Alan Shepard: 1923-1998

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Former astronaut Alan Shepard died on July 22, 1998 due to leukemia. The 74-year-old former astronaut was the first American to fly into space and was one of the 12 men to land on the Moon. Shepard also became part of the National Space Society's original Board of Directors.

Obituary, Astronauts, Shepard, Alan (American astronaut)

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NASA's "newest and oldest" astronaut

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Senator and former astronaut John Glenn becomes National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) newest and last payload specialist. NASA revealed that Glenn will act as payload specialist in the space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-95.

Appointments, resignations and dismissals, United States. Congress. Senate, Glenn, John

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The Europa orbiter mission: the search for water and life

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Voyagers 1 and 2 and Galileo missions have returned data strongly suggesting that Jupiter's moon Europa may have a subsurface ocean of liquid water. NASA is developing a follow-up mission exclusively dedicated to Europa.

Planning, Discovery and exploration, Europa (Satellite), United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jupiter (Planet), Satellites, Jovian satellites

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