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In space, which way is north?

SHUTTLE | Museum of Science and Industry to get back a compass that orbited Earth BY ANDREW HERRMANN Staff Reporter aherrmann@suntimes.com The space shuttle takes off weighing about 120 tons, filled with fuel, science gear,...

MISSION UPDATE: Space Shuttle Atlantis Heads Toward Launch Pad

NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis is on its way to the launch pad at NASA’s Florida spaceport after starting its slow move nearly an hour early. The shuttle began moving toward Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in...

MISSION UPDATE: NASA Weighs Storm Concerns for

Touchdown! Discovery Lands Safely in Florida CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts has safely landed at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, following a two-week mission to the International...

Kelley: 'This will be an exciting ... time at the University of North Dakota'

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Welcome to what's starting out to be an excellent year at the University of North Dakota. I can't begin to tell you what a thrill it has been these past few weeks for Marcia and me to...

MISSION UPDATE: NASA Watches Weather for Space Shuttle Move

Touchdown! Discovery Lands Safely in Florida CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts has safely landed at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, following a two-week mission to the International...

Minnesota astronaut presents American flag to hometown

VINING, Minn. (AP) -- Karen Nyberg came back from space with gifts for her hometown. Nyberg was the grand marshal in the Watermelon Day parade in the northwestern Minnesota town of Vining, population 68. Nyberg said it had been...

STS 124 Astronauts Visit Stennis After Delivering ?Hope?

By Jeremy Pittari, Picayune Item, Miss. Jul. 24--STENNIS -- After successfully delivering "hope" to the space station five of the astronauts involved in the endeavor shared their experience with Stennis Space Center staff.

STS-124 astronauts still hard at work, even with gravity

By Audrie Garrison (AXcess News) Washington - It's been a month since the crew of the STS-124 space mission left Buzz Lightyear to hold down the fort at the International Space Station. "He took Garret (Reisman)'s place on the...

Ride looks back 25 years

First U.S. woman in space is happy to see more up there By Todd Halvorson • Florida Today • July 18, 2008 On June 19, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space, lifting off from Kennedy Space Center...

STS-124 Shuttle Crew to Visit NASA Headquarters, Available for Interviews

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Source: NASA HQ One month after the landing of space shuttle Discovery, NASA Headquarters in Washington is preparing to welcome the astronauts of the STS-124 crew, which...

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