NASA's 7 new space pioneers are companies
(AP) -- A half century ago the Mercury Seven embodied America's space future. Now it's the merchant seven - space companies for hire.
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Feb 2, 2010
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Bad weather could interfere with NASA test flight
(AP) -- NASA's newest rocket is on the verge of blasting off on a test flight.
Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2009
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China picks first female astronaut candidates
(AP) -- China's military-backed space program has selected 45 astronaut candidates, including its first women hopefuls, for a training program less than a year after the country completed its first spacewalk.
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2009
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Return-to-moon plan gets boost on Capitol Hill
(AP) -- NASA's weakened return-to-the-moon program has gotten a lift on Capitol Hill. The head of a special expert panel conceded to Congress on Tuesday that the moon program could work if given enough money. That would ...
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2009
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Space panel considers alternatives to NASA's plan for moon base
A presidential space panel on Thursday challenged NASA's vision of establishing a base on the moon and instead weighed other ambitious options that include free-ranging spaceships that could visit destinations throughout ...
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2009
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Moon potential goldmine of natural resources
As the Earth's natural resources gradually dwindle, some scientists believe the moon could prove a goldmine for future generations.
Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2009
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Forty years ago man first walked on the moon
Forty years ago on July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong realized the oldest dream of human civilizations when he became the first man to walk on the moon.
Space Exploration
Jul 5, 2009
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NASA launches LCROSS Lunar Impactor
NASA launched its first moon shot in a decade Thursday, sending up a pair of unmanned science probes that will help determine where astronauts could land and set up camp in years to come.
Space Exploration
Jun 19, 2009
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Funding threatens US return to moon by 2020
US ambitions of returning to the moon by 2020 and then heading to Mars risk being grounded because of "unrealistic" funds allocated to NASA, said Senator Bill Nelson, a former space shuttle astronaut.
Space Exploration
Jun 18, 2009
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