Shuttle Could Put on a Show Over Midlands
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By Joey Holleman, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Dec. 7--Look! Up in the sky! Is that an exceedingly slow shooting star, a really high-flying jet or a UFO that lost its bearings on the way to Roswell?   Nope. That's space shuttle Discovery.
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By SONJA BARISIC  ATLANTIC, Va. - Barring last-minute problems, the Mid-Atlantic region's commercial spaceport industry will get off the ground early Saturday.
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SPACE.com / NASA's space shuttle Atlantis appears to be in good health after weathering what is now Tropical Storm Ernesto, and is once more being primed for a September launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Weather concerns are growing as NASA nears its scheduled launch of the shuttle Discovery.
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Space shuttle Atlantis links up with the International Space Station, where astronauts will carry out maintenance.
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A 400-year-old piece of U.S. history will be aboard NASA's space shuttle Atlantis during its upcoming mission to the International Space Station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The space shuttle Atlantis and its hail-scarred fuel tank escaped the worst of severe weather that socked Central Florida overnight and now faces an even rosier forecast for liftoff on Friday, NASA officials said.
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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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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 9--CAPE CANAVERAL -- Overcoming a technical delay but still concerned about the weather, NASA this afternoon fueled shuttle Discovery for tonight's second attempt to launch the spaceship and its seven astronauts.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers on Wednesday left open the possibility that space shuttle Atlantis would blast off this week on a mission to resume construction of the international space station.
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By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 7--CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA monitored discouraging weather forecasts but otherwise declared shuttle Discovery ready for tonight's blastoff, the first night launch in four years and one that might be visible from South Florida.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery raced toward a rendezvous with the international space station Monday, ready to deliver a new crew member and a 2-ton addition to the space lab.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Mounted atop a jumbo jet, U.S. space shuttle Atlantis began a cross-country flight from California on Sunday, and NASA officials said it should arrive back home in Florida as early as Monday.
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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.
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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, Florida  - NASA skipped a first opportunity on Thursday to bring the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis back to Earth because of bad weather in Florida, but the space agency could make another attempt later in the day.
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GATLINBURG, Tenn. - After months of planning, two alternative-fueled shuttle buses were added Tuesday to this Great Smoky Mountain tourist town&#39;s transit fleet for a six-month demonstration.