(AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour's commander, Mark Kelly, has spent his entire military career considering the options, weighing the risks, making a decision, then forging ahead.
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Apr 26, 2011
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A rocket carrying a national security payload has been successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on California's central coast.
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Apr 15, 2011
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(AP) -- Discovery's astronauts are back at Kennedy Space Center for a launch attempt.
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Feb 21, 2011
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(AP) -- The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said his wife would be "very comfortable" with his decision to go back into space and he expects her to be at his launch in April.
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Feb 6, 2011
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(AP) -- The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will head to space in April, a stunning decision coming almost one month to the day that his wife was shot through the head.
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Feb 4, 2011
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(AP) -- Twenty-five years ago, seven astronauts died aboard space shuttle Challenger when it exploded shortly after liftoff.
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Jan 28, 2011
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NASA said Tuesday it will aim to launch the space shuttle Discovery on February 24, after engineers found a way to shore up cracks on the external fuel tank that have delayed its final liftoff.
Space Exploration
Jan 11, 2011
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NASA on Wednesday postponed until mid-December the launch of the space shuttle Discovery on its last trip to the International Space Station after cracks were found in its external fuel tank.
Space Exploration
Nov 24, 2010
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(AP) -- NASA will try Thursday to launch space shuttle Discovery on its final voyage, although stormy weather could force yet another delay.
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2010
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(AP) -- NASA has yet to decide whether space shuttle Discovery is safe to lift off on its final mission Thursday. The weather, though, is getting worse.
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2010
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