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NASA's Apollo 13 checklist sells for $390,000

2011-11-30T17:31:17Z

A checklist used to guide the wounded Apollo 13 spacecraft home after the explosion that led to the famed "Houston, we've had a problem" call sold at auction in Texas for just under $390,000.

The checklist booklet contains handwritten calculations by Commander James Lovell<...

Baker Hughes recruits ex-NASA employees

2011-09-01T12:30:36Z

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Baker Hughes Inc, which specializes in extracting oil and gas from under the ground, wants to hire people who once explored beyond Earth.

The oilfield services company held a two-day event this week to recruit current and former workers at anot...

Endeavour shuttle to launch no earlier than May 8

2011-05-01T17:30:19Z

NASA on Sunday delayed the final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour until May 8 at the earliest, after technical problems uncovered last week proved more complex than originally thought.

Electrical failures in the power supply to a fuel-line heating unit caused engineers to scrub the what would have been the second-to-last shuttle flight ever just hours before li...

Rep. Giffords arrives in Florida for shuttle launch

2011-04-27T18:30:38Z

US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords arrived in Florida Wednesday for a space launch, as a Houston television station aired the first video of the lawmaker seen since she was shot earlier this year in Tucson, Arizona.

A grainy video showed Giffords slowly climbing the stairs of a sm...

Fun Things to Do With Toddlers in Houston

2010-11-29T14:36:45Z

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Hurricane Dean Shortens Shuttle Mission

2010-11-30T13:51:57Z

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Hurricane Dean Interrupts Space Walk

2010-11-30T13:51:57Z

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An overview on how astronauts are trained

2010-11-29T15:49:48Z

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Space shuttle launch pushed back

2010-11-08T00:22:32Z

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The history of the NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

2010-11-29T15:33:46Z

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The history of Clear Lake City, Houston, TX

2010-11-29T15:33:46Z

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Visitor reviews of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX

2010-11-29T15:33:46Z

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Space Center Houston Coupons

2010-11-30T12:56:31Z

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15 facts about life in space

2010-11-02T18:24:46Z

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Keisha Rogers: LaRouche Democrat Wins Houston Primary

2010-11-03T00:17:59Z

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Six-month mission ends with Soyuz landing

2010-11-02T13:30:03Z

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Family Attractions in Houston, Texas

2010-09-23T21:02:00Z

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What is There to Do With Children in Houston?

2010-11-05T09:54:23Z

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2010-11-03T08:49:22Z

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periods of weightlessness that last about 20 seconds

2010-11-02T13:11:11Z

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Two spacewalks needed to fix ISS cooling pump: NASA

2010-08-02T14:15:26Z

Crew members on the International Space Station will make the first of two spacewalks this week to remove and replace a pump module on a cooling system that dramatically failed last week, NASA officials said Monday.

The first spacewalk will begin at around 1100 GMT on Thursday with a second planned for no earlier than Sunday, NASA said.

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This Very, Very, Very Quirky Headband

2010-11-02T13:02:31Z

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Russian module joins space station via 'hole in one'

2010-10-27T07:22:05Z

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Have You Ever Been to Houston? A Houston Guide…

2010-10-25T14:31:55Z

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3 women flying on space shuttle Discovery

2010-06-12T18:35:39Z

Space shuttle Discovery crew includes 3 women, one of them a schoolteacher-turned-astronaut

Three women are flying aboard space shuttle Discovery. With another female astronaut awaiting them at the International Space Station, that makes for a record-setting four women in space at the same time.

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Family Outing Ideas in Houston

2010-10-25T12:42:42Z

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Apollo rocks dusted off to find new evidence of water

2010-10-25T09:40:43Z

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Shuttle Endeavour glides to ghostly night landing

2010-10-25T08:01:46Z

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5 men, 1 woman aboard shuttle Endeavour

2010-04-16T07:10:40Z

Shuttle Endeavour crew includes musician, ex-shuttle launcher, 2nd-generation space worker

The crew aboard space shuttle Endeavour includes an accomplished musician whose latest exploits are with the cello and steel guitar, an engineer who helped launch shuttles and a second-generation space program worker.

