Whither astronauts? Corps shrinks as shuttles stop
(AP) -- NASA's mighty astronaut corps has become a shadow of what it once was. And it's only going to get smaller.
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Jul 18, 2011
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2nd last space shuttle lands; final on launch pad (Update)
NASA's 30-year shuttle program inched closer to the end Wednesday, wrapping up its next-to-last mission and moving Atlantis to the launch pad for next month's final flight.
Space Exploration
Jun 1, 2011
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Shuttle Endeavour gone forever from space station
Endeavour and its crew of six left the International Space Station and headed home to close out NASA's next-to-last shuttle flight, pausing just long enough Monday to perform a victory lap and test equipment for a future ...
Space Exploration
May 30, 2011
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Endeavour soars on 2nd-to-last space shuttle trip
Endeavour blasted off on NASA's next-to-last shuttle flight, thundering through clouds into orbit Monday morning as the mission commander's wounded wife, Gabrielle Giffords, watched along with an exhilarated crowd estimated ...
Space Exploration
May 16, 2011
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Endeavour poised for next-to-last US shuttle flight
NASA Sunday readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its final mission with liftoff set for 8:56 am (1256 GMT) Monday on the next-to-last flight for the American shuttle program.
Space Exploration
May 15, 2011
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Next-to-last space shuttle launch faces more delay
The next-to-last space shuttle flight has been delayed again, this time to at least the middle of May for extra electrical tests.
Space Exploration
May 6, 2011
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NASA says no new launch attempt before next Sunday
NASA's space shuttles are dragging their tails toward retirement.
Space Exploration
May 2, 2011
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Shuttle flight is delayed; Obama visits Giffords
(AP) -- The president was on his way. Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts were riding out to the launch pad in a van. And a wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had flown in from her Houston rehab hospital to watch her husband ...
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2011
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What to pack for year in space? A 'superhero utility belt'
What's one thing astronaut Scott Kelly can't do without when he moves into space this week for a year? A belt.
Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2015
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On gun control, citizens support politicians who point to big picture, not specific incidents, study finds
As the nation continues to grapple with the long-simmering issue of gun control, solutions are stymied by heated debates.
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2013
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