Shuttle launch is key for Europe
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Tuesday's shuttle launch marks the beginning of an intense period of space activity for Europe.
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After weeks of delay, space shuttle Atlantis is given a launch date for its next mission.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers on Wednesday cleared the shuttle Atlantis for launch on February 7 to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International Space Station.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Caught in a scheduling squeeze, NASA decided to try to launch space shuttle Atlantis on Friday without replacing a troublesome electrical component.  Friday is the last launch day available before the U.S.
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By Brian McIver THE world's superpowers have always dominated the space race. But with companies and agencies all rushing to attract tourists and commercial passengers to the heavens, Europe and Britain are now leading the way.
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After a journey of seven years and more than 2bn miles, a Â£1.7bn US-European mission is preparing for the unknown. Cassini, a Nasa spacecraft the size of a truck, carrying Huygens, a European robot not much
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After more than a week of storm delays, NASA may be getting its best shot weather-wise for launching space shuttle Atlantis, officials said Monday.
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NASA said Friday that all systems on the space shuttle Atlantis were functioning and the craft was ready for liftoff near Cape Canaveral, Fla.  The process of filling the external orange fuel tank of the shuttle, which is scheduled to launch at 11:41 a.m.
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The European Space Agency says it will have a news conference to highlight present and future European human spaceflight missions.  The Friday news conference will be at the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany.
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The establishment of the forerunner to the European Space Agency marks the continent's debut as a major player outside the atmosphere.
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Space shuttle Atlantis arrives at the International Space Station to deliver Europe's Columbus science laboratory.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Feb. 7 -- After two months of delay, the space shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit Thursday with Europe's gift to the international space station, a $2 billion science lab named Columbus that spent years waiting to set sail.
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To the European Space Agency, Atlantis's cargo represents an historic turning point in space history
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Astronauts from Europe and other nations could fly early to the space station to make ready new laboratories.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off on Tuesday for a construction mission at the International Space Station, raising hope that NASA will be able to add laboratories for European and Japanese partners later this year.
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Final preparations were under way Friday for the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis for the first mission of the year, with weather conditions looking good for a blastoff to the International Space Station.
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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.