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Assessing the space shuttle program Los Angeles Times By George Alexander I began covering the space shuttle project in 1972, soon after President Nixon authorized it. I had recently joined this newspaper as a science writer. And the country was enthusiastic about the idea of a reusable spacecraft, ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

A space for robots Boston Globe By Gareth Cook WITH THE official end of the shuttle program rapidly approaching, America is suffering from a space identity crisis. The shuttle missions began 30 years ago, when Columbia first ascended from the Kennedy Space Center. ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

Now, maybe, mankind can start exploring space Daily Democrat By JIM SMITH/news@dailydemocrat.com Contra Costa Times columnist Tom Barnidge wrote recently that Friday's launch of Atlantis marked "a bittersweet milestone for NASA because it is the last of 135 in the space shuttle program's history. ... See all stories on this topic »

Magnus helped planned 'All-American' meal for International Space Station Belleville News Democrat BY JACQUELINE LEE - News-Democrat When Atlantis arrives at the International Space Station on Sunday, it will carry among its stow an All-American meal crafted in part by NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus. Magnus, a Belleville native, initially planned the ... See all stories on this topic »

Why Do Astronauts Float Around in Space? Wired News If you ask the people around you, there are two common answers: Astronauts float around in space because there is no gravity in space. Everyone knows that the farther you get from Earth, the less the gravitational force is. Well, astronauts are so far ... See all stories on this topic » Wired News

Space Invaders is headed to the big screen TheCelebrityCafe.com Space Invaders, the classic 1980s arcade game, is set to head to the big screen sometime in the future. Space Invaders was originally released in 1978 and featured several rows of aliens shooting lasers at the player who was able to hide behind large, ... See all stories on this topic »

Give 'Em Hill: Astrophysicist love San Jose Mercury News By Angela Hill So I was doing a phone interview with famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson a couple of weeks ago for a story on the next phase in American manned (womanned, chimped, Smurfed) space exploration, and he was right in the middle of ... See all stories on this topic »

Near perfect day for space shuttle Times of Malta Ageing space shuttle Atlantis was showing no signs of a ship ready for retirement, with a near-flawless first day of its final flight. Nasa chiefs said the unusually small four-person crew of Atlantis worked through lunch yesterday and finished their ... See all stories on this topic »

Training, support tie shuttle to Las Cruces area Silver City Sun News COM Space Shuttle Columbia rides piggyback on a 747 as it leaves White Sands Space Harbor after the shuttle landed at the backup landing facility in 1982. To see more photos from White Sands Space Harbor, visit www.lcsun-news.com and click on More ... See all stories on this topic »

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