Tag: STS-120
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Shuttle skipper, mountaineering spacewalker going into Hall of Fame
Brian Duffy (left) and Scott Parazynski (right) are the 2016 inductees for the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. CAPE CANAVERAL — Commander of the 100th space shuttle flight and a spacewalker who later climbed Mount Everest will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday. Brian Duffy…
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Discovery launches after eventful countdown
Shuttle Discovery has launched on her first attempt – the third in a row for NASA – after an eventful countdown that threatened to scrub the launch.Earlier, managers cleared observed ice that had been spotted on shuttle Discovery’s External Tank (ET-120) in the final hours of the count. The ice was classed as a violation…