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Less of Me

By Tim Owen Let’s be frank, things just weren’t working out. The project was a microgravity experiment that was supposed to be ready for launch in August 2000.

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When My Name Suddenly Was “Murphy”

By David Mitchell The 1995-96 timeframe was a busy period for NASA’s Delta II missions. Several spacecraft were slated for launch.

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Boiling Point

By Michael C. Jansen One of my first experiences as a journeyman engineer paralleled Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.

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Loss and Recovery

By Ken Schwer As I stood harnessed in the bucket truck above the Taurus launch vehicle three days before launch, all the difficulties, successes, and memories of this mission came to mind.

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