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Space Shuttle Owners' Workshop ManualThe following is an excerpt from the new book NASA Space Shuttle Owners' Workshop Manual. Author David Baker worked with NASA on the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs between 1965 and 1984. He has written more than 80 books on ... read more
Gagarin's first space trip celebrated 50 years on
(CNN) -- Fifty years after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's Vostok spacecraft blasted off from the steppes of Soviet Kazakhstan and into the history books, the epic flight of the first human in space was being celebrated Tuesday. ... read more
3-2-1 ... and Liftoff: Manned Space Flights Mark 50th Anniversary
On this date 20 years apart, two milestones were reached that set the tone for human space exploration. The Soviet Union took the first leap, surprising the world on April 12, 1961, launching air force pilot Yuri Gagarin into orbit -- a single ... read more
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