A brief look at the five men and one woman en route to the Astronaut hangout in Houston area is sold, likely closing to make way for new development

The mission is nearly over for the Outpost Tavern near Johnson Space Center.

The hangout in the Houston area has been sold and is closing after almost 30 years serving the NASA crowd.

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Shuttle Atlantis glides home after station visit

2010-10-22T15:01:34Z

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Atlantis astronaut's wife gives birth 220 miles below

2010-10-22T15:00:16Z

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Space station alarm delays Atlantis crew spacewalk

2010-04-16T08:58:25Z

Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts aboard the International Space Station delayed their second spacewalk Saturday after being jolted awake by a false alarm, NASA said.

Mission specialists Mike Foreman and

Shuttle crew includes surgeon and former NFL pick

2010-06-12T04:23:26Z

The first orthopedic surgeon in space is flying aboard shuttle Atlantis, along with two former college football players, one of them an NFL pick, and the grandson of Amelia Earhart's personal photographer.

A brief look at the six shuttle astronauts:

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Commander Charles Hobaugh<...

Discovery glides to smooth California landing

2010-10-22T08:00:12Z

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When you're working from the labour ward

2010-10-22T07:51:38Z

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A TASTE OF WEIGHTLESSNESS

2010-10-22T08:03:08Z

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7 shuttle astronauts are parents of many children

2010-04-16T10:40:16Z

All 7 astronauts on space shuttle mission are parents, have 20 children among them

All seven astronauts on space shuttle Discovery's mission are parents, and they have 20 children among themselves.

The lone mom is the one who will be moving into the international space station for three months.

Leroy's Launch

2010-11-03T08:48:44Z

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Shuttle Stop

2010-11-03T08:48:20Z

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Window on the World

2010-11-03T08:48:26Z

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Above & Beyond: No Way Out

2010-11-03T08:48:19Z

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The First 1,000 Days

2010-11-03T08:48:13Z

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What NASA's return to the moon may look like

2010-10-22T07:51:21Z

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Apollo Astronauts Couldn't Sleep Before Lunar Liftoff

2010-10-26T20:54:12Z

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Space Station Astronauts Toast ISS Kitchen Upgrades With Their Own Urine

2010-10-26T20:33:41Z

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Intricate space surgery revives Hubble camera

2010-10-21T10:53:07Z

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Muscle power saves the day for Hubble camera

2010-10-21T10:53:04Z

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Texas man guilty in selling defective shuttle part

2010-04-16T15:53:44Z

Texas machine shop owner pleads guilty to fraud for selling defective space shuttle part

Federal prosecutors say a Houston-area machine shop owner has pleaded guilty to selling NASA a defective space shuttle part that if used could have resulted in the loss of the spacecraft.

Richard J. Harmon, 60, pleaded guilty to ...

No danger to ISS from space junk: NASA

2010-04-16T16:01:17Z

A piece of space junk from a Soviet satellite does not pose a threat to the International Space Station or the Discovery shuttle as it races through space to dock with it, NASA said.

"We will not need to perform the debris avoidance maneuver," mission control in US space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday at a California air base to conclude a 16-day mission to the International Space Station, after two Florida landing chan...

Fly Us to the Moon

2010-11-03T08:47:52Z

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US astronaut promotes Mexican space agency

2010-04-16T13:24:42Z

A US astronaut of Mexican origin, part of the crew for an Atlantis Space Shuttle voyage in July 2009, presented a project for a Mexican space agency to senators here Friday.

Astronaut Jose Hernandez promoted the plan, including a launch base in the Yucatan Peninsula on the Atlantic Coast, approved by the lower house in 2007 and due to be voted on by the senate before the end of...

Hurricane Ike's impact felt at International Space Station: NASA

2010-04-16T13:25:04Z

Officials Friday delayed the arrival of a cargo ship at the International Space Station, after NASA shut down its space center in Houston as Hurricane Ike barreled down on Texas, the US space agency said.

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Nasa launches volunteer urine collection drive

2010-04-16T16:48:15Z

For the benefit of all, proclaims the motto of Nasa. Now the US government space agency is calling upon its employees - and indeed anybody passing by who has the urge - to give their all in one of its trickiest missions: to boldly go into a beaker.

