ride To Feature On US Coin
11 Nov 2021 01:35 GMT
… May Wong.
The trailblazing astronaut will feature on a quarter … a Masters in Physics. When NASA began recruiting women in … as an astronaut, but still worked with NASA in a … divorced her husband and fellow astronaut Steven Hawley.
Posthumous Coming Out
Tam …
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Hawley pushes vote on leaving WTO
08 May 2020 16:16 GMT
… certain U.S. policymakers.
Hawley, a Missouri Republican, has … once-thriving urban centers,” Hawley said in a statement. … Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke on the … remains non-compliant, including NASA and Department of Defense Research …
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Lucy in the Sky review: Astronaut drama leaves Natalie Portman stranded in the stars
05 Dec 2019 15:19 GMT
… boyfriend William Oefelein – also an astronaut – Nowak was having an affair … threat to her future at Nasa. Hawley attempts to blame her paranoia … you can blame it on Steven [Spielberg]. But the actor… you can blame it on Steven [Spielberg]. But the actor…
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NASA, Kennedy Space Center seek new champion after Bill Nelson's loss
21 Nov 2018 20:31 GMT
… to hand pick former astronaut Charlie Bolden as NASA's administrator … counter-clockwise from upper right: astronaut Charles Bolden, pilot; Nelson, … astronauts Steven Hawley, Franklin Chang-Diaz and George Nelson, all mission specialists. (Photo: NASA …
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Former astronauts to be grand marshals at KU homecoming
11 Sep 2017 12:20 GMT
Hawley -photo courtesy University of Kansas
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Two former NASA astronauts who … university says retired astronauts Joe Engle and Steven Hawley will lead the Oct … Space Shuttle Discovery in 1985.
Hawley, a Salina native, graduated from …