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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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA has experienced tragedies before, most recently with the loss of seven astronauts aboard shuttle Columbia in 2003.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Departing NASA boss Sean O&#39;Keefe today said he doesn&#39;t regret canceling the last shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe regarding the damage left behind at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Frances.
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WASHINGTON (Dec. 15, 2004) - The Coalition for Space Exploration expresses its deep appreciation to NASA Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe for his strong personal leadership during one of the most critical periods
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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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By JOE STINEBAKER HOUSTON - An astronaut from the space shuttle Atlantis collapsed twice Friday during a welcome home ceremony, a wobbly return that officials attributed to the adjustment from 12 days at zero gravity.
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Lisa Nowak chose a juggling act of dauntingly high difficulty: to be an astronaut and a mother of three. Her background &#151; high school valedictorian, Naval Academy graduate, test pilot &#151; seemed to equip her for the challenge. Yet as she and some of her acquaintances acknowledged, the stresses on her and her family were extraordinarily intense.
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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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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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NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe's resignation letter to President Bush:
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NASA administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe, who has led the US space program through one of its worst tragedies and into one of its most ambitious endeavors, will likely resign this week to take a $500,000
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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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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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The torn panel on the International Space Station has created a new difficulty for a space shuttle mission that has already had more than its share.
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Sean O&#39;Keefe resigned Dec. 13 after three years at the helm of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It was an eventful tenure, marked by spectacular successes, notably
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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.