Sentences with phrase «board the space shuttle»

In 1992, she became the first African American woman to travel to space as a crew member on board the Space Shuttle Endeavor.

Researchers noticed that while on board the space shuttle, the salmonella encased themselves in a biofilm, a protective coating that is notoriously resistant to antibiotics.

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Among those listed on its board includes Esther Dyson, the NewSpace investor and venture capitalist, Jeff Ashby, a former NASA space Shuttle commander, and Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Speaker of the House.

The space shuttle disintegrated upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere due to missing heat shield tiles, killing all seven astronauts on board.

That artwork, which Garriott brought home 12 days later, along with six more pieces he created on board the ISS, was on display recently on Manhattan's Lower East Side as part of an exhibit called Celestial Matters, organized to benefit a group of learning centers created in memory of space shuttle Challenger's tragic final mission.

Because they are often nauseous, always busy, and the food on board their capsules, shuttles and space stations doesn't look, smell or taste like it does on Earth.

But NASA chief Michael Griffin has said that the effects of the cuts will be felt across the board, from development of the shuttle replacement vehicles to the many space - science programs.

As the Shuttle - Mir program draws to a close, a veteran NASA astronaut reflects on her mission on board the Russian spacecraft and the implications for the International Space Station

University officials first learned of the duplications in 2005, and they eventually led to an investigation by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), which funded some of Smith's work, including experiments on board the U.S. space shuttles.

The ISS crew were due to return to earth on board the US Space Shuttle Atlantis on March 1, 2003.

After the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated on reentry, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board recommended that NASA capture high resolution images of Shuttle launches from high altitude.

We had a replacement for the space shuttle on the drawing board when the Obama Administration came into office and he canceled it due to so - called funding issues.

The project has attracted talented and experienced industry experts from the automotive, aerospace and blockchain industries, while the board of directors is populated by veterans of GM, SAP, Bancor, Equinix, the Ethereum Foundation and members of NASA, including Commander Scott Horowitz, a four - mission Space Shuttle astronaut (pictured).