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40 Years Ago: STS-41B, the First Flight of the Manned Maneuvering Unit
On Feb. 3, 1984, space shuttle Challenger took off on its fourth flight, STS-41B. Its five-person crew of Commander Vance D. Brand, Pilot Robert L. “Hoot” Gibson, and Mission Specialists Ronald E. McNair, Robert L. Stewart, and Bruce McCandless flew an eight-day mission ending with the first return to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Many of the flight activities practiced tasks required for the…
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Pennsylvania Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Students from North Allegheny School District in McCandless, Pennsylvania, will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 12 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, April 25, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg, who attended North Allegheny schools, will answer prerecorded questions from students. The…
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