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VideoOn this date…March 4 launch of STS-62
#OTD in 1994, the launch of Columbia on the STS-62 microgravity research mission
VideoOn This Day… Endeavour Launches on ASTRO-2 Mission
#OTD in 1995, Endeavour launched on the ASTRO-2 astronomy mission:
VideoOn This Date…March 1
A mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope blasted off on this date in 2002.
VideoOn This Date…Feb. 28
VideoVideo: MMS preview briefing
During a Feb. 25 briefing at NASA headquarters, details were discussed about the upcoming Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission, scheduled for launch March 12 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
VideoSMAP observatory unfurls large science antenna structure
Deploying its marquee element in space Tuesday, NASA's new Soil Moisture Active Passive spacecraft took a major step towards realizing its science potential.
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VideoVideo: Groundbreaking for commercial crew access tower
There was a groundbreaking Friday at Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 to start building the astronaut access tower to board Boeing's CST-100 capsules atop United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rockets.
VideoLaunch America getting new access gantry for astronauts
A groundbreaking Friday ceremonially commenced construction of an astronaut access tower at United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 launch pad in Florida, a 200-foot-tall gantry that will add to the future of U.S. human spaceflight.