Edwards Air Force Base / NASA’s Kennedy Space Center / Chandra X-Ray Observatory / Russian space station Mir / Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing Facility / Space Transportation System / International Space Station / White Sands Space Harbor / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute / NASA’s Destiny laboratory / National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center / /
IndustryTerm
flight systems / hot gas / /
NaturalFeature
Atlantic Ocean / Pacific Ocean / /
Organization
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute / Discovery’s STS-95 mission / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / STS-134 mission / STS-133 mission / /
Person
Sally Ride / Miles Traveled / John F. Kennedy / John Glenn / Franklin Chang-Diaz / Miles Flown / John Young / Mike Finke / Astronauts Jerry Ross / James Cook / Robert Gray / Bob Crippen / Tammy Jernigan / /
Position
astronaut / Captain / /
Product
Space Shuttle Program / NASA’s Apollo capsules / /
ProvinceOrState
Alaska / Oregon / Florida / Hawaii / British Columbia / California / Massachusetts / Washington / /
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