Former NASA astronaut Henry W. (Hank) Hartsfield Jr., who served as commander of space shuttle Discovery's maiden mission and flew on three shuttle flights, died on July 17 after an illness. He was 80 years old.
Team from Canton, GA Wins Second Place In Student Rocketry Challenge Final At Farnborough
Five students from Creekview High School of Canton, GA took home silver medals in the seventh annual International Rocketry Challenge at the Farnborough International Air Show. The U.S. team, sponsored by Raytheon won second place, while the French team captured first and the U.K. team took third.
Goal Is To Provide More Affordable Launch Services For Medium And Heavy Lift Missions
A recently-completed study conducted by Rocketdyne and Ball Aerospace focused on the development of a common upper stage service for NASA, designed to enhance the performance of the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II medium and heavy launch vehicles for planetary and heliophysics missions, and pave the way for additional missions by providing more affordable launch services.
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