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NASA is tracking a piece of Soviet space debris that could collide with the International Space Station, the US space agency said after the shuttle Atlantis docked on its final mission.The space junk is part of Cosmos 375, a satellite launched in ...

Atlantis headed to the International Space Station Saturday after rocketing off its launch pad for a final time, marking the last liftoff of the US space shuttle program.The space shuttle, which lifted off shortly before noon Friday local time, is carrying a ...

President Barack Obama gave Atlantis an inspirational final sendoff Friday, hailing astronauts and crew of the 30-year shuttle program and evoking "new boundaries" in space, notably a mission to Mars.Millions of Americans paused to watch on television as rain clouds parted long ...

Atlantis blazed a path into history Friday as it rocketed off the launch pad for a final time, marking the last-ever liftoff of the 30-year-old American space shuttle program.The storied spacecraft is carrying a crew of four US astronauts toward the International ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed off its seaside launch pad on Friday, rising atop a tower of smoke and flames as it left Earth on the shuttle program's final flight.About 1 million sightseers witnessed the smooth liftoff from ...

Stormy weather could postpone the last-ever flight of the US shuttle program by delaying Atlantis's final mission to the International Space Station a day or two, NASA said Wednesday.A tropical storm system moving north from the Caribbean is expected to bring rain, ...

NASA needs new technology breakthroughs to revitalize its mission to explore the universe, President Barack Obama said Wednesday as the shuttle Atlantis was preparing for its final mission.Asked during his first-ever Twitter town hall meeting about where America stands in terms of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Countdown clocks at the Kennedy Space Center began ticking on Tuesday toward the final flight in the 30-year-old U.S. space shuttle program, a cargo run to the International Space Station.Liftoff of shuttle Atlantis carrying astronauts is set ...

The shuttle Atlantis is poised to launch Friday on the final flight of the 30-year American program, a journey that marks the end of an era of US dominance in human space exploration.The liftoff is scheduled for July 8 at 11:26 am ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA managers cleared space shuttle Atlantis on Tuesday for a July 8 launch, approving it for a cargo run to the International Space Station and the final flight in the 30-year-old shuttle program.Lift-off of the shuttle manned ...

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Topic: Space Shuttle Atlantis

Debris threatens space station as Atlantis docks: NASA

Atlantis heads to space station on final flight

Obama hails final shuttle flight, eyes Mars next

Atlantis blasts off on end-of-era spaceflight

Space shuttle leaves Earth on final flight

Gloomy weather could delay Friday shuttle launch

NASA needs new 'breakthrough,' says Obama

Countdown starts for NASA's last shuttle launch

Shuttle Atlantis prepares to rocket into history

NASA clears last space shuttle for July 8 blast-off

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