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The mission, designated STS-129, included three spacewalks and the installation of two platforms to the International Space Station''s truss, or backbone. The platforms hold large spare parts to sustain station operations after the shuttles are retired.
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Peter always has his head in the game. Rallying the crowd at game time. All smiles in 2004. Olympic Gold Medalist, Bruce Jenner, loves Pete! Peter always has time to stop and smell the flowers. 2007 In June 2007, Peter flew with UC Irvine’s national...
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Florida after the shuttle fleet retires, but a deal could be in the works to save at least 300 of those jobs. With only five shuttle launches left, state and space leaders are hoping a deal would allow these scientists to work for the Department of Defense...
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Astronauts are a different genre of people – they possess above average IQ, have tremendous powers of concentration and are as good as any Superman who has no problem to defy gravity and remain floating in Zero-G conditions. But – what...
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The crew of the International Space Station have beamed a seasonal message of goodwill from orbit. Expedition Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Sandy Magnus recorded a video message wishing the world "a happy and healthy year ahead." The pair,...
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A modified 747 jet brought the shuttle piggyback to the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth about 3:15 p.m...It was the first time the shuttle has stopped in Fort Worth since 1997. The shuttle stopped in Fort Worth after weather disrupted...
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Space Shuttle Endeavour and its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft are illuminated by the morning sun Tuesday Dec. Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The pair is scheduled to depart Edwards Air Force Base on their...
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The spacecraft, which produced a sonic boom heard across Orange County when it landed at Edwards Air Force Base on Nov. 30, was to have left the desert this weekend a top a modified 747 transport aircraft. But rain, winds and the threat of lightning led...
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37 Special Report: Tech Max U.S. space shuttle Endeavour landed safely in California Sunday afternoon after a 16-day trip, as unfavorable weather conditions in Florida prevented the shuttle from landing in its home base in Cape Canaveral. Residents...
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Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts streaked toward a Sunday afternoon arrival in sunny California, diverted there by stormy weather at the primary landing strip in Florida. Endeavour was scheduled to touch down at Edwards Air Force Base...
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