Word: nasa
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hours after liftoff the crew accomplished the main mission of its flight, release of a satellite that will give NASA nearly constant communication with future shuttle missions...
...delight of the approxiamtely 250,000people gathered on river banks and highways and anecstatic NASA team in Launch Control, Discoverylifted off its seaside pad and streaked intocloudy skies. It remained in view less than a halfminute, but the tension was considerable and thesight was unforgettable...
...ship, obscured for weeks behind a giant scaffold, stood in full view after NASA retracted the structure. The process took place hours early, so "workers will have a head start" on final countdown procedures. The count resumed at midevening yesterday after a daylong, scheduled hold...
...NASA's deputy administrator Dale Myers exulted that "we have been working two years to put the shuttle back in business and tomorrow is the day we plan to do that." He said "it's really the beginning of the future for our space program...
...result of investigations since the accident, the shuttle fleet and NASA's management have undergone major changes. The shuttle itself has had 210 modifications, including the addition of an escape system that would enable the crew to bail out if the ship had to ditch in the ocean. The escape system would not have saved the Challenger crew...