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Weather forces NASA to postpone shuttle launch

Heavy clouds near the Kennedy Space Center forced NASA to call off Sunday's launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on a mission to deliver a Japanese-built porch to the International Space Station.

NASA delays launch to Sunday after lightning strikes

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NASA has canceled Saturday's launch attempt of space shuttle Endeavour on a construction mission to the International Space Station to assess possible damage from overnight lightning strikes, officials said.

Weather threatens Endeavour Shuttle's lift off on Saturday

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Shuttle Endeavour is ready for liftoff for its latest mission to space on Saturday; however, forecasters are predicting a 60 percent chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms and electrical activity that could cause another delay.
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NASA launches Lunar Mission

NASA launched its first moon shot in ten years Thursday, sending up a pair of unmanned science probes from Cape Carneveral that will help determine where astronauts could land and set up camp in years to come.
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NASA releases space junk audio tape

Following the close call the International Space Station had on Thursday by being hit with space junk, NASA released an audio recording of the communications between the astronauts and ground crews.
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NASA hopeful on Sunday shuttle launch

NASA said there is a high probability of sending its shuttle Discovery to the international space station on Sunday after delaying it for over a month while they fixed a fuel leak.
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Nasa's Space Shuttle Mission Briefing

Nasa's Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-119) will blast off today from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:20 p.m. PST on a 14-day mission to complete International Space Station.
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NASA's CO2 satellite crashes after launch

An eagerly awaited NASA satellite failed to reach orbit Tuesday after the rocket carrying it crashed shortly after liftoff from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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Google Mars 3D offers unique way to view Mars

Google Mars 3D offers a unique look at the Red Planet of Mars a team up together with NASA, offering a new Mars 3D mode for Google Earth with a high-resolution, three-dimensional view of the Red Planet.
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NASA Reveals Most Incredible Moon Images Yet

NASA released new images Wednesday of the moon's south pole region, a potential landing spot for humans or robotic lunar missions, demonstrating the surface is rockier than previously thought and has peaks as high as 2.5 miles along with deep craters.
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Atlantis Shuttle Sails Safely to Space

The Atlantis space shuttle, which was launched yesterday, continued to sail smoothly as it headed towards the International Space Station for the long-awaited delivery of a European laboratory.
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NASA Might Delay Atlantis Shuttle Launch on Thursday

The launch of Atlantis shuttle to the international space station may be delayed again due to bad weather as a result of the tornadoes and thunderstorms that swept through the US on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
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NASA MESSENGER Unveils New Images of Mercury

NASA has released new images from a spacecraft showing a side of Mercury which has never been seen before.NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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NASA To Confirm Sunday Launch

NASA officials decided on Friday to delay the launch of the shuttle Atlantis yet again until Sunday as they continue to fix faulty fuel sensors.
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Delphi to Get $1M Grant from NASA, State

Delphi Corp. (OTC: DPHIQ) announced on Wednesday that NASA and the Michigan Research Institute (MRI) are expected to give a $1 million grant to the firm to promote the development of an advanced welding process that would be beneficial for making vehicles and spacecraft.

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