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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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Museum battles to preserve moon suits for posterity
They have travelled further than any fashion item on Earth, surviving a hostile environment and extremes of heat and cold on a world far from ours. But now age is catching up with NASA spacesuits.
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Venus takes center stage in upcoming rare sky show
It's a spectacle that won't repeat for another century — the sight of Venus slowly inching across the face of the sun.
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Jun 01, 2012 |
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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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May 17, 2012 |
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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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Apr 27, 2012 |
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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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Apr 19, 2012 |
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Space shuttle Discovery lands at new museum home
(AP) -- The space shuttle Discovery went out in high-flying style.
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Apr 17, 2012 |
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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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Apr 11, 2012 |
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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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Apr 10, 2012 |
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Bill seeks to allow astronauts to keep space souvenirs
A dispute between NASA and former astronauts over ownership of space artifacts has led to a bill in Congress that would give the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts "full ownership rights" to items such as checklists and ...
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Mar 12, 2012 |
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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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Feb 29, 2012 |
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals recent geological activity on the Moon
(PhysOrg.com) -- New images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft show the moon's crust is being stretched, forming minute valleys in a few small areas on the lunar surface. Scientists ...
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