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skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 28 Jan 20

This week has always been one of tragedy for US manned spaceflight. Yesterday marked 53 years since the Apollo 1 fire. Today marks 34 years since the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, and February 1st...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 17 Jan 19

There were three of us this morning for rock painting. I don't have any pictures yet. Next week. We were in a room without a sink, so we couldn't podge the rocks. I need to finish my space shuttle anyway. It's looking very...

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The Space Shuttle Endeavor in its Hangar at the California Science Museum

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40843) • Laguna Woods, California 29 Oct 16

After being flown to Las Angeles on the back of another plane, and then towed through the streets of Los Angeles by a small Toyota pickup truck at a cost of $2 billion, the space shuttle Endeavor ended up in its own hangar at the...

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$2 Billion Moving Bill for the Space Shuttle Endeavor

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40843) • Laguna Woods, California 27 Oct 16

Moving the Space Shuttle Endeavor to the California Science Museum was not a cheap proposition. Above is a photo of the moving bill to "transfer excess personal property." Actually, saying that it cost $2 billion was a bit of an...

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Moving the Endeavor Space Shuttle Through Los Angeles

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40843) • Laguna Woods, California 25 Oct 16

One of the most amazing parts of bringing the Space Shuttle Endeavor to Los Angeles four years ago was to see this gigantic aircraft being towed through the streets of the city. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets...

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Endeavor: The Last Space Shuttle

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40843) • Laguna Woods, California 23 Oct 16

This weekend, I went to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, along with my husband, one of our daughters, and one of my grandsons. The highlight of our visit was an opportunity to see the last space shuttle ... The...

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Space Shuttle...

Teresa Trotter @teresatrotter (4073) • Jacksonville, Florida 7 Aug 16

My dad is an artist, and this is one of his original paintings that he did of a space shuttle...

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How would you like to go up to the moon and have a walk up there ?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 23 Apr 16

When we were young, we always pay attention to the moon at night. We would have all kinds of fantasy about what the moon would look like. However, when we see the real moon on TV, we know that actually it has nothing in there. At...

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Article Review: "O-Rings" by Sarah Stewart Johnson

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 22 Apr 16

Author Sarah Stewart Johnson is a planetary scientist who was six years old when the shuttle Challenger blew up on national television with teacher Christa McAuliffe aboard. She begins her article at a time much earlier,...

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Where were you on January 28, 1986?

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 28 Jan 16

I was in the fourth grade. We were at lunch in the cafeteria and they made an announcement. The teachers tried to quiet us down, and they heard what the announcement was, but us kids were too noisy. It wasn’t until we got back...

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China Lauching Space Expedition June 16, 2012

Artemeis @artemeis (4189) • China 15 Jun 12

I cannot help feeling excited at the launching of Shenzhou-9 which will take place tomorrow at 18:37hrs (GMT+8) which will be 6.37a.m. ET in a satellite facility located in the northwestern Gansu province, China. Everything...

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Did we really land on the moon?

Jacruz25 @Jacruz25 (1124) • Philippines 5 Sep 11

I do believe we didn't land on the moon. There are so many evidences that man didn't land on the moon. It was all a fake thanks to the pentagon,CIA,NASA and many more agency of the US government. We should think outside box how on...

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I just watched the last space shuttle launch in person

K46620 @K46620 (1986) • United States 8 Jul 11

I've been to five launches now... it never gets old. Today had the biggest crowds I've ever seen there. It's sad to know that the Space Shuttle will never fly again, but it is time to move on. I'm excited about the possibilities...

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First Assignment Finished at Associated Content/YCN

K46620 @K46620 (1986) • United States 1 Jul 11

I've been a member of AC for over two year, but I just did my first targeted writing assignment last month. It's titled "My Space Shuttle Journey Started with a Sonic Boom" and it was published to Yahoo News. It's great to get...

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NASA supposed to have made New Space Shuttles?

LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33117) • Philippines 9 Mar 11

Hello Lotters, That means the Space Agency US has for Space Missions, there hasn't been a lot of cool keen space story since there were more problems in our society through out the world.basically, Space...

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Challenger,last voyage in space!

baressi43 @baressi43 (458) • Romania 8 Mar 11

Last news about Challenger space shuttle,he make last fly in space.Last night an group of citizen on my country Romania see Challenger to proximiting by international station:both appear on sky like two lights brightness.This...

nasa is great

deepak_o2xxh @deepak_o2xxh (158) • India 16 Nov 09

This is great to know that nasa has useing great technology in its space missions and still its evolving and there is no other space agency like nasa because they use great minds and technology and they will surely do wonders

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deepak_o2xxh @deepak_o2xxh (158) • India 16 Nov 09

i like to watch stars at night,thinking how beautiful they are and it amazases me as the star dies it explodes and gives out energy as supernova and its my dream to witness a supernova

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Remember space shuttle columbia

deepak_o2xxh @deepak_o2xxh (158) • India 16 Nov 09

this was a very sad event in the history of space programes by nasa.....lost all the astronauts and this should have not happened..so what exactly could be the reason

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Did you happen to have anything extraordinary happening in your life today?

Citychic @Citychic (4067) • United States 29 Aug 09

Hi Mylotters, Just wondering if anything extra special or extraordinary took place in your life today. I was sitting here mylotting when my hubby told me Hey there, why don't we go outside and catch the space...

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