Atlantis begins ferry flight home from Calif.
(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis has begun its ferry flight home from California to Florida.
Space Exploration
Jun 1, 2009
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NASA waits for dry weather to bring shuttle home
(AP) -- NASA is waiting for a break in Florida's rainy weather so the space shuttle Atlantis can return home on schedule.
Space Exploration
May 22, 2009
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Atlantis crew wraps mission, testifies to Senate
(AP) -- Tests and testifying will take up what NASA hopes is the last day in orbit for the space shuttle Atlantis.
Space Exploration
May 21, 2009
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Astronaut recalled Uncle Frank during Hubble fix
(AP) -- Sometimes all the high-tech training is nothing compared to what Uncle Frank and a big screwdriver can teach an astronaut about removing stubborn parts, even 350 miles above Earth.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2009
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Bad weather may disrupt shuttle landing schedule
(AP) -- Astronauts are conserving power on the space shuttle Atlantis because bad weather in Florida may keep them in orbit longer than planned.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2009
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Hubble departs shuttle for new discoveries
(AP) -- A rejuvenated Hubble Space Telescope, more powerful than ever, departed the space shuttle Tuesday and sailed off for new discoveries.
Space Exploration
May 19, 2009
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Astronauts take final spacewalk for Hubble repairs
(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Monday to finish repairs on the Hubble Space Telescope, never to be touched by human hands again.
Space Exploration
May 18, 2009
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Complex repairs face weary Hubble spacewalkers
(AP) -- Astronauts are getting ready for what could be the most complex spacewalking of their mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space Exploration
May 16, 2009
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Chinese space debris passes shuttle uneventfully: NASA
A small piece of debris from China's 2007 anti-satellite test passed by the space shuttle Atlantis, but not close enough to require an evasive maneuver, NASA said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
May 14, 2009
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Astronauts get in shuttle, ready to go to Hubble
(AP) -- Astronauts strapped into space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for one last flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, an extraordinarily ambitious mission that NASA hopes will lift the celebrated observatory to new scientific ...
Space Exploration
May 11, 2009
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