The Atlantis crew on Saturday inspected the craft's thermal protection system, the outer barrier that protects it from the searing heat upon re-entry into the earth's atmosphere, NASA said.
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Jul 9, 2011
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(AP) -- Four astronauts are taking space shuttle Atlantis for one last spin - the very last one of the 30-year space shuttle era.
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Jul 8, 2011
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NASA's Ames Research Center will send a variety of life science experiments and technology demonstrations aboard the final space shuttle to better our understanding of how robots can help humans live and work in space and ...
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Jul 8, 2011
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(AP) -- Thunderstorms are still threatening to delay NASA's last space shuttle launch, set for Friday.
Space Exploration
Jul 7, 2011
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(AP) -- A somewhat generational battle over NASA's future is escalating even as NASA is about to close the book on the space shuttle era.
Space Exploration
Jul 6, 2011
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(AP) -- The weather isn't cutting NASA any breaks, not even for the last space shuttle launch.
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Jul 6, 2011
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When NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program is shuttered following the Atlantis mission in July, the University of Colorado Boulder will look back at a rich relationship filled with triumph and tragedy and look ahead to ...
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Jul 5, 2011
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Showers and thunderstorms are likely to force a delay to this week's planned final launch of the space shuttle, NASA's weather officer said on Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Jul 5, 2011
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(AP) -- The four astronauts who will close out NASA's space shuttle program are at their Florida launch site, eager for a Friday takeoff.
Space Exploration
Jul 4, 2011
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(AP) -- The last space shuttle launch ever is set for July 8.
Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2011
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