Shuttle 'Endeavor' rescues communications satellite
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The space shuttle Endeavor succeeded in rescuing the Intelsat-9 satellite and correcting its orbit after two initial attempts failed. The flight renewed public interest in space, but the Endeavor will probably be the last new shuttle as focus shifts to using unmanned rockets.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1992
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Shuttle 'Discovery' flies biology mission
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Scientists aboard the space shuttle 'Discovery' performed experiments that examined how zero-gravity affects cell growth, produced pure crystals and alloys, and tested astronauts' ability to adapt to space to aid the design of a space station.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1992
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Space: shuttle 'Discovery' deploys satellite
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'Discovery' conducted medical and military experiments and deployed a $330 million communications satellite on its mission, from Jul 13-22, 1995. The shuttle orbited the Earth 142 times and went 3.7 million miles.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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