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Mary Sue Thornton
02 Mar 2024 00:44 GMT
… to Murrell Howard Thornton and Sarah Harris Thornton. Mary Sue grew … Sue did programming for the NASA Apollo missions, and she … her aunt, Sue Bonner Thornton. She is survived by her … , Tays Oliveira Trammell; son, William Fonseca Trammell; and daughters Emily …
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T-Minus: A river of stars, NASA’s next moon landing, and more
08 Dec 2023 18:51 GMT
… light years long. Credit: William Herschel Telescope / Román … time since the 1970s.
“NASA and its contractors made …
These payloads will help NASA prepare for future crewed missions … successful,” said Astrobotic CEO John Thornton during a press briefing. …
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Amazing Astronaut Stories From the Space Shuttle Program
15 Nov 2023 17:08 GMT
… NASA
In his new book Space Shuttle Stories, former space shuttle astronaut … A. Gardner, William E. Thornton
Mission: Challenger’s … NASA space shuttle missions ever flown through the words of the astronauts … Jones
American history
astronauts
Science
Smithsonian …
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Behind the Scenes at NASA: Supercomputers Empower NASA Mission Success
18 Apr 2023 11:18 GMT
… air taxis.
Using NASA’s powerful supercomputers, researchers … Federico Semeraro and John Thornton, NASA/Ames
3. … the northeast. Credit: NASA/William Putnam
4. Predicting … weather and climate to keep humans safe.
NASA …
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A Father’s Day Story: How A 1960s Astronaut Inspired His Son To Make Quantum Computing History Five Decades Later
16 Jun 2022 20:56 GMT
… scientists were chosen for NASA Astronaut Group 6 on July … Robert A. R. Parker, William E. Thornton, and John A. Llewellyn are … , and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell solved the problem in … Dr. Chapman resigned from the NASA astronaut program.
Working at the …
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NASA just awarded $200 million to launch the robotic VIPER moon rover
11 Jun 2020 17:25 GMT
… ," Astrobotic CEO John Thornton told reporters Thursday. … moon before NASA's Artemis program takes astronauts back a … quot; said Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA's associate administrator … narrated by William Shatner, the actor describes NASA's …
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NASA Selects Carnegie Mellon, Astrobotic To Build Lunar Robot
11 Jul 2019 17:16 GMT
… ‘missions in a week,’” said William “Red” Whittaker, director of … on an upcoming mission through NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload … by Astrobotic.
“This latest NASA award to develop MoonRanger for … in lunar logistics,” said John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic, a …
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NASA taps 3 companies for moon missions
31 May 2019 23:26 GMT
By William Harwood
May 31, 2019 / … ;s Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon by 2024 … Trump administration, NASA is accelerating plans to land astronauts on the moon … the moon," said John Thornton, Astrobotic CEO. "It…