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Ten high-profile players in the commercial space race

When NASA's space shuttle fleet retires in 2011, the space agency will have to rely on Russian spacecraft and the private sector to taxi cargo and humans to and from the International Space Station, even as it turns its focus to the technologies required ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39273082/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Here's how NASA gets a shuttle ready to fly

With just one more mission remaining before the end of NASA’s storied 30-year space shuttle, the agency has shifted its focus to the final launch of Atlantis on July 8. But exactly how does NASA get a space shuttle ready to fly? Atlantis moved to its ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/43396328/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/heres-how-n...

NASA Beams Up 'Star Trek Into Darkness' to Astronauts In Space

The three astronauