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James Lovell, commander of Apollo 13, Nasa’s most ‘successful failure’, passes into history
01 Sep 2025 20:17 GMT
… Gus Grissom, and then John Glenn’s successful Earth orbital flight … craft.
James Lovell. Photo NASA – NASA Human Space Flight Gallery ( … ’, the photograph taken by astronaut William Anders on Apollo 8 … of Apollo 13. Photo: NASA (wikimedia commons)
Then there …
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NASA's first space photos restored in stunning detail
29 Aug 2025 07:58 GMT
John Glenn during the fiery re-entry
NASA/Andy Saunders
… ON 20 February 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American … image (above) captures Glenn at the moment he reenters … by astronauts showed Earth in unprecedented ways, and NASA realised …
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Gaganyaan astronauts are ageing with each year of delay. They’ll be middle-aged trailblazers
27 Aug 2025 13:20 GMT
… active astronauts
Peggy Whitson, former NASA astronaut who is now a chief astronaut … and 35. Over 32% NASA astronauts were in the 35 to … Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, John H. Glenn, M. Scott Carpenter, and L … were in their mid-thirties.
Glenn, in fact, went on …
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This Day in History: August 26, 1918, Legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson born
27 Aug 2025 03:32 GMT
… On August 26, 1918, legendary NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson was born … hired by NASA in 1953 and started working on astronaut John Glenn’s orbital … story working on calculations for Glenn’s orbit.
With that, her …
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Celebrating National Aviation Day: NASA Honors Pioneering Flight Innovations
19 Aug 2025 14:07 GMT
… about aviation. Centers near NASA’s Langley, Glenn, and Ames Research Centers … aspiring engineers.
Beyond entertainment, NASA invites enthusiasts to participate in … air transportation,” said John Gould of NASA’s Aeronautics Strategic Communications …
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How many of the original Mercury astronauts actually made it to the Moon?
19 Aug 2025 14:46 GMT
… seven astronauts – Scott Carpenter (1925-2013), Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), John Glenn (1921 … had fallen from favor with NASA management, and Shepard and Slayton … on the Moon. NASA management wanted a Mercury astronaut to have that …
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How many astronauts hail from Ohio? See the list
12 Aug 2025 10:42 GMT
… May 2019 NASA report. The space agency's Glenn Research Center … 11 mission in 1969.
John Glenn (Columbus)
Glenn was the first American to … space shuttle missions as a NASA astronaut.
Michael Gernhardt (Mansfield)
Gernhardt, an …
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Astronaut, Apollo 13 Commander, Dies At 97 In Illinois
08 Aug 2025 22:48 GMT
… missions in history, behind John Glenn’s orbit of the Earth … informed future NASA missions,” NASA said. Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut, sits … 1928. He joined NASA as an astronaut in 1962 and completed … honor as the oldest living NASA astronaut at the time.
Get …
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Treasure trove of NASA medical files donated to Texas A&M
09 Aug 2025 03:56 GMT
… Pham look over video of astronauts working out on Skylab … of Dr. John Charles, former chief scientist of NASA’s Human … he lived, died and breathed NASA space,” Chancellor said.
The … lot of magazine clippings regarding John Glenn ... you can really see …
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Japan’s Most High-Profile Astronauts | List of 7
08 Aug 2025 05:58 GMT
… as the country’s first astronaut candidates. To celebrate that … was US Senator John Glenn, the first astronaut to orbit the … third person from outside NASA or the Russian Space … months later, Noguchi and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins both conducted their …