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A Demonstration of Science Seemingly Made for TV New York Times Photographers greeted the crew of the Atlantis on Friday as they left their quarters for the final space shuttle flight. By BRIAN STELTER So many of the stories that temporarily unite the United States are tragic, even cataclysmic. Shooting sprees. ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

What We Could Lose if the James Webb Telescope Is Killed PC Magazine NASA's next space-based observatory is on the chopping block due to budget cuts. If it dies, a whole universe of discovery could die with it. By Peter Pachal NASA's James Webb telescope, the successor to the Hubble, is on the chopping block. ... See all stories on this topic »

Fla. Space Coast Looks Ahead; Ex-Astronaut Reflects NPR Shannon Walker, who was selected as an astronaut in 2004, checks in with NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce at Kennedy Space Center, where cheers went up as Atlantis departed for its 33rd and final voyage. Nearby, among throngs of spectators, NPR's Greg Allen ... See all stories on this topic »

Then & now Dennis Tito, space tourist Irish Times Ten years ago, Tito hit global headlines when he became the world's first space tourist, paying almost $20 million to spend just under eight days in space. That's about $100000 an hour – although it did include a visit to the International Space ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Times

Space shuttle: The early years The Guardian (blog) The space shuttle Enterprise at Fairford air base in Gloucestershire on 20 May 1983. It had stopped for refuelling en route to the Paris air show. Photograph: Frank Martin "What is needed," says John Hodge, the British manager of Nasa's Advanced ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Space Tourism: Filling the Void left by NASA? International Business Times By Molly Corum | July 8, 2011 4:28 PM EDT The 135th and very last space shuttle flight before NASA retires the 30-year program launched today, July 8. Today's flight will be Atlantis' 33rd and final mission before it is retired, along with the rest of ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Death of space travel or beginning of exciting new era? Monsters and Critics.com By Anne K Walters Jul 9, 2011, 0:06 GMT Washington - As the final space shuttle headed toward the International Space Station, back on Earth debate was raging about what the future of the US space programme holds. NASA has faced harsh criticism from ... See all stories on this topic »

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