Researchers on the agency's Orion programme have put out a call for volunteers to donate urine as it tests toilet designs for the latest generation of space capsules.

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Johnson Space Center: Core of NASA's universe

2010-10-21T10:42:34Z

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In Houston, the center of NASA's universe

2010-10-21T10:42:37Z

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Behind the scenes at Kennedy Space Center

2010-10-21T10:42:16Z

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Space shuttle cleared for landing

2010-10-21T10:42:08Z

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Space Shuttle cleared for landing

2010-10-21T10:42:07Z

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Congresswoman Nervous as Husband Goes to Space

2010-10-26T14:38:09Z

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Meanwhile, Back on Earth...

2010-10-23T19:06:13Z

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'Ballistic re-entry' raises questions over Soyuz safety

2010-10-19T14:18:41Z

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The Science of Team Success

2010-10-19T10:13:01Z

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News Bytes of the Week-Lightsaber to fly on shuttle

2010-10-16T19:45:33Z

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101 Places to See Before You're 12

2010-09-10T18:50:01Z

A new book called "101 Places You Gotta See Before You're 12" can help you plan all kinds of trips with your kids, everything from once-in-a-lifetime destinations to local forays that are easy to do in an hour or two.

A landfill, an artist's studio, a working farm, an art site, a general store, a street market, an antiquarian bookstore, a second-hand store, an ethnic restaurant, a patisserie, a place to stargaze, a place of worship, and a parent's office are al...

NASA OKs Endeavour to return on Tuesday

2010-09-09T15:42:22Z

NASA Clears Endeavour to Return to Earth on Tuesday After Engineers Study Last Bit of Imagery

With the last bit of shuttle imagery analyzed, NASA cleared Endeavour on Monday for its return to Earth, bringing the spaceship home a day early because of hurricane worries that later evaporated.

Endeavour is aiming for a touchdown early Tuesday aft...

Space shuttle takes early flight home

2010-10-15T14:11:14Z

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Hatches Close; Endeavour to Undock Sunday

2010-10-15T09:50:32Z

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NASA orders shuttle home one day early

2010-09-09T15:30:32Z

NASA Orders Shuttle Home 1 Day Early, Fearing Hurricane Dean Might Disrupt Flight Operations

NASA on Saturday ordered space shuttle Endeavour back to Earth a day early out of fear that Hurricane Dean might disrupt flight operations.

The shuttle is now scheduled to depart from the

Astronauts relieved to skip repairs

2010-09-09T15:18:03Z

Astronauts Relieved About Skipping Repairs, Say Too Many Things Could Go Wrong

Endeavour's astronauts said Friday they were relieved by NASA's decision to skip repairs to the deep gouge on their spaceship's belly, and noted it would have been tough to pull the job off.

"We were not looking forward to doing it only because there was a lot of risk involved," said U.S. Astronaut Sets Spaceflight Record; Cosmonauts Get Computers Back Online

Atlantis was cleared Saturday to return to Earth this coming week after the space shuttle's heat shield was judged capable of surviving the intense heat of re-entry, and a U.S. astronaut reached a milestone with the longest single spaceflight by any woman.

Atlantis is set to land at Pearland, Texas on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Police said the incident at the suburban Houston bank where two gunmen took hostages has ended after a negotiation of more than four hours. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel

Heat Rockets Basketball

2010-12-30T09:31:42Z

Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade cut lip is shown bandaged up as he watches a free-throw attempt during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, in Houston. The Heat beat the DeEtte Sauer, 69, as she does a butterfly stroke during a swimming workout in Houston. Sauer remembers a vacation when _ at 5-foot-5 and 230 pounds _ she couldn't make it onto a small boat for a day out with her family. She got busy, slowly shedding the weight through sensible eating and exercise. She began to walk around her Houston neig...

Texas Bowl Football

2010-12-29T19:01:56Z

Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III (10) is sacked by Illinois' Corey Liuget (93) during the first quarter of the Texas Bowl

Toy Swaps

2010-12-15T09:30:37Z

In this Dec. 11, 2010 photo, Stephanie Edwards-Musa poses with some of the Christmas presents she'll give to her children, in Houston. (AP Photo)

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