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The Space Race
Started by the Russians with Sputnik 1, it was finished by Neil Armstrong when he stepped onto the moon. -
NASA takes over NACA
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA, was replaced by NASA. NASA also inheirited NACA's plans for spaceflight. -
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Phase A
Basic plans were made during Phase A -
Reusable Spacecraft announced
George Mueller, head of space flight at NASA, announced in London that he had been working on a reusable spacecraft for two years. -
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Phase B
More detailed plans were made, withs plans that included costs, wieght, and technology used -
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Phase C/D
even more detailed designs and starting of manufacturing -
The first Shuttle finished
Enterprise was the first space shuttle made. Origanally named the Constitution, the public asked for it to be changed to the Enterprise after the Star Trek TV show. -
Columbia arrives at Kennedy Space Center
With problems from the thermal protection bits, the Columbia sits at the Kennedy space center for two years while new adhesives are tested. -
The first Shuttle launch
The Columbia was the first reuseable spacecraft launched -
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Space Shuttle Program
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Phase 1
Phase 1 was spent on building Spacelab a Europian space staion, and releasing commerical satilites from the payload. -
Columbia lands safely at Edwards Air Force Base
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Challenger accident
Challenger explodes shortly after lift of, -
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Phase 2
only goverment satillites are launched with the shuttle. -
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Phase 3
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Columbia accident
Columbia burns up during reentry -
The End of the Space Shuttle Program
The final mission, made by Atlantis, was the final Space Shuttle launched.
