‘Spacewoman’: The first female space shuttle commander reflects on her ground-breaking career

Eileen Collins, the first female space shuttle commander, speaks with Christiane Amanpour about “Spacewoman,” a film that ...
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The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas

The Smithsonian recently confirmed that NASA and the museum have been directed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ...
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Space shuttle Discovery fight continues as Texas senators rope Department of Justice into their tug-of-war with Smithsonian

The two Texas Senators trying to mandate the relocation of Discovery from the Smithsonian Institution's Udvar-Hazy Center in ...

'It's harder to be a parent than a space shuttle commander', trailblazing Nasa pilot tells BBC

Eileen Collins made history as the first woman to pilot and command a Nasa spacecraft - but despite her remarkable ...

GOP lawmakers raise pressure on Smithsonian over space shuttle fight

Texas legislators accused the Smithsonian of potentially violating anti-lobbying laws. The Smithsonian told Congress moving ...
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Why NASA’s Plan to Relocate Space Shuttle Discovery Is Facing Outrage

A proposal to move Space Shuttle Discovery from its home at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center has sparked ...

Cornyn seeks DOJ probe of Smithsonian over alleged lobbying on space shuttle Discovery

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is asking the Department of Justice to investigate the Smithsonian Institution for potential lobbying ...
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Texas Republicans Urge DOJ to Investigate Smithsonian as Space Shuttle Fight Escalates

Three U.S. lawmakers from Texas are accusing the Smithsonian Institution of engaging in “illegal lobbying” to block Discovery ...
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25 years of research in space

MIT astronauts aboard the International Space Station—and the MIT researchers who have sent up experiments—have advanced our ...

Mondovi heads to state cross country meet for first time in 53 years

The year 1972 gave the world the Space Shuttle program, “The Godfather” and the video game Pong. It also gave Mondovi High School cross country its second consecutive chance to compete at the state ...
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Michigan, Purdue share a long NASA legacy. These astronauts were Wolverines or Boilermakers.

From Neil Armstrong to an all UM crew on an Apollo mission, the University of Michigan and Purdue University both featured large in the advent of space travel.