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Private supply ship flies by space station in test (Update)

The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday but did not stop, completing a critical test in advance of the actual docking.

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created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 11

TDRS-4 mission complete; spacecraft retired from active service

The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 4 (TDRS-4) recently completed almost 23 years of operations support and successfully completed end-of-mission de-orbit and decommissioning activities. TDRS-4's operational ...

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created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Friction stir welding unites reliability, affordability

(Phys.org) -- NASA's next heavy-lift launch vehicle, the Space Launch System, is moving further in development faster thanks to proven advanced technologies like friction stir welding.

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SpaceX rocket set to blast off, open new space era

A private company is on the verge of making history by launching a spacecraft to the International Space Station.

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created May 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

CA museum gets big gift to build shuttle exhibit

(AP) -- The California Science Museum said it has raised nearly half of the $200 million needed to build a permanent exhibit for the space shuttle Endeavour.

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created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Space shuttle Discovery lands at new museum home

(AP) -- The space shuttle Discovery went out in high-flying style.

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created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Space shuttle Discovery ready for voyage to museum

(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery has one last mission to complete.

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created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Space shuttle discovery to fly over Washington metro area April 17

(Phys.org) -- NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with space shuttle Discovery mounted atop will fly approximately 1,500 feet above various parts of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area on Tuesday, April 17.

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created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Shuttle Enterprise to fly over New York

The US space shuttle Enterprise on Friday leaves the US capital atop a Boeing 747 jet for a final flyover of New York City as it heads toward a museum where it will go on display.

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created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Space shuttle Enterprise to arrive in NY on Friday

(AP) -- Any new arrival to New York City wants to visit the sights - and the space shuttle Enterprise is no different.

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created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Smithsonian welcomes Discovery to space collection

(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery is preparing to move into its new home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex in northern Virginia.

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created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US museum to welcome space shuttle Discovery

Discovery on Thursday will become the first spaceship of the retired US shuttle fleet to enter its permanent home as a museum artifact, marking a solemn end to the 30-year US space flight program.

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created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smithsonian plans festival to welcome Discovery

(AP) -- The Smithsonian Institution plans a four-day festival with NASA to welcome space shuttle Discovery into its collection in April.

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created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Space shuttle arrives in NYC; crowds watch in awe (Update)

(AP) -- In a city understandably wary of low-flying aircraft, New Yorkers and tourists alike watched with joy and excitement Friday as space shuttle Enterprise sailed over the skyline on its final flight ...

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created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Space Image: Shuttle carrier aircraft arrives at Kennedy

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft glides down the runway of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0