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In Atlantis, NASA turns to Smartphones for Smarts

With Friday's lift-off of the Atlantis being the final shuttle launch for NASA, science is expected to turn to the private sector to get into space. But for some computing needs, NASA has turned to the private sector already, using smartphones to run some experiments.
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Fun Facts About the Space Shuttle System Part 1

The five orbiters - Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour - have flown more than 130 times, carrying over 350 people into space and traveling more than half a billion miles, more than enough to reach Jupiter.
Space shuttle Atlantis STS-135 (L to R) mission specialist Rex Walheim, mission specialist Sandra Magnus, pilot Douglas Hurley and commander Christopher Ferguson pose for a photo in the flame trench of launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Ca

Atlantis Crew Set to Face Heavy Workload

NASA space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station at 11:26 am EDT on July 8, which will be the final flight in the 30-year shuttle program.
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How To Sleep Well During Space Travel

Sleep is essential to human well-being whether on Earth or in the orbit. It is difficult to sleep in a strange place, especially when you are far from home.
File handout image of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords is seen with her husband Mark Kelly in an undated handout photo

Mark Kelly Leaving NASA, Navy to Be By Gabrielle Giffords’ Side

Three weeks after landing the Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of its final voyage, Captain Mark Kelly said he’ll be retiring from NASA and the U.S. Navy to be with his wife, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, as she recovers from gunshot wounds suffered in January, Reuters reported.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich

Gingrich Rips NASA

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said NASA has been an absolute case study in why bureaucracy can't innovate.

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