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A look at the Russian space shuttle Buran by Kevin Grieves In 1974 engineers of the Soviet Union began work on the Buran ("Blizzard") project, which was a response to NASA's Space Shuttle programme. The goals of the programme were wholly military as opposed to the Shuttle which was also used for commercial ... More> Should the Space Shuttle program end as scheduled? by Joseph Whalen Many alarmists will argue that the discontinuation of the Space Shuttle program means a huge blow to our space program and a step back from the cutting edge technology associated with space flight. The harsh reality of the situation is that th... More>
	The history of the Space Shuttle by Bruce Tyson As we watch the crew of the last Space Shuttle mission go through their tasks, it is with a sense of sadness that we reflect on what has been, for most of us, a lifetime experience. The United States has been at the pinnacle of space explorati... More> The space shuttle Challenger disaster by Tonya Barker Do you remember where you were on January 28, 1986? That day will forever be etched in millions of people;s minds and hearts forever. It was the day the space shuttle Challenger exploded just miles above the Kennedy Space Center in Cape ... More>
History of the X-15 space shuttle by Robert Freeman From 1896 to 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright spent virtually every hour they were not in their bicycle shop designing, building, and testing a gasoline powered glider which was operated by a man aboard the glider. On December 17, 1903 Orville and Wil... More> The history of NASA's Space Shuttle Program by Patrick Boniface The residents of Edwards Air Force Base have over the years become blase about strange flying craft in the skies. They have seen rocket craft, bombers and fighters that broke records and smashed seemingly impossible barriers but even they were enthr... More>
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