Atlantis astronauts may use a sewing kit normally reserved for spacesuits to repair a peeled-back thermal blanket near the spacecraft’s tail, NASA managers said Tuesday. The shuttle astronauts’ 11-day ...
After seeing Apollo 11 land on the moon, Jean Wright had a dream to work at NASA — and she got there. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
Like a celestial Etsy project, the Space Shuttles flew into space protected by quilts hand sewn by a seamstress who bought her sewing supplies at JoAnne Fabrics. These were not grandmotherly quilts ...
As space shuttle Atlantis orbits the Earth on NASA's last shuttle mission, it's worth remembering that key parts of this high-tech spaceship were handmade by people back here on Earth. Five years ago, ...
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'Not your grandma's sewing': Retired NASA seamstress recognized for her work protecting astronauts
A Brevard County woman is celebrating a big honor for her unique work on NASA's Space Shuttle program. Jean Wright's work sewing thermal protection blankets allowed the spacecraft to soar to new ...
Composed of images and text. Models represented: 1, 3, 4, 5. Title from title page. Story of inventor, J.A. Davis (of the Davis vertical feed sewing machine); pictures of machines; price list; ...
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