The Space Shuttle Program Would Have Been 40 Today, Were It Still Around [Techniversary]

NASA had been kicking around the idea of a reusable orbiter spacecraft before it even completed the Apollo project. But it took until January 5, 1972—forty years ago today—for President Richard Nixon to announce the full-scale development of this iconic spacecraft. More »

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