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[Citation](http: www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/neilabio.html) Neil Armstrong was the first to perform a successful docking of two vehicles in space. Armstrong also was the first man to step foot on the moon.
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citationThe pilots of the test run were Robert L. Crippen and the commander was John. W Young. This was used as a test run, recieved positive feedback. Which meant most of the system tests were successful.
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Citation Space shuttle Discovery flew 39 missions.Known for bringing along the oldest man, John Glenn at 77 years old.
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Citation Discovery flew 39 times from 1984 to 2011. Discovery flew more missions than any of its sisters. Spending altogether 365 days in space!
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Citation Work began on the Discovery in 1979, and took four long years to be built. The Discovery gave hope after the Space shuttle tragedies. Was seen as the return mission.
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Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed along with its seven crew members. Explosion occured 73 seconds into the flight, due to a leak. citation
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Citation Nasa proudly selected Christa McAuliffe as the first teacher to aboard the space shuttle the Challenger. The plan was for her to take a year leave and nasa would pay her salary, and this would be the first ever teacher in space program. Until the accident occured with the Challenger and the crew.
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Citation Astronauts deployed Nasa's space telescope on the shuttle STS-31 mission in April 1990
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As of December first 2006, Nasa International Space Station has made 116 successful launches. href='http://www.paranormalknowledge.com/articles/25-facts-on-nasa.html' >Citation</a>
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On December 4th 2006, Nasa gives a big announcement. They are planning on building a permanent moon base. Citation
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Citation Astronaut Michael J. Massimino, crew member of the Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-125 Mission became the first person to use Twitter in space.
