
STP21 - Remembering Dr. William Thornton
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<p>It's been another very busy week in the world of space flight and we do our best to bring you up to date, but we also pay tribute to Dr. William Thornton, former NASA astronaut who died aged 91 last week.</p><br><p>NASA Tribute to William Thornton: <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-remembers-astronaut-william-thornton/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-remembers-astronaut-william-thornton/</a></p><p>William Thornton Archives: <a href="https://utmb-ir.tdl.org/handle/2152.3/563" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://utmb-ir.tdl.org/handle/2152.3/563</a></p><br><p>Emily's Blogs:</p><p>A Small Step and A Giant Leap to Better Support Women in Spaceflight Writing - <a href="https://medium.com/the-making-of-an-ex-nuke/a-small-step-and-a-giant-leap-to-better-support-women-in-spaceflight-writing-84d02df8c8a7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://medium.com/the-making-of-an-ex-nuke/a-small-step-and-a-giant-leap-to-better-support-women-in-spaceflight-writing-84d02df8c8a7</a></p><p>Remembering Phillip Clark: <a href="https://space.nss.org/remembering-phillip-clark-1950-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://space.nss.org/remembering-phillip-clark-1950-2020/</a></p><br><p>This week's news:</p><p>SN9 Engine Swap: <a href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-sn9-engine-swap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-sn9-engine-swap</a></p><br><p>Blue Origin New Shepard Launch: 14th Jan: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9oTZu2HP8U" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9oTZu2HP8U</a></p><br><p>"Apollo 11: Quarantine" Trailer: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxMqsAbAAvY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxMqsAbAAvY</a></p><br><p>NASA SLS Green Run Shutdown: <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2021/01/19/green-run-update-data-and-inspections-indicate-core-stage-in-good-condition/" rel=