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Video: NASA Engineers Face 7 Minutes of Terror During Mars Curiosity Rover Landing

On August 5, computers will orchestrate the most complex landing maneuver ever attempted on another planet using the biggest Mars rover ever built.
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NASA Announces Tweetup for Final Space Shuttle Launch

NASA will invite 150 of its Twitter followers to view the final launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis scheduled for July 8th. The mission, designated STS-135, is the last planned mission of the space shuttle program.
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Live Video: NASA Announces Space Shuttle Destinations

Watch live video of NASA administrator Charles Bolden announcing which institutions are to receive the four remaining Space Shuttles today at 1pm EDT.
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43 Photos of Space Shuttle Enterprise Being Removed from 747 Carrier Aircraft

As Saturday night turned into Sunday morning, Space Shuttle Enterprise moved one step closer to its new home at New York's Intrepid Museum, as it was lifted off the back of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 747.
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Sally Ride communicates with ground controllers from the flight deck of Space Shuttle Challenger during her first mission in space, STS-7. (Photo by NASA)

Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dies at Age 61

Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died in California on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her office said in a statement. She was 61. Ride was born and raised in Encino, California, and ...
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