The space shuttle is a unique national resource. One of only two operating vehicles that carries humans into space, the
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This book explains how the achievements of the Space Shuttle, the world’s first reusable manned spacecraft, were built o
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Brave black women have played important roles in American history. Before the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, black w
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Cover; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Bowels and Brains; 2. Adventure; 3. Polio; 4. Sputnik; 5. Selection; 6.
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After the Apollo program put twelve men on the moon and safely brought them home, anything seemed possible. In this spir
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Unofficially they called themselves the TFNG, or the Thirty-Five New Guys. Officially, they were NASA’s Group 8 astronau
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