space shuttle
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Almost 40 years after the space shuttle Challenger exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, there are still competing theories to account for how such a catastrophe could happen.
"But I'm going to tell you it is harder to be a parent than to be a space shuttle commander," she laughs.
From BBC
She was the first woman to pilot a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the last person to “touch” the Hubble Space Telescope with the space shuttle’s robotic arm.
From Los Angeles Times
A later model of the Robonaut was flown to the International Space Station on the space shuttle Discovery in 2011, where it helped with maintenance and assembly.
From BBC
“You have a better chance of getting a seat on the next space shuttle than getting a job any more,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
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