Category: Organisations

The Space Shuttle (1981 – 2011) – Part 1

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NASA (United States), News, Technology

Nearly 2 years ago, NASA retired its fleet of space shuttles, which started operating 30 years before. Several companies have thrown their hat in the ring to be its successor in different ways, so let us have a look back at the program that gave us the Magellan spacecraft, the Hubble telescope, and the International … Read More “The Space Shuttle (1981 – 2011) – Part 1” »

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) – How It All Started

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NASA (United States), News, Organisations

When talking about rockets, shuttles, satellites, space telescopes, etc. one would undoubtly stumble upon NASA somewhere in that conversation, and truly, books could be (and have been) written about NASA but let us start at the beginning. They have been so prominent in the 2nd half of the 20th century, that it would be hard … Read More “NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) – How It All Started” »