Jul 23 2011
The Shuttle Is Dead; Long Live The Politics
When space shuttle Atlantis fired up its engines on July 8, the bittersweet tears for the end of an era had barely dried when the question: "So, what's next?" was asked.
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Jul 22 2011
Atlantis’ Final Reentry Over Cancun, Mexico
Once again, videographer Noe Castillo has captured space shuttle history through his camera lens.
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Jul 21 2011
Space Shuttle Glides Home in Final Landing
The shuttle's smooth landing closes the curtain on a 30-year program that carried people to space.
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Jul 16 2011
Obama Dials for Pizza, Gets the Space Station
The U.S. President joked with the space station astronauts on Friday, but had a heartfelt message for the final shuttle crew.
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Jul 15 2011
What’s In Store for Up-and-Coming Astronauts?
The new generation of astronauts has to learn a host of new skills, including Russian.
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Jul 11 2011
Red Wine Counters Effects of Microgravity
We hope the astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis on her final mission remembered to pack a few bottles of red wine... purely for medicinal reasons, of course.
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Jul 11 2011
Space Junk No Threat to Atlantis and Space Station
If the crew of the final shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) thought the Cosmos would give them a break just because they are making history, they'd be wrong.
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Jul 10 2011
Shuttle Docks with Space Station One Last Time
Space Shuttle Atlantis carried out a "flawless" approach and docking with the International Space Station on Sunday.
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Jul 07 2011
Project Icarus: How to Navigate Interstellar Space
Guest contributor Rob Swinney explains how Captain Kirk makes warping through spacetime look so easy (hint: it's science fiction!)
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Jul 07 2011
The Space Shuttle’s Final (Mundane) Flight
NASA ends its 30-year program with a delivery of bologna sandwiches.
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