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Louise Arner Boyd Quiz: Women Adventurers Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators…Franklin Chang-Dìaz Biography
Franklin Chang-Dìazastronaut, scientistBorn: April 5, 1950Birthplace: San Jose, Costa Rica Chang-Dìaz moved to the United States when he was in high school, and got a doctorate in applied…Space Shuttle Timeline
Overview of two decades of the U.S. shuttle program by Liz Olson 1980s…A Human Mission to Mars? Not Yet
Water on Mars The scientific community was intrigued by the startling announcement in June 2000 that some high-resolution images of Mars taken by the Mars Global Surveyor showed strong…Buzz Aldrin
Name at birth: Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.Buzz Aldrin was the second human to walk on the moon. On July 20, 1969, he followed Neil Armstrong onto the lunar surface while a third American astronaut,…Shannon Lucid Biography
Shannon Lucidastronaut and biochemistBorn: 1/14/1943Birthplace: Shanghai, China Lucid is one of the most prominent women astronauts in the world. In 1996 she spent six months aboard the…Sally Ride
Sally Kirsten Ride was the first American woman to fly in space, going aloft in the space shuttle Challenger in 1983 and again in 1984. (The very first woman in space was the cosmonaut Valentina…January 2018 Current Events: Science & Technology News
Top of Page World News | Disaster News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news events you need…Kalpana Chawla Biography
Kalpana ChawlaastronautBorn: 7/1/1961Birthplace: Karnal, India Kalpana Chawla's love of flying led to her career as a NASA astronaut. She started her higher education in India, earning a B.S…Gordon Cooper
Name at birth: Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr.Gordon Cooper was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, the first Americans chosen for space flight duty by the National Aeronautics and Space…Trending
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