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Today in Aviation History: NASA Launches Apollo 7
Apollo 7 laid the groundwork for a journey of orbiting ... with no significant anomalies during the boost phase. The Saturn ...
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Preparing Final Saturn Rocket For Flight
With the historic first international space docking mission only six months away, preparations on the ground for the ...
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50 Years Ago: Preparing the Final Saturn Rocket for Flight
With the historic first international space docking mission only six months away, preparations on the ground for the ...
Blue Origin's first New Glenn rocket reaches orbit, misses booster landing
Blue Origin launched its towering New Glenn rocket for the first time early Monday, in a crucial milestone for Jeff Bezos’ ...
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SpaceX's latest rocket launch 'ranks up there with the first Apollo mission,' says a former Pentagon official - here's why
On February 6, SpaceX launched Falcon Heavy, the most powerful operational rocket system in the world ... "It ranks up there with the first Apollo mission. This is a pretty amazing thing ...
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Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dies at 90
Apollo 7 was an 11-day manned mission in 1968 that tested the ability to dock and rendezvous in space. But the crew also won an Emmy for their broadcast. It paved the way for the moon landing by ...
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NASA Shook Apollo Rockets To Check They Could Survive Florida’s Hurricane Season
NASA - Saturn V Apollo Shake Test To shake the 25-story rocket, workers at the base of the Saturn V rocket would push at the bottom of the craft with their feet. At the same time, engineers ...