Shuttle Launch

WATCH: Spectacular Space Shuttle Launch In Hi-Def Video

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 03.18.2012

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What’s it like to hitch a ride on a rocket? AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWSOME. At least that’s what one commenter wrote after viewing a dramatic new video of a...

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Thel Shuttle Launch: Witnessing the Last Trip to the Final Frontier

gadling.com | Paul Brady | Posted 09.07.2011

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The 11 Most Memorable Space Shuttle Program Moments

The Huffington Post | Steven Hoffer | Posted 09.07.2011

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From the space shuttle Columbia's first launch to the infamous Challenger explosion, three decades of American space exploration have produced some of...

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LIFT OFF!

Posted 09.07.2011

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(MARCIA DUNN, AP/THE HUFFINGTON POST) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Atlantis and four astronauts rocketed into orbit Friday on NASA's last space shuttl...

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Ready For Take-Off: Scenes From The Last Space Shuttle Launch

The Huffington Post | Cooper Smith | Posted 09.07.2011

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Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on July 8 at approximately 11:26 ET . This...

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WATCH LIVE: Space Shuttle Prepares For Final Flight

Posted 09.07.2011

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UPDATE: Atlantis successfully completed its launch. The AP reports, "Atlantis and four astronauts rocketed into orbit Friday on NASA's last space s...

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Where To Watch The Shuttle Launch LIVE

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 09.07.2011

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UPDATE: Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully completed its final blastoff on Friday. Click here to see photos and video from the launch. --- PREV...

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The Most Historic Images Of Space Shuttle Atlantis

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 09.06.2011

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On the morning of July 8, 2011, Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center on its 33rd and final mission, also the last mission ...

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Storms May Stall NASA's Last Shuttle Launch

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 09.05.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The weather isn't cutting NASA any breaks, not even for the last space shuttle launch set for Friday. Bad weather is exp...

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Gabrielle Giffords Reacts To Successful Shuttle Launch

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 07.16.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Sitting in a wheelchair atop NASA's launch control center with other astronaut families, wounded congresswoman Gabrielle ...

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This Is What An Astronaut Eats For Breakfast

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 07.16.2011

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What does an astronaut eat before a historic blastoff into space? Colonel Mike Fincke, who boarded Space Shuttle Endeavour for its final flight on ...

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HISTORIC: Photos From Space Shuttle Endeavour's Final Launch

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 07.16.2011

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Space Shuttle Endeavour lifted off for its final mission just before 9 a.m. ET on Monday. An estimated crowd of 500,000 spectators and well-wishers...

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WATCH LIVE: Endeavour's Final Launch

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 07.16.2011

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UPDATE: Missed the launch? You can watch a recap here. --- PREVIOUSLY: After a delay caused by mechanical difficulties, space shuttle Endeavour ...

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Another Delay For Shuttle Launch

AP | By MARCIA DUNN | Posted 07.06.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The next-to-last space shuttle flight has been delayed again, this time to at least the middle of May for extra electrical tes...

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Delayed Again

AP | By MARCIA DUNN | Posted 07.01.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour's final launch is off until at least the end of the week because technicians need to replace a switch ...

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NASA Delays Shuttle Launch: Watch Press Conference Live

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 06.29.2011

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NASA will host a 4:30 PM ET press conference about the launch of shuttle Endeavour, which was scheduled to blast off on Friday but has been delayed un...

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Space Shuttle Launch Delayed

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 06.29.2011

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NASA has delayed the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour, which was scheduled for 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday. The holdup is apparently due to concerns o...

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Space Shuttle Endeavour's Most Iconic Images

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 06.28.2011

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UPDATE: Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on Monday May 16, jut before 9 a.m. NASA delayed the mission from April 29 because of mechanical difficult...

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Ready For Launch

AP | By MARCIA DUNN | Posted 06.29.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Just a few hours from liftoff, NASA fueled space shuttle Endeavour for one last ride into orbit Friday as hundreds of thousand...

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Obama: 'I've Never Seen Devastation Like This'

AP | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 06.29.2011

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Expressing amazement at the destruction around him, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped through the wreckage left by rampagin...

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WATCH LIVE: Endeavour's Final Launch

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 06.28.2011

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The final flight of space shuttle Endeavour is a go for Friday, April 29. The craft is currently set to launch at 3:47 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A...

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Countdown Begins For Next-To-Last Shuttle Launch

AP | By MARCIA DUNN | Posted 06.27.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords arrived at NASA's launch site Tuesday for this week's flight of space...

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Special Guest To Attend Friday's Space Shuttle Launch

AP | Posted 06.25.2011

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HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly says doctors have given his wife, Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, approval to travel to Cape Canaveral ...

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Die-Hard Space Fans Flock To One Of Shuttle's Last Launches

CNN | Posted 06.15.2011

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It's now become a somewhat common event, one that for most Americans is signaled by nothing more than a brief blip on the news. But a space shuttle la...

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NASA's Most Iconic Photos Of Space Shuttle Discovery: 1984 - 2011

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thursday marks the final launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, the oldest of NASA's three operational orbiters and the first to be retired. Since 1984...

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