Visitors Ride Shuttle Launch Simulator
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By TRAVIS REED CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The floor rumbles and roars as the space shuttle gets to blastoff speed. Minutes later, the vehicle pitches forward suddenly at engine cutoff, showing a serene view of Earth.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The countdown clock began ticking on Tuesday for the planned launch this week of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis, which will return the beleaguered shuttle program to space after a six-month hiatus.
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NASA readied for a rare night launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery as astronauts boarded amid signs that strong crosswinds were receding.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The crew of the newly repaired space shuttle Atlantis arrived at its Florida spaceport on Monday as NASA prepared to launch the ship on a mission to deliver a European space laboratory to the International Space Station.
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Virgin Galactic shows off the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For a few brief moments, night turned to day at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) as the&nbsp;shuttle Discovery climbed into space atop twin columns of fire and smoke in the agency's first evening launch in four years.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Sep. 6--CAPE CANAVERAL -- The countdown advanced smoothly Tuesday for today's launch of space shuttle Atlantis and a crew commanded by Brent Jett Jr. of South Florida.
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Astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis today performed a fly-around to get a look at the space station before leaving.
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Space shuttle Atlantis with its crew of six glides to a safe landing early Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The shuttle's nearly flawless mission was filled with strenuous spacewalks and rigorous robotics work on the space station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Six astronauts climbed   aboard the space shuttle Atlantis on Saturday for a last-ditch   attempt to launch a mission to resume construction of the   International Space Station.
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Traveling in space has been a desire for many since ages. Nevertheless, it only seems to be coming true in this millennium. Even though we are still years away from mass scale space tourism, the enthusiasm
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Sep. 8--CAPE CANAVERAL -- The six astronauts of Atlantis, dressed in orange flight suits, climbed into the shuttle this morning as mission managers wrestled with another mechanical glitch that again could delay liftoff.
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Within a few years, a handful of rich tourists may be blasting into space in a craft that looks a little like a cross between the space shuttle and a corporate jet.
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The space shuttle Atlantis has been successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven rocketed into orbit Tuesday in pursuit of the international space station, where a formidable construction job awaits them.
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By JON W. GLASS  By Jon W. Glass  The Virginian-Pilot  HAMPTON  Some engineers at NASA Langley Research Center will be watching the space shuttle Atlantis' return to Earth with special interest.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is finally ready to fly its first mission of the year, with the space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts scheduled for liftoff on Friday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.