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NASA turned a Gulfstream business jet into a space shuttle landing simulator, here’s how it worked

The Space Shuttle had no engines on landing, no go-around, and no second chance, so NASA built a bizarre solution. By converting a Gulfstream II into the Shuttle Training Aircraft, astronauts could ...
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Students learn from NASA and embark on space simulation ahead of 40 year anniversary of Challenger disaster

This coming Wednesday, Jan. 28, will mark the 40 year anniversary of the Challenger explosion, one of the biggest tragedies in NASA history, which killed seven crew members aboard the space shuttle.
Napa Valley Register

Astronauts try NASA’s new shuttle simulator

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Nearly 40 astronauts on Friday became the first to ride aboard a NASA tourist attraction that recreates a ride aboard the space shuttle, complete with the deep rumble of liftoff ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

U of I student shoots for stars with NASA internship

Samantha McCue, 21, a senior at the University of Illinois, is a budding astronaut and pilot who interned with NASA and has dreams of a career in outer space. BARTLETT, Ill. | When the supervisor of ...