Click to open image viewer. This NASA pin was owned by Dr. Sally K. Ride. The pin depicts the emblem of the Shuttle-Mir program, a collaboration between the American and Russian space programs.

The ISS Phase I Shuttle-MIR program has reaffirmed what was learned on Skylab: that a manned space station can be surprisingly resilient in emergency situations. Much has been learned from the ...

In October, if all goes to plan, the International Space Station (ISS) will celebrate 20 years of continuous human presence. That's two decades, 63 expeditions, and dozens of astronauts and cosmonauts ...

As NASA prepares for its final shuttle mission, a look at more than three decades of triumphs and tragedies Formally introduced by President Nixon on Jan. 5, 1972, the shuttle program set out, in the ...

Space Shuttle Program Manager Bill Parsons today announced several key leadership changes within the office as it reorganizes and evolves following the Columbia accident. “This is a critical time for ...

Key Point: The Buran is now little more than a footnote in space history. The intense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union pushed the two countries to compete, not only on Earth but ...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (January 22, 2009) – George “Pinky” Nelson, William M. Shepherd and James D. Wetherbee will join an elite group of American space heroes as they are inducted into the U.S.

The ISS Phase I Shuttle-Mir program has reaffirmed what was learned on Skylab: that a manned space station can be surprisingly resilient in emergency situations. Much has been learned from the ...

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