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NASA to send shuttles to Fla., Calif., suburban DC On a memorable day in space history, NASA began its goodbyes to the shuttle program Tuesday, announcing the aged spacecraft will retire to museums in Cape Canaveral, Los Angeles and suburban Washington and sending a test-flight orbiter to New York City.It was an emotional day — the 30th anniversary of the first shuttle launch and the 50th anniversary of man's first journey into space by Soviet
Shuttle Discovery ends flying career, museum next
Astronauts salute Discovery on eve of last landing
On the eve of Discovery's final homecoming, the six shuttle astronauts paid tribute Tuesday to the world's most traveled spaceship, saying it may be some time before there's another vessel that's
Farewells for space crews: Discovery set to undock
2 space crews mark 1 week together in orbit
The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex will share a few more maintenance chores before they part company.
Obama checks up on astronauts, new R2 robonaut
President Barack Obama called the astronauts aboard the International Space Station, and he couldn't resist asking whether they were putting their new robot to work washing the dishes. |
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