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Space Shuttle

Space is for everyone
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/ 3 December 2013

Space is for everyone

Dr Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, says developing countries should be involved in space exploration.

By Staff Reporter
Astronaut tweets pictures of SA from space
Article
/ 24 April 2013

Astronaut tweets pictures of SA from space

An astronaut living at the International Space Station has taken South Africa to new heights by tweeting pictures of the country as seen from space.

By Staff Reporter
With space shuttle era over, Nasa prepares for Mars mission
Article
/ 23 July 2011

With space shuttle era over, Nasa prepares for Mars mission

Nasa announced details of plans on Friday to determine if Mars has or ever had the ingredients for life.

By Irene Klotz
Space shuttle disappears in a puff of cigar smoke
Article
/ 21 July 2011

Space shuttle disappears in a puff of cigar smoke

Cigars were passed around, flowers brightened desktops and Nasa employees hugged, laughed and cried after the shuttle Atlantis landed one final time.

By Jean-Louis Santini
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Article
/ 18 July 2011

Astronauts pack up for the last train out of town

<em>Atlantis</em> astronauts finished packing more than two tonnes of old equipment and trash on Sunday for the last shuttle ride back to Earth.

By Irene Klotz
Nasa tracks space junk heading for ISS
Article
/ 11 July 2011

Nasa tracks space junk heading for ISS

Nasa is tracking a piece of Soviet space debris that could collide with the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency said on Sunday.

By Kerry Sheridan
Atlantis blasts off on Nasa’s final space shuttle mission
Article
/ 8 July 2011

Atlantis blasts off on Nasa’s final space shuttle mission

Atlantis blazed a path into history this afternoon when it blasted off on the last-ever mission of the 30-year-old US space shuttle programme.

By Kerry Sheridan
Endeavour touches down after final mission to space
Article
/ 1 June 2011

Endeavour touches down after final mission to space

<i>Endeavour</i> glided home for its final landing early on Wednesday and the conclusion of the next to last mission of the shuttle programme

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 March 2011

US military’s mini space shuttle lifts off

A prototype miniature space shuttle blasted off aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 February 2011

Shuttle Discovery soars into space one last time

<i>Discovery</i> blasted off for the last time on Thursday, carrying six astronauts and carting a load of supplies and a robot for the space station.

By Irene Klotz
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Article
/ 12 May 2009

Atlantis lifts off on final repair mission to Hubble

Space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts blasted off on Monday on an ambitious 11-day mission to refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope.

By Irene Klotz
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Article
/ 26 November 2008

Astronauts fix urine-processing unit

Astronauts at the International Space Station have fixed a faulty urine-processor unit at the International Space Station, Nasa said onTuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 November 2008

Shuttle blasts off on space station mission

The US space shuttle Endeavour soared off its seaside launch pad on Friday on a mission to upgrade the International Space Station.

By Irene Klotz

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