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MSNBC
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A union representing 570 space shuttle program workers at the Kennedy Space Center voted to strike Saturday, less than a week before the planned launch of the shuttle Atlantis.
The International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, which rep..
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MSNBC
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Before returning home, Discovery's astronauts will pull out the laser-tipped inspection boom that they retrieved from the space station after it was left by another shuttle in March, and survey their ship's wings and nose cap.
The laser survey normally..
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The one-time pride of the Soviet space program is making a decidedly sedate journey to its new home, chugging up the Rhine River aboard a pontoon boat.
The Buran 002 space shuttle is headed for the Technik-Museum Speyer in southwestern Germany, which s..
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MSNBC
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Atlantis shuttle astronauts took a close look at a torn insulation blanket on their vehicle's engine pod Sunday as mission managers officially extended their flight by one day due to a crew member's illness.
John Shannon, NASA's deputy shuttle program..
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BBC News
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As expected, the tentative 24 January launch of US shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station (ISS) has been pushed back to 7 February.
The new date will give engineers more time to work on the orbiter's errant fuel sensor system.
The Febru..
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CNN
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Near perfect weather was forecast over Florida for Thursday afternoon, giving NASA confidence that Shuttle Atlantis can continue its streak of on-time takeoffs. NASA began fueling the space shuttle at daybreak.
Each of the year's previous shuttle count..
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MSNBC
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Crew members aboard the international space station on Monday used a robotic crane to reposition the space shuttle's docking port, a key step toward preparing the complex for the arrival of Europe's science laboratory next month.
Newly arrived station..
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