The history of NASA
Chapter 1
The birth of NASA and the space race
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Chapter 2
Project Apollo and the giant leap
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Chapter 3
The space shuttle era and orbital labs
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Chapter 4
Robotic pioneers and the search for life
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Master of The history of NASA
Ch 3 · The space shuttle era and orbital labs
Fun Fact
Space telescope repair: Astronauts repairing the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993 had to use customized, non-magnetic tools to avoid damaging the telescope's electronics.
Glossary
space shuttle (noun)
A reusable spacecraft designed to transport astronauts and cargo between Earth and outer space. NASA's program officially began spaceflights with the launch of Columbia on April 12, 1981.
A reusable spacecraft designed to transport astronauts and cargo between Earth and outer space. NASA's program officially began spaceflights with the launch of Columbia on April 12, 1981.
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Why did the Hubble Space Telescope send back blurry images when it was first launched in 1990?
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Which space shuttle flew the very first mission of the Space Shuttle program in 1981?
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How many total missions were flown during NASA's Space Shuttle program from 1981 to 2011?
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What was the name of NASA's first dedicated US space station, which orbited in the 1970s?
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Which space shuttle was used for the daring 1993 mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope?