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  • Space shuttle Discovery heads for landing in Florida

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Discovery was poised for a supersonic glide back to Earth on Saturday, two weeks after blasting off on a mission to give Japan a permanent ...
  • Shuttle Atlantis hauled to launch pad in Florida

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA hauled the space shuttle Atlantis to the seaside launch ... trio of storms churning over the Atlantic Ocean will steer clear of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...
  • Space shuttle is moved to Florida launch pad

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA moved space shuttle Discovery to its launch pad on Wednesday for a planned February 12 launch that will kick off the U.S. space agency's last ...
  • Hubble-bound shuttle arrives at Florida launch pad

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle that will carry NASA's last crew to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope was moved to its Florida launch pad on Tuesday in preparation for ...
  • Space shuttle Endeavour heads home to Florida

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew left orbit on Friday for a Florida landing after a 16-day mission to complete Japan's ...
  • Shuttle dodges debris, aims for Florida landing

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The shuttle Discovery crew fired steering rockets on Friday to dodge a piece of space debris during what was expected to be the final day of a successful ...
  • Discovery's return marks completion of Esperia Mission

    Space Shuttle Discovery landed in Cape Canaveral, Florida this evening at 19:01 CET (18:01 UT), completing one of the most complex assembly missions to the ...
  • Shuttle reaches launch pad for May 31 liftoff

    ... (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery reached its Cape Canaveral, Florida, launch pad on Saturday in preparation for a May 31 liftoff to place a huge Japanese research complex on the ...
  • NASA probe closing in on Mars, but will it land?

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Nine months ago, NASA's Phoenix probe blasted off for Mars with an unprecedented mission to sample water on another world.
  • NASA sets space shuttle liftoff for May 31

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA cleared the space shuttle Discovery on Monday for launch on May 31 to deliver the centerpiece of Japan's space program, a massive laboratory named Kibo, ...
  • Space shuttle mission now a plumber's house call

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - As the countdown for Saturday's launch of space shuttle Discovery began on Wednesday, a key part for the International Space Station -- a new pump for the toilet -- ...
  • Rocket blasts off to deliver telescope into orbit

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned Delta rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday to put a gamma ray telescope into orbit to probe the ...
  • NASA taps Oceaneering to build spacesuits for moon

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA has turned to a new lead contractor to build spacesuits for its revived lunar exploration program that aims to land astronauts on the moon ...
  • Space station crew poised for risky spacewalk

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station prepared for a spacewalk on Thursday to remove an explosive bolt from their Soyuz capsule in hopes of fixing a ...
  • Cosmonauts upgrade parking spot on space station

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The commander and lead engineer aboard the International Space Station left the outpost on Tuesday for a 5-1/2-hour spacewalk to prepare another parking spot for ...

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