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Rocket Engines That Flew 22 Space Shuttle Missions Are Ready for NASA’s Next Moon Mission
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is ready to fly with its four shuttle-era engines. The rocket, outfitted with the RS-25 ...
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NASA’s space shuttle program reimagined rocketry. What went wrong? - CNN
The space shuttle Discovery performs a 360-degree flip in 2009 in a handout image from NASA taken by the International Space Station's crew. Discovery operated from 1984 to 2011.
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Why did NASA retire the Space Shuttle? - Astronomy Magazine
The Space Shuttle was NASA’s workhorse for 30 years. But despite all its features, it had some fatal flaws.
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NASA's Space Shuttle By the Numbers: 30 Years of a Spaceflight Icon
NASA's space shuttles have racked up an amazing set of accomplishments over the last 30 years, not to mention the miles and statistics. But after three decades and 135 flights, the era of the ...