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SpaceX Rocket Blasts Off On Historic Trip To International Space Station

Posted 05.22.2012

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral early Tuesday morning. The 3:44 a.m. launch followed numerous technical delays, includin...

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SpaceX Fixes Glitch That Grounded Rocket As New Launch Window Approaches

Posted 05.21.2012

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By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 05/20/2012 10:19 AM EDT on SPACE.com CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX engineers have replaced a faulty engine valv...

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SpaceX Identifies Cause Of Aborted Launch

Posted 05.20.2012

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By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 05/19/2012 08:01 AM EDT on SPACE.com This story was updated at 6:15 p.m. EDT. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A failed...

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New Launch Date Set For Historic SpaceX Mission

Posted 05.14.2012

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After a series of delays, the long-awaited SpaceX-ISS mission is now scheduled for May 19. If all goes according to plan, the first privately fund...

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WATCH: NASA's Oldest Shuttle Makes Final Takeoff

AP | By SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 04.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The space shuttle Discovery soared over the Washington Monument, the White House and the Capitol in a high-flying salute to the nation's...

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Suit: Cruise's Strip Search Of Underaged Girl Went WAY Too Far

Posted 04.04.2012

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A teenage girl is suing Carnival Cruise Lines in Miami's federal court, accusing employees of having conducted an aggressive strip and cavity search w...

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Launchpad For Lease: NASA Renting Out Space To Cope With Budget Woes

Posted 02.22.2012

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Looking for an awesome place to throw a party? Look no further than a space shuttle launch pad at Kennedy Space Center. Part of the iconic NASA fa...

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Retired Space Shuttle To Get $100 Million Home

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 03.19.2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's retired space shuttle Atlantis is a step closer to completing its final journey. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor...

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Science Serving Society

Jean-Lou Chameau | Posted 03.05.2012

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The excitement engendered by exploration, innovation and science is tremendous -- and rarely quite as evident as when a rocket launches, bound for another planet.

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WATCH: NASA Launches World's Biggest Extraterrestrial Explorer

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 01.26.2012

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A rover of "monster truck" proportions zoomed toward Mars on an 8 1/2-month, 354 million-mile journey Saturday, the bigge...

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End Of An Era: Space Shuttle Makes Historic Final Landing

AP | By MARCIA DUNN | Posted 09.20.2011

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See video of Atlantis' landing below. Click here for photos of the touchdown. (AP, By MARCIA DUNN) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Atlantis and four astronau...

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Astronaut's Bittersweet Memories Of Space Shuttle Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 09.06.2011

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The space shuttle Atlantis lifted off and disappeared into the sky Friday, and with it went NASA's longest running space travel program. The final ...

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Space Shuttle Endeavour Makes Historic Final Return to Earth

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 08.01.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's 30-year shuttle program inched closer to the end Wednesday, wrapping up its second-to-last mission and moving Atla...

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NASA Reveals Final Stop For Space Shuttle

AP | MIKE SCHNEIDER | Posted 06.13.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a memorable day in space history, NASA began its goodbyes to the shuttle program Tuesday, announcing the aged spacecraft wi...

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Jupiter Making Closest Approach To Earth In Nearly 50 Years

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Better catch Jupiter next week in the night sky. It won't be that big or bright again until 2022. Jupiter will pass 368 m...

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Advanced Military Satellite Launches into Orbit

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An Atlas 5 rocket carrying a national security communications satellite is in orbit after an early morning launch. The r...

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Obama: NASA Still Has Space Adventures Ahead

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN and ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — President Barack Obama boldly predicted Thursday his new plans for space exploration would lead American astronauts on hi...

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SDO Launch DELAYED: NASA To Try Solar Dynamics Observatory Launch Again Thursday

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) launch was successfully completed. The Associated Press reports: The most advanced solar observator...

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Discovery Launch Called Off, NASA To Try Again

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA called off the launch of space shuttle Discovery for a second time Tuesday after a critical fuel valve failed to wor...

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Will We Protect Our Majestic 23,000 Square Mile Deep-Sea Coral Reef?

Yahoo! News | BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press Writer | Posted 05.25.2011

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FIFTY MILES OFF CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Deep beneath the crystalline blue surface of the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern U.S. lies a virtual rain f...

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