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A pair of NASA astronauts, who were stranded in space for more
than nine months, returned to Earth on Tuesday, landing in the
Gulf of America off Tallahassee, Florida, bringing an end to an unforeseen odyssey.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (R) and Suni Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch , on June 5, 2024. Boeing on June 5 will try once more to launch astronauts aboard a Starliner capsule bound for the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for 10:52 am (1452 GMT) for a roughly one-week stay at the orbital laboratory. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.

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APOLLO MISSION DEPARTED ON THIS DAY IN 1971

Relive The Dramatic Apollo 14 Launch And Moon Landing, 50 Years Later! - Science

Apollo 14, piloted by astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D.
Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa,was successfully launched from
Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a manned mission to the moon.

On February 5, after suffering some initial problems in docking
the lunar and command modules, Shepard and Mitchell were
able to descend to the lunar surface on the third U.S. moon
landing.

Upon stepping out of the lunar module, Shepard, who in 1961,
aboard Freedom 7, was the first American in space, became
the fifth astronaut to walk on the moon.

Shepard and Mitchell remained on the lunar surface for nearly
34 hours, conducting simple scientific experiments, such as
hitting golf balls into space with Shepard’s golf club, and
collecting 96 pounds of lunar samples. On February 9, Apollo
14
safely returned to Earth.

Spaceflight mission report: Apollo 14
The crew of Apollo 14 in their spacesuits: Edgar D. Mitchel,
Alan B. Shepard and Stuart A. Roosa.

Apollo 14 - NASA

Relive the dramatic Apollo 14 launch and moon landing, 50 years later -  Science

See photos from the Apollo era like never before | CNN

50 years ago today, astronaut and golfer Alan Shepard turned the Apollo 14  landing site into a golf course as he became the first, and only, person to  hit a golf ball

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Today In History

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35 Years Ago: Remembering Challenger and Her Crew - NASA

a space shuttle launching off with Kennedy Space Center in the background

a rocket launching with smoke
Before and after shuttle explosion (first visible signs of
danger on left, just after explosion on right).

Challenger explosion: The space shuttle broke apart and killed everyone on  board 34 years ago today | CNN

At 11:38 a.m. EST, on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle
Challenger lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and
Christa McAuliffe is on her way to becoming the first
ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space.

McAuliffe, a 37-year-old high school social studies teacher
from New Hampshire,
won a competition that earned her
a place among the seven-member crew of the Challenger.

She underwent months of shuttle training but then, beginning
January 23, was forced to wait six long days as the Challenger‘s
launch countdown was repeatedly delayed because of weather
and technical problems. Finally, on January 28, the shuttle lifted
off.

Seventy-three seconds later, hundreds on the ground,
including Christa’s family, stared in disbelief as the
shuttle broke up in a forking plume of smoke and fire.

Millions more watched the wrenching tragedy unfold on live
television. There were no survivors.

Spectators watch in horror as the space shuttle Challenger broke into pieces on January 28, 1986.


The Final Crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

The Shuttle Explodes

Peggy Noonan Recalls One of President Reagan's Finest Moments
President Ronald Reagan addressing the nation from the
White House on the day of the space shuttle Challenger explosion.

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ASTRONAUTS PERISH IN LAUNCH PAD FIRE

Hundreds honor 3 astronauts lost in Apollo fire 50 years ago | Fox News
The Apollo 1 crew, from left, Edward H. White II, Virgil I.
"Gus" Grissom, and Roger B. Chaffee.


A launch pad fire during Apollo program tests at Cape Canaveral,
Florida, killed all three astronauts of Apollo 1 on this day in 1967. 
     
An investigation indicated that a faulty electrical wire inside the
Apollo 1 command module was the probable cause of the fire.

The astronauts, the first Americans to die in a spacecraft, had been participating in a simulation of the Apollo 1 launch scheduled for
the following month.

Orbiter.ch Space News: The Apollo 1 tragedy - 27 January 1967 - In Memoriam

Hundreds honor astronauts lost in Apollo fire 50 years ago | Daily Mail Online

Moon #3 — Apollo 1 — Moon #3 — Apollo 1

Photos: Apollo 1 crew and fire in 1967

New NASA exhibit honors Apollo 1 crew lost in tragic accident
The entrance to the tribute to the three astronauts who died
in the fire.

The new tribute to the crew of Apollo 1 who perished in a fire at the launch pad on Jan. 27, 1967 during training for the mission is shown looking down the length of the area. The tribute highlights the lives and careers of astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White II and Roger Chaffee who were lost during the fire.

The three-part hatch that was in place on the Apollo 1 spacecraft is shown in a tribute to the crew of Apollo 1 who perished in a fire at the launch pad on Jan. 27, 1967 during training for the mission. This is the first time any part of the Apollo 1 spacecraft has been displayed publicly. 
The three-part hatch that was in place on the Apollo 1
spacecraft is shown in the tribute.This is the first time
any part of the Apollo 1 spacecraft has been displayed
publicly.
 


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THE FIRST MANNED MISSION RETURNED

Apollo 8, Re-entering Earths Photograph by Science Source - Fine Art America    
    
    
 

On Christmas morning, Apollo 8 left its lunar orbit and began
its journey back to Earth, landing safely in the Pacific Ocean
on on this day in 1968 after an historic six-day journey.

On December 21, Apollo 8 was launched by a three-stage
Saturn 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral,
Florida
, astronauts
Frank
 Borman, James Lovell, Jr., and William Anders were
aboard.
    
   

On Christmas Eve, the astronauts entered into orbit around
the moon, the first manned spacecraft ever to do so.      

Space Rocket History #170 – Apollo 8 – The Voyage Home | Space Rocket History

Apollo 8 Splashdown Recovery Photograph by Nasa/science Photo Library - Fine Art America

Apollo 8 recovery

Apollo 8 - CosmosFrontier.com  

Space History Photo: Apollo 8 Recovery | Space
  
 How NASA captured its famous 'Earthrise' photo during the Apollo 8 moon mission 50 years ago ...  

Apollo 8, the first spaceflight to orbit the moon, returned to Earth December 27th, 1968. The ...

Apollo 8 | The Planetary Society


 



       

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