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Shuttle Discovery arrives at space station

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Aug 31, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery pulled up and docked at the international space station on Sunday night, delivering a full load of gear and science experiments.

Obama telephones shuttle, space station astronauts

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Mar 24, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- President Barack Obama says he is extraordinarily proud of the astronauts aboard the linked shuttle-space station complex.

NASA fuels Discovery for flight to space station

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Mar 11, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- NASA fueled space shuttle Discovery for a night flight to the international space station Wednesday, following a month's delay to make sure the ship's valves are just right.

Fla.-bound space shuttle Discovery stops in La.

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Sep 20, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- The space shuttle Discovery is stopped for the night at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, La., as part of its cross-country flight to Florida.

Space shuttle dodges debris on way home to Earth

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Sep 10, 2009 | 4 / 5 (3) | 4

(AP) -- NASA has moved the shuttle Discovery out of the way of a mystery piece of orbiting junk and is hoping for a scheduled landing on Earth.

Countdown begins for Tuesday space shuttle launch

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Aug 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- NASA has begun the launch countdown for space shuttle Discovery.

Veteran crew named for final space shuttle flight

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Sep 18, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- NASA's chief astronaut will shut off the lights on America's space shuttle program.

Decent weather expected for Tuesday shuttle launch

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Aug 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The weather is looking good for Tuesday's launch of space shuttle Discovery.

NASA revises shuttle launch dates

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Feb 18, 2008 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

The U.S. space agency has revised the launch dates for space shuttle flights during the second half of 2008, necessitated by the delayed STS-122 launch.

NASA gets ready for another space mission

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Mar 31, 2008 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Now that the latest space shuttle Endeavour mission is completed, the U.S. space agency said it's preparing for the May launch of space shuttle Discovery.

Space shuttle undocks from space station

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Sep 08, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery has left the international space station.

NASA aims for March 12 space shuttle launch

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Feb 26, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

NASA is aiming to launch the space shuttle Discovery next month after repeated delays caused by critical valves. Shuttle managers said Wednesday they hope to launch on March 12, a full month after the original launch date ...

NASA to Set Official Shuttle Discovery Launch Date

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Feb 03, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA managers are engaged in the executive-level Flight Readiness Review, or FRR, to evaluate Discovery’s readiness for launch.

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