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Shuttle Discovery to make one last flightCape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Jan 26, 2012 The space shuttle Discovery will take to air one last time during its voyage to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, officials said. The shuttle is expected to depart Kennedy Space Center April 17 for a non-stop ferry flight atop a 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft to Dulles International Airport, NASA and the Smithsonian Institution said Thursday. In the last major processing operation in preparation for the flight, technicians fitted a tail cone over replica main engines installed on ... read more |
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 Tracking infinity and beyond The landing of the shuttle Atlantis July 21 marked the end of an era of space exploration. Behind the scenes, thousands of people have helped the U.S. space program make history while only a few fac ... more | .. |
 Teams Practice Lifting Shuttles at Airports It will take two large cranes, a specially built sling, four masts and about 45 people to perform the complex maneuvers to safely lift a space shuttle off the back of a modified 747. Because it hasn ... more | .. |
 Atlantis Final Mission Included Successful Kennedy-Developed Plant Experiment Atlantis carried many science and research experiments in its middeck during NASA's last shuttle flight, STS-135, in July. Among these was a plant experiment developed at Kennedy Space Center's Spac ... more | .. |
 US shuttle debris surfaces amid Texas drought A piece of the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia has surfaced in eastern Texas, where a severe drought has dried up a lake and exposed debris from the 2003 accident, NASA said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Sandia National Labs completes final scan of space shuttle program Nine engineers from Sandia National Laboratories helped ensure Atlantis' safety from Mission Control at Johnson Space Center as the shuttle made its final flight, marking the end of NASA's 30-year s ... more | .. |
 Space Shuttle final landing marks end of an era Thus was history made: Space Shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and made its last return to Earth. The Shuttle era is now over and the door is open to the next generati ... more | .. |
Space Shuttle Era Ends with Atlantis Landing Space shuttle Atlantis touched down on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at 5:57 a.m. EDT on July 21. After 200 orbits around Earth and a journey of 5,284,862 miles, the landing at NASA's Ken ... more | .. |
 Cigars and flowers as NASA savors shuttle's end Cigars were passed around, flowers brightened desktops and pictures snapped from all angles as NASA employees hugged, laughed and cried after the shuttle Atlantis landed one final time. ... more |
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 Commander, NASA savor moment as Atlantis lands The commander who brought shuttle Atlantis to a final homecoming Thursday said US space exploration would carry on, as he lauded the vessel for changing "the way we view the world." ... more | .. |
 Atlantis Carries Adult Stem Cells Into Space On its 135th and final flight in NASA's shuttle program, the shuttle Atlantis carried the stem cells of six adults to the International Space Station. Alberto Sant Antonio, MD, a Weston, Florida gen ... more | .. |
 Weather forecast favorable for last shuttle landing Weather forecasts are favorable for the last landing under the Space Shuttle program, mission control official Leroy Caine said. The Atlantis shuttle, which undocked from the International Spa ... more | .. |
 End of an era for US spaceflight as Atlantis lands The shuttle Atlantis cruised home for a final time Thursday, ending its last mission to the International Space Station and closing a 30-year chapter in American space exploration. ... more |
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 Major moments in the US shuttle program The US space shuttle is part cargo truck, part passenger bus, part airplane built for orbit, and has known soaring highs and devastating lows during its 30-year career. ... more | .. |
 NASA fends off tears with shuttle end in sight NASA astronauts and engineers fought off tears Wednesday as Atlantis made its final approach toward Earth, bringing an end to the 30-year shuttle program and closing a chapter in human spaceflight. ... more | .. |
 Space shuttles will soon be museum pieces The end of the US space shuttle program brings the start of a new chapter for the remaining orbiters, which will soon take up residence as museum pieces in Florida, Virginia, California and New York. ... more | .. |
 US shuttle, the most complex flying machine ever built The US space shuttle is the most complex and costly flying machine ever built. It helped build a pioneering space outpost but also kept Americans confined to low Earth orbit for 30 years. ... more |
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 Iran will respond to any oil, military threats: Khamenei China coal mine explosion kills 11 Euro Parliament backs low-carbon road map Toyota aims for almost 10 million in vehicle sales Greenpeace chief warns of 'perfect storm' of crises Nano-oils keep their cool Ultra-fast photodetector and terahertz generator Rice professor's nanotube theory confirmed Wen says China has no intention to 'buy Europe' Kitchen Gadget Inspires Scientist to Make More Effective Plastic Electronics New Ideas Sharpen Focus for Greener Aircraft Beware of misleading claims on wind farms and health Smart paint could revolutionize structural safety Semprius Sets World Record for Solar Module Efficiency | .. |
 Shuttle Atlantis heads home from space station The crew of Atlantis undocked Tuesday from the International Space Station, wrapping up the last visit by a US shuttle to the orbiting outpost and setting its sights on an emotional homecoming. ... more | .. |
 Atlantis undocks from space station one final time Shuttle Atlantis inched away from the International Space Station early Tuesday for a final time, undocking from the outpost to begin its historic return to Earth, NASA officials said. ... more | .. |
US astronauts somber as shuttle era comes to an end The Atlantis roars back to Earth this week ending America's vaunted space shuttle program and frustrating a generation of astronauts who see their chance to soar into the cosmos sharply limited. ... more | .. |
Shuttle's end opens new era, new legal issues in spaceflight The space shuttle's final mission marks the end of an era, but also opens an unprecedented age of private and commercial spaceflight. This new era will require international collaboration to keep wa ... more |
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 Flying the STA: Landing Like the Shuttle A Shuttle Training Aircraft plunges 28,000 feet in a little more than a minute when astronauts use it to practice a space shuttle approach. It's as close as anyone can get to experiencing a shuttle ... more | .. |
 Cargo Transfers for Shuttle and Station Crews Aboard the docked Atlantis/International Space Station complex, the combined 10-member crew wrapped up its busy day of transfer work. Station lead flight director Chris Edelen said at an after ... more | .. |
 Elton John's 'Rocket Man' awakens space crew Singer Elton John's "Rocket Man" was played Wednesday to wake up the crew aboard the International Space Station, with the shuttle Atlantis docked on its last mission. ... more | .. |
 Last spacewalk of US shuttle era ends Two US astronauts wrapped up the the last spacewalk of the shuttle era Tuesday at the International Space Station, where Atlantis is docked on the final mission of the 30-year US program. ... more |
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