There will be some very interesting passengers on the final mission of the NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis scheduled to launch July 8, 2011: thousands of bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 24, 2011
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NASA completed its part in the construction of the International Space Station on Friday, with the final spacewalkers in the 30-year shuttle program attaching an extension boom.
Space Exploration
May 27, 2011
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NASA said Friday it is aiming to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on July 8 for the last-ever flight of the 30-year-old American shuttle program.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2011
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NASA is examining seven heat shield tiles that appear to have been damaged during the shuttle Endeavour's ascent into orbit, but the US space agency said Wednesday there was no cause for concern.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2011
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The US space shuttle Endeavour, with six astronauts on board including an Italian, docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, NASA said.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2011
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Still hoping for that job as an astronaut, even as the last days of the space shuttle are winding down? You may want to practice your Russian.
Space Exploration
May 17, 2011
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As the space shuttle program winds down, questions are flying about what's happening and why. The launch countdown began Friday for the second-to-last flight. Some answers about the end of the space shuttle:
Space Exploration
May 13, 2011
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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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(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.
Space Exploration
Apr 26, 2011
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(AP) -- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly says doctors have given his wife, Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, approval to travel to Cape Canaveral this week to watch him fly into space Friday on the next-to-last shuttle ...
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2011
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