Christa McAuliffe - Space Shuttle Challenger Astronaut - Teacher
Sharon Christa Corrigan was born September 2, 1948 to Edward and Grace Corrigan, the first of five children. On January 28, 1986, the world lost one of its greatest resources, Christa McAuliffe. The International Space Station
The mission of the International Space Station is to "enable long-term exploration of space and provide benefits to people on Earth." It will create a permanent orbiting science institute in space, for long-duration research in the materials and life sciences areas in a nearly gravity-free environment. Medical research will also be conducted there. Space Man Overboard - X-38
Space Man Overboard - Space Exploration - Emergency Rescue Vehicle For International Space Station. Discover the X-38 reuseable emergency escape craft for the International Space Station. Donald H. Peterson (Colonel, USAF, ret.)
Biography of Donald H. Peterson (Colonel, USAF, ret.) - NASA Astronaut (former). Col Donald H. Peterson, USAF, ret. - NASA Astronaut (former) Karol J. Bobko (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)
Biography of Karol J. Bobko (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) NASA Astronaut (former). Colonel Karol J. Bobko, USAF, Ret. - NASA Astronaut (former) Paul J. Weitz (pronounced WHITES) (Mr.)
Biography of Paul J. Weitz (pronounced WHITES) (Mr.) NASA Astronaut (former). Mr. Paul J. Weitz NASA Astronaut (former) Francis R. (Dick) Scobee (Mr.)
Biography Francis R. (Dick) Scobee (Mr.), NASA Astronaut (Deceased). Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51L Mission Commander Francis R. Scobee. Gregory B. Jarvis (Mr.)
Biology Gregory B. Jarvis (Mr.) Payload Specialist (Deceased). Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51L Payload Specialist Gregory B. Jarvis. Judith A. Resnik (Ph.D.)
Biography Judith A. Resnik (Ph.D.) NASA Astronaut (Deceased). Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51L Mission Specialist Judith A. Resnik. Ellison S. Onizuka (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF)
Biography Ellison S. Onizuka (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF) NASA Astronaut (Deceased). Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51L Mission Specialist Ellison S. Onizuka. Michael J. Smith (Captain, USN)
Biography Michael J. Smith (Captain, USN) NASA Astronaut (Deceased). Space Shuttle Challenger STS-51l Pilot Michael J. Smith. First-Time-Ever Snapshot Released
Have you ever wondered what you would see if you were on Mars looking at the Earth through a small telescope? Now you can find out, thanks to a unique view of our world recently captured by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft currently orbiting the Red Planet. New Neighbor
New Neighbor - Newly-Discovered Star May Be Third-Closest. The local celestial neighborhood just got more crowded with a discovery of a star that may be the third closest to the Sun. The star, "SO25300.5+165258," is a faint red dwarf star estimated to be about 7.8 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Aries. International Space Station Not Always Serious
Like most of us, the NASA Science Officer aboard the International Space Station looks forward to Saturday mornings. International Space Station Not Always Serious. NASA'S Fun Science Emphasizes Space Based Research. Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB)
After three months of intense investigation including thorough reviews of hardware forensic analysis, orbiter telemetry, MADS recorder measurements, general public still and video photography, hypersonic wind tunnel testing, and aerodynamic and thermal analysis, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, with the assistance of the NAIT, has reached some preliminary conclusions. Lunar Eclipse
Thursday, May 15, 2003 (in Europe, the early morning hours of Friday, May 16, 2003) will see the first Lunar eclipse of the year. This total eclipse will be visible from North and South America as well as Europe, Africa, and Antarctica. From Kittyhawk To The Stars - One Hundred Years of Flight
NASA Helps Celebrate Centennial Of Flight In North Carolina. NASA will unveil a comprehensive new Centennial of Flight exhibit at the Festival of Flight 2003, May 19-26, in Fayetteville, N.C. Giordano Bruno - Philosopher - Died For Astronomy
Giordano Bruno, former Dominican Priest turned philosopher tortured and killed by the Catholic church for espousing a belief that planets existed around other stars in the universe. Bruno's book "Dell Infinito, universo e mondi" ("Of Infinity, the Universe, and the World"), strongly supported the Copernican model of the universe. CAIB Issues Preliminary Recommendations
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board today issued two preliminary recommendations to NASA. Additionally, the Board issued several facts regarding the shuttle program. Expedition 7 Space Station Crew Set To Launch Aboard Soyuz
Expedition 7 Crew Set To Launch. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko (Col., Russian Air Force) and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu have been named as the primary crew for the planned April 26, 2003, launch of a Russian Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft to the International Space Station. | 