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Groundbreaking ceremony for $100M home of space shuttle Atlantis

Another milestone was marked for NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on January 18, 2012 when ground was broken for the future...
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NASA invites geeks to a tweet-up about Monday's Atlantis space shuttle launch

It's no surprise that NASA embraced Twitter early on. After all, NASA is essentially a high-powered gaggle of space geeks drooling over the next...
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Peering inside Space Shuttle Discovery for the final time

Spending time near any of the threee orbiters of NASA's Space Shuttle fleet is a special treat for just about anyone, but it is most especially...
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NASA may need Russian flights longer than expected

America's space program may remain grounded longer than expected, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden told Congress.After the retirement of the...
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T Minus 38 Years

As she stood with her back turned and slightly apart from the group, her faded brown leather jacket and long blonde ponytail offered no information...
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Exploring a star-studded frontier

Since the beginning of time, man has been overcome with a desire to reach the heavens.“And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a...
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NASA's exodus continues...

NASA’s space shuttle program manager Mike Moses has announced that he has decided to leave the space agency to work for NewSpace firm Virgin...
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When Skylab fell to Earth

  • Skylab
  • September 19, 2011
NASA launched Skylab into orbit in 1973. Six years later, it hurtled back to Earth, causing great consternation and worry. It became1979's...
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The first space shuttle, Enterprise, celebrates its 35th anniversary

NASA's space shuttle era ended on July 21, 2011, when space shuttle Atlantis landed after the final space shuttle mission (STS-135). It began...
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Atlantis Comes Home to Stay as Workers Celebrate before Layoffs

An iconic symbol of America – known worldwide even more so than our revered Bald Eagle –has come home for the final time. The orbiter...
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