Shuttle Loss Proved &#39;Cathartic,&#39; Departing NASA Leader Says
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The loss of the shuttle Columbia was not just a low point in NASA history, but was also a &quot;cathartic moment&quot; that led to reforming the space agency and pushed the nation
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ABC says, &quot;When NASA&#39;s Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over East Texas almost two years ago, killing its crew of seven, many wondered: What will become of the struggling space agency?
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An astronaut aboard the international space station went back to work Thursday even as he grieved for his mother, who was killed a day earlier when a train struck her vehicle.
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NASA knows Columbia sustained damage on liftoff. But engineers' concerns get swept aside by mission control, at the cost of seven lives. Compiled by Tony Long.
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The space shuttle pilot at the center of a bizarre love triangle that included a former astronaut who now faces attempted kidnapping charges is leaving the space agency, NASA said Friday.
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The shuttle Discovery  astronauts bid an emotional farewell to their colleagues aboard  the International Space Station on Tuesday and headed into  their spaceship to prepare for the journey home.
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NASA (news - web sites)&#39;s departing boss, Sean O&#39;Keefe, said Friday he does not regret canceling the last shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope
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You've done enough, thanks Astronaut Bill Oefelein, who you may remember from the tale of nappy-wearing astronaut Lisa Nowak, is leaving NASA, the space agency said on Friday.â¦
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The end of January marks a somber time for NASA with the anniversary of the three major tragedies in the history of U.S. spaceflight.
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HOUSTON -- Seven NASA astronauts will bid farewell to the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday when their shuttle Atlantis undocks after a busy construction mission.
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By LOS ANGELES TIMES  HOUSTON - After 19 years of marriage, three children and one magnificent shuttle flight into space, NASA astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak's life was beginning to unravel.
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The third hurricane to hit NASA&#39;s spaceport in just over a month blew out more panels and left more gaping holes in the massive shuttle assembly building, but overall
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The meltdown of astronaut Lisa Nowak is strange and sad. Even though we no longer throw ticker tape parades for NASA astronauts returning from outer space, they still hold a special place in our collective national image. Astronauts are our heroic pioneers.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The shuttle Discovery astronauts bid an emotional farewell to their colleagues aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday and headed into their spaceship to prepare for the journey home.
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Sept. 6, 2004 âThe damage report isn&#39;t even complete, much less an understanding of the impact Hurricane Frances will have on NASA&#39;s wallet and scheduled return of the shuttle fleet to flight.
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An astronautâs life can stretch family ties to the breaking point, and astronauts are not immune to emotional stress.
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By PAUL THOMPSON  THE space shuttle pilot at the centre of a love triangle that led to a showdown between his two lovers is to leave Nasa.   William Oefelein, 42, has been reassigned to the US Navy ending his career as an astronaut.