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U.S. astronaut corps evolves

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.

Why space shuttle fleet is retiring, what's next

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:

Endeavour's last skipper thrives on speed, risk

(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.

Kelly: Giffords cleared to attend shuttle launch

(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 ...

NASA to announce museums for retiring space shuttles

The US space agency said it will announce the museums that will host the three retiring space shuttles on Tuesday during an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the first shuttle launch.

Ocean-studying satellite 'no longer recoverable'

Astronauts famously call Earth the blue planet, a reflection of its watery surface. But, if you want to understand the other special thing about our planet -- its life -- you need to look at the green. Plants produce the ...

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