NASA&#39;s Longest-Serving Astronaut to Retire
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John W. Young, Commander of First Shuttle Mission and NASA&#39;s Longest-Serving Astronaut, to Retire. HOUSTON Dec 8, 2004 - The longest serving astronaut in history, who flew twice to the moon and commanded
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Two veteran astronauts are enjoying their last week on Earth before rocketing into space for a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
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The head of the US space agency (Nasa), Sean O'Keefe, resigns after three years in the post.
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By Charles Krauthammer  WASHINGTON -- You might not have noticed, but we broke another space record last month when astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria logged 67 hours of spacewalking.
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Maxime A. Faget, 83, a retired NASA aeronautical engineer whose innovative designs contributed greatly to manned spacecraft from Mercury to the space shuttle, died of cancer Oct. 10 at his home in Houston.
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PHILADELPHIA _ A Swedish astronaut kept a Frisbee in the air for 20 seconds Friday, claiming the new world record for "Maximum Time Aloft".  Only thing is, it was floating in zero gravity, aboard the International Space Station.
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The longest serving astronaut in history, John W. Young, announced his retirement on Tuesday. Mr. Young, who has spent 42 years at the National Aeronautics and Space
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By Mike Schneider THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  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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WASHINGTON -- NASA&#39;s director has turned in his resignation, ending three years marked by a space tragedy and extra scrutiny of the space agency.
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The head of the US space agency, NASA, has resigned after a tumultuous three years in office that included the loss of a space shuttle and its seven astronauts.
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U.S. Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak's detail as a NASA astronaut will be terminated, effective Thursday, NASA and the U.S. Navy said Wednesday in a written statement issued jointly.
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Columbia native and former astronaut Charles Bolden is on the short list to replace Sean OâKeefe, who resigned Monday after three tumultuous years running the nationâs space program.
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HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams set a new spaceflight record early Saturday as she and her Atlantis shuttle crewmates continue their mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata will stay on the International Space Station for three months from around the autumn of 2008, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Tuesday.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA&#39;s departing boss, Sean O&#39;Keefe, says he does NOT regret canceling the last shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope _ or anything else during his three years on the job.
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NASA administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe on Monday resigned after three years in charge of the US space agency which included the Columbia shuttle disaster, a NASA spokesman said.
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Washington: NASA Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe has resigned, spending three turbulent years at the helm of the US space agency which saw the crash of Columbia space shuttle, a painful probe into the disaster and severe austerity measures.