Person: Doug Hurley

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Irish Examiner View: Asteroid mining will be the gold rush frontier in space

EVER since the demise of America's Space Shuttle programme, US astronauts had to hitch a ride on Russian rockets to get to the International Space Station, a multi-national project involving five participating space agencies.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Irish Coast Guard on standby to rescue crew of US SpaceX rocket if emergency occurs

The Irish Coast Guard will lead any search and rescue operation off the Irish coast this evening in the unlikely event that the crew of SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission are forced to ditch in the Atlantic Ocean.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Near-perfect day for space shuttle

Ageing space shuttle Atlantis was showing no signs of a ship ready for retirement, with a near-flawless first day of its final flight.

Sun, 10 Jul, 2011

Observatory at Blackrock Castle to screen space shuttle’s final lift-off

THE public will be able to watch a piece of history unfold today when the CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory screens live the last take-off of the space shuttle.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2011

Swansong of Atlantis

AS YOU read, Space Shuttle Atlantis stands on Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Centre, its black nose pointed towards the heavens, one last mission beckoning.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2011