NASA&#39;s Longest-Serving Astronaut to Retire
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The longest serving astronaut in history, who flew twice to the moon and commanded the first space shuttle mission, has announced his retirement after 42 years at NASA.
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Bill Gerstenmaier from NASA&#39;s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, has been manager of the International Space Station (ISS) programme for just over two years.
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Astronaut Pam Melroy has logged more than 560 hours in space. She slowed down long enough Tuesday to discuss the future of space exploration at Stennis Space Center.
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ONE of Americaâs greatest unsung heroes, an astronaut who touched the stars yet barely scraped the surface of public recognition, is to retire.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  and ERIN McCLAM, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  ORLANDO, Fla.  In July, astronaut Lisa Nowak traveled 5.3 million miles in a single-minded mission to put America's beleaguered space shuttle program back on track.
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Veteran astronaut Koichi Wakata has been named as the first Japanese to stay long-term in space, and said he hoped to bring ramen noodles to the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL -- It's a whole different kind of launch countdown: More than eight years and . . . still counting for many NASA astronauts who have done everything except, you know, fly in space. For example, consider Lee Archambault, a 20-year Air Force test pilot and longtime astronaut.
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By Mike Schneider  HOUSTON - Atlantis was cleared Saturday to return to Earth this coming week after the space shuttle's heat shield was judged capable of surviving the intense heat of re-entry, and a U.S. astronaut reached a milestone with the longest single spaceflight by any woman.
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NASA should use astronauts, not a robot, to carry out a crucial life-prolonging mission to the acclaimed Hubble Space Telescope one last time, a National Academy of Sciences panel concluded Wednesday.
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Legendary astronaut John Young said Thursday, on the verge of his retirement, that NASA has not changed its safety culture since the Columbia accident but has done all it can to improve the space shuttle and should return to flight as soon as possible.
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NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe resigned on Monday after three tumultuous years at the U.S. space agency, which were shadowed by the fatal break-up of shuttle Columbia and its painful aftermath.
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Sean O&#39;Keefe resigned as NASA administrator on Monday, saying he is leaving the position he has held for three years to pursue better economic opportunity for his family.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams has now spent more time in space than any other woman, setting the record on Sunday as she and a crew mate upgraded the international space station's cooling system.
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Sean O'Keefe, who has spent three tumultuous years running the nation's space program, is resigning, the White House said Monday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams has now spent more time spacewalking than any other woman, setting the record on Sunday as she and a crew mate upgraded the international space station's cooling system.
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NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe plans to resign as head of the U.S. space agency, an official familiar with the decision said on Sunday.
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Sean O&#39;Keefe will soon step down as NASA Administrator. The formal announcement is expected this coming week. Where O&#39;Keefe will be heading and exactly when he will leave remain to be determined however he