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Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA and Challenger

Director who led Marshall Space Flight Center during Challenger disaster dead at 102

President Ronald Reagan immediately appointed a commission to investigate and report on the circumstances that led up to the loss of the Challenger. The Rogers Commission report of June 6, 1986, faulted both NASA as a whole and the Marshall Space Flight Center, as well as contractor Morton Thiokol Inc., over lapses in engineering and management.

WHNT-TV Huntsville on MSN · 10h

Big cuts coming to NASA? Where Marshall Space Flight Center stands

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — NASA could make large cuts to its workforce soon.

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William Ray Lucas, ex-director of NASA center that shouldered much of the blame of Challenger explosion, dead at 102

Lucas was director of the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville when the Challenger exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, just 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It was the deadliest ...

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Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102

William Ray Lucas, who led the NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, has died. Lucas was 102. Lucas died Monday at his home in Huntsville,

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Questions raised in the Huntsville housing market as federal cuts continue

Even with Marshall Space Flight Center employees seemingly spared, a federal hiring freeze in place, widespread layoffs and ...

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Marvel fans thrilled at Fantastic Four trailer event at U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville

Fans gathered at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for the official trailer launch of Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

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Widow of space pioneer Wernher von Braun dies at 96, leaves lasting legacy

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Maria von Braun, widow of rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun and a prominent figure in America's early space ...

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Fantastic Four cast visited U.S. Space & Rocket Center for launch of movie trailer

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The U.S. Space & Rocket Center hosted Marvel and the cast of “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” for its inaugural trailer and poster launch on Tuesday morning. Fans at ...

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Stars of Marvel's 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' visit Huntsville to launch inaugural trailer

Excitement filled the air in Huntsville early Tuesday morning as local Marvel fans gathered for a special surprise at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. People of all ages, many ...

Space on MSN13d

The Fantastic Four meets Saturn V: 'First Steps' trailer launched at rocket center

Disney's Marvel Studios launched its first look at "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" by broadcasting from the U.S. Space & ...

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Maria von Braun, wife of Dr. Wernher von Braun, has died

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has announced that Maria von Braun, the wife of Dr. Wernher von Braun, has passed away at 96. The rocket center said that Maria von ...

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Pedro Pascal makes cast members, fans laugh before Good Morning America interview in Huntsville

WAAY 31 joined Good Morning America and Marvel at Huntsville's U.S. Space and Rocket Center for "The Fantastic Four: First ...

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