Smithsonian to Open Shuttle Display
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The Smithsonian is about to take the wraps off a new hangar where visitors can get close to a space shuttle.
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Atlantis docks with international space station; NASA to examine shuttle before doors open  AP Photo NY115, NY112  By JUAN A.
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Space shuttle Atlantis links up with the International Space Station, where astronauts will carry out maintenance.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla - For the first time in more than four years, a NASA space shuttle Discovery is poised to light up the night sky in an evening launch bound for the International Space Station (ISS). But weather may intervene.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis   astronauts will make another inspection of their spacecraft to   ensure unidentified objects seen flying near the ship were not   pieces of its heat shield or other critical components, NASA   managers said on Tuesday.
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The countdown for the December 7 launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Station has begun as scheduled.
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NASA engineers have drawn up a plan to stow a kinked radiator hose aboard the shuttle Atlantis as the agency gears up for a Thursday launch toward the International Space Station (ISS).
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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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HOUSTON - Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing the orbital laboratory's newest addition for its grand opening today.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will try to launch   the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday after clearing a technical   problem with a power generator that forced a two-day delay,   officials said on Thursday.
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By Amanda Codispoti, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Dec. 7--Roanokers should be able to look to the sky tonight and see space  shuttle Discovery as it makes its way to the international space station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA hopes to take a   second shot at launching the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis next   week after a lightning strike and threatening weather derailed   plans for an August mission to resume construction of the   International Space Station.
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NASA officials said on Friday that the space shuttle Discovery could take off for the International Space Station in May or June in the first of two test flights aimed at resuming normal shuttle operations.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers on Sunday cleared space shuttle Discovery for launch on Tuesday to attach a vestibule to the International Space Station that will serve as the doorway to European and Japanese laboratories.
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NASA officials hoped an opening in the cloud cover would allow space shuttle Discovery to lift off Thursday for the first night launch in four years, starting a complex mission to rewire the international space station.
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NASA set a tentative date yesterday of Jan. 24 to launch the space shuttle Atlantis, which will carry a long-delayed European space laboratory to the international space station, while saying that additional troubleshooting may be necessary to fix a nagging problem with the external tank's backup...
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The redesigned external fuel tank that will help propel Discovery on the first shuttle mission since the 2003 Columbia accident is set to leave New Orleans on Friday, beginning