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Cargo spacecraft named for shuttle-era astronaut who died of aircraft crash accidents
An astronaut who died from accidents sustained in a aircraft crash earlier than she might launch to the Worldwide Area…
Astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the primary Apollo mission to the moon, has died at age 95
This late Sixties portrait exhibits U.S. Col. Frank Borman, commander of the Apollo 8 flight. Borman, who commanded Apollo 8's…
Apollo 16 astronaut Ken Mattingly has died at age 87 : NPR
Retired astronaut Ken Mattingly has died. He is pictured (middle) with crewmates Jim Lovell (left) and Fred Haise (proper) at…
How many astronauts have died in space?
Back to Article List There's no doubt space is an extremely dangerous place, but only a handful of space travelers…
An ancient red giant star created a rare ‘bipolar’ nebula as it died (photo)
The stellar wreckage left by the death throes of a giant red star takes the appearance of an overflowing cosmic…