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Space shuttle launch

STS-126/Endeavour
Target Launch Date: Nov. 14, 2008
Target Launch Time: 7:55 p.m. EST

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NASA Celebrates 50th Anniversary

NASA 50th Anniversary logo

Oct. 1 marks the 50th Anniversary of NASA, as it was on this date in 1958 that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration began operations.

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Next Rocket Launch

Orbital Sciences Stargazer L-1011 aircraft

IBEX
Launch Date: October 19
Launch Window:
2:58 p.m. to 3:06 p.m. EDT

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Next Space Station Segment

Solar array canister is lowered for installation on the S6 truss segment.

S6 Truss Segment
Aboard Discovery
Mission STS-119

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Top Stories

Heavy Lifting

The space shuttle Atlantis is lifted inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.

Lifting the space shuttle requires calm precision.

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What Goes Up, Must Come Down

Ares parachute lead engineer Dave Hillebrandt

NASA won't send anything into space that needs to return -- without a parachute.

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Communication From Space Inspires Young Minds

NASA astronaut Bill McArthur

Amateur radio on the International Space Station brings technology, science and inspiration into the classroom.

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Catching a Ride to Destiny

Astrovan

Astrovan continues to carry shuttle crews, history and tradition.

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