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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration , artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial ), rocketry, and space telescopes... Read more
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Astronaut An astronaut is a person trained to perform a specific task on a craft designed and intended to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere. The term "astronaut" derives from the Greek words meaning "space sailor." The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)... Read more
Frederick D. Gregory Frederick D. Gregory
Frederick D. Gregory 1941— Astronaut, NASA administrator Colonel Frederick D. Gregory became the first black to pilot a space shuttle when he led the Challenger on a seven-day mission in 1985. As an astronaut he has spent more than 455 hours in outer space, and he commanded three... Read more
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was formed in 1958 from the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) and other agencies in the military and government that might benefit from a ... Read more
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Civilians in Space Within a few years of the space shuttle's debut in 1981, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) declared the spaceships operational and set about fulfilling an ambitious flight schedule. The space agency hoped to demonstrate that in... Read more
Eileen Collins Eileen Collins
Collins, Eileen American Shuttle Commander, Pilot, and Mathematician 1956- Space shuttle Columbia (STS-93) lifted off in July 1999 under the command of Eileen Collins, the first woman shuttle commander. Collins graduated from the Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training program at Vance Air Force... Read more
Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin (Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.), 1930-, American astronaut, b. Montclair, N.J. After graduating from West Point (1951), Aldrin joined the U.S. air force and flew 66 combat missions during the Korean War. His doctoral thesis at the Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (1963) on orbital mechanics... Read more
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Spacesuit A spacesuit is a pressurized garment worn by astronauts during space flights. It is designed to protect them from the potentially damaging conditions experienced in space. Spacesuits are also known as Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs) to reflect the fact that... Read more
Sally K Ride Sally K Ride
Sally K. Ride 1951-, American astrophysicist and astronaut, b. Encino, Calif. With a Ph.D. in physics from Stanford Univ., she joined NASA in 1978, where she was an astronaut (1979-87) and helped design the robot arm for the space shuttle. In 1983 she became the first American woman in space. She... Read more
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S PACE NASA Facing criticisms early in the decade that his agency was wasting money, Daniel S. Goldin, director for most of the 1990s of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, announced that NASA would find ways to do more with less. His management mantra... Read more

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