Hubble: From cosmic joke to cherished eye in space
(AP) -- Using the power of pictures, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped away at the mystery of the universe.
Astronomy
May 10, 2009
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Astronauts making one last house call to Hubble
(AP) -- The Hubble Space Telescope is about to get one last house call. And never before have the risks been higher.
Space Exploration
May 7, 2009
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NASA may move up Hubble mission to May 11
(AP) -- NASA may move up its final trip to the Hubble Space Telescope by one day.
Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2009
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Image: Engine of Atlantis
The second European Service Module that will power the Orion spacecraft on a crewed flyby of the moon is fitted with a special engine at Airbus facilities in Germany.
Space Exploration
Mar 29, 2021
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Image: European Columbus module packed up and loaded for transport
The European Columbus module is packed up and loaded for transport to the US in this image from 2006. Built in Turin, Italy, and Bremen, Germany, the completed module was shipped to NASA's facilities in Cape Canaveral, Florida ...
Space Exploration
Jan 17, 2018
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Kennedy Space Center remains closed, but spared major damage
NASA's Kennedy Space Center remained closed Tuesday but appeared to have weathered Hurricane Irma well.
Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2017
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Jeff Williams new NASA record holder for cumulative days in space
Station Commander Jeff Williams passed astronaut Scott Kelly, also a former station commander, for most cumulative days living and working in space by a NASA astronaut (520 days and counting). Williams is scheduled to land ...
Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2016
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Looking back at the Mir space station
The Mir Space Station was Russia's greatest space station, and the first modular space station to be assembled in orbit. Commissioned in 1986, the name can be translated from Russian as "peace", "world", and even "village" ...
Space Exploration
Jun 18, 2015
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University of Arizona grad student sends research into space and back; Earns top professional honors
Not many students can say they had to wait for their research to come back from space before they could collect their doctorate degrees. And not many can say that along the way they earned the top award in their professional ...
Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2013
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Last US shuttle's retirement means job losses
(AP)—Space shuttle Atlantis isn't going far to its retirement home. Early Friday, it will move just 10 miles (16 kilometers) to Kennedy Space Center's main tourist stop to be put on display in Florida.
Space Exploration
Nov 1, 2012
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