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NASA astronaut Rick Searfoss, seen here as STS-76 pilot in 1996, is seen on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis

Astronaut Rick Searfoss, Who Flew On Three Space Shuttle Missions, Dies at 62

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

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"The Race for Space" album

A Space-Themed Band from London Just Rocked Out with NASA's Shuttle Enterprise in NYC

By Chelsea Gohd published

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STS-6 crewmates Don Peterson (at right) and Story Musgrave perform the first shuttle-era spacewalk outside Challenger in 1983.

Astronaut Don Peterson, Who Made First Shuttle Spacewalk, Dies at 84

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Astronaut Don Peterson, who first trained for a classified space station before he became one of the first people to spacewalk from the space shuttle, has died at 84.

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astronaut hall of fame 2018

Astronaut Hall of Fame Adds Space Shuttle Commander and Spacewalker

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

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cosmonaut leonid kadenyuk obituary

Leonid Kadenyuk, First Ukrainian Astronaut Who Flew on US Space Shuttle, Dies at 67

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Leonid Kadenyuk, the first astronaut from an independent Ukraine who made his first and only flight aboard space shuttle Columbia in the late 1990s, has died.

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columbia debris lessons

Debris From Fallen Space Shuttle Columbia Has New Mission 15 Years After Tragedy

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

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Gemini 3 pilot John Young seen through the hatch window of his spacecraft prior to launch in 1965.

John Young in Photos: Astronaut, Moonwalker and Space Shuttle Pioneer

By Tariq Malik published

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Shuttle Discovery, Cargo Prepared for December Spaceflight

Discovery: NASA's Busiest Shuttle

By Elizabeth Howell published

The space shuttle Discovery flew 39 times into space, more than any spacecraft.

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The Ultimate Test Flight: NASA's Shuttle Fleet at 25

NASA's space shuttle: The first reusable spacecraft

By Tim Sharp published

America's space shuttles were NASA's orbital workhorses.

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Shuttle Atlantis over the Bahamas

Atlantis: Last Space Shuttle Launch

By Elizabeth Howell published

The space shuttle Atlantis was the unsung workhorse of the shuttle fleet.

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