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BBC ON THIS DAY | 29 | 1988: Shuttle blasts US back into space The space shuttle, Discovery, lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1637 BST after a 90-minute delay due to unsuitable weather conditions Half a million people in the streets around the Kennedy Space Center watched the take-off, which Nasa said went without a hitch
BBC ON THIS DAY | 24 | 1990: Hubble telescope takes off for space The American space agency Nasa has successfully launched the space shuttle Discovery from Cape Canaveral in Florida on its historic mission to carry the Hubble space telescope into orbit 380 miles (611 5 km) above the Earth The telescope will operate from high above the atmosphere, thus avoiding the interference which limits ground-based telescopes It will be able to see up to the edge of
Calculating Space Shuttle Velocity: Astronaut Melroys Historic Flight Homework Statement Problem Statement: Astronaut Pam Melroy, history's 3rd woman space shuttle pilot, flew the space shuttle discovery to the International Space Station to complete construction in October of 2000 To undock from the space station, Pilot Melroy released goooks holding the 2
BBC NEWS | Science Nature | Astronaut fixes shuttle problem Nasa hopes a makeshift repair carried out to US space shuttle Discovery makes a safe return to Earth more likely "We've got a clear vehicle for de-orbit," said lead flight director Paul Hill, after astronaut Stephen Robinson finished a six-hour spacewalk The astronaut used his hands to yank out
BBC ON THIS DAY | 28 | 1986: Seven dead in space shuttle disaster The American space shuttle, Challenger, has exploded killing all seven astronauts on board The five men and two women - including the first teacher in space - were just over a minute into their flight from Cape Canaveral in Florida when the Challenger blew up The astronauts' families, at the airbase, and millions of Americans witnessed the world's worst space disaster live on TV The danger
BBC ON THIS DAY | 9 | 1995: Space pioneers take first small steps Michael Foale has become the first British-born American to walk in space Dr Foale - originally from Lincolnshire - and Dr Bernard Harris, the first black astronaut, stepped out into the open cargo bay of Nasa's space shuttle Discovery at 1210 GMT They were testing a modified space suit and astronaut endurance With his parents and American wife Mary watching by satellite link in a London TV
BBC ON THIS DAY | 24 1990: Hubble telescope takes off for space The space shuttle Discovery takes off, carrying the revolutionary Hubble Telescope into orbit high above the Earth's atmosphere