Space Station

Endeavour Docks at Space Station

Space shuttle Endeavour docked for the final time at the International Space Station carrying six astronauts and the long-anticipated Alpha…

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Endeavour Blasts Off on Her 25th and Final Mission

[/caption]KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - The second time was a charm for Space Shuttle Endeavour as she blasted off this morning…

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Endeavour Unveiled for Historic Final Blastoff

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - A humongous crowd numbering perhaps half a million excited people is expected to witness the…

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Looking to the Heavens with Endeavour; Launch Pad Photo Special

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Space Shuttle Endeavour is poised for launch as the countdown clock ticks down to a…

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Mississippi River Flooding As Seen from the Space Station

[/caption] Big Muddy, as the Mississippi River is known, looks especially big and muddy these days with record flooding occurring…

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Endeavour Astronauts Arrive at Cape for May 16 Launch

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - The all veteran crew for the last launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour flew back to…

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Dawn Begins Approach to Asteroid Vesta and Snaps First Images

[/caption] NASA’s revolutionary Dawn Asteroid Orbiter has begun the final approach phase to the giant asteroid Vesta and snapped its…

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50th Anniversary Ceremony Recreates First US Manned Spaceflight by Alan Shepard

[/caption] NASA celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first American manned spaceflight at a special ceremony on May 5, 2011…

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NASA Sets May 16 for Last Launch of Endeavour; Atlantis Slips to July

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - NASA managers set May 16 as the new launch date for the final flight of…

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Alan Shepard and MESSENGER Stamps Unveiled at Kennedy Space Center Ceremony

[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - 50 Years ago this week, Alan B. Shepard became the first American to be launched…

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