'Endeavour' flight length sets record
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The 'Endeavor' set a new record for the longest shuttle flight with its Mar 2-18, 1995, mission. The crew conducted astronomical research on various stars, planets and galaxies using ultraviolet telescopes. Information about the shuttle was posted on the Internet by NASA.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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Space: 'Endeavour' returns Japanese satellite
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The space shuttle Endeavour returned from a nine-day mission on Jan 20, 1996. On Jan 13, 1996, a crew member retrieved a Japanese satellite that was malfunctioning, and three crew members went spacewalking on different occasions. The shuttle traveled 3.7 million miles.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1996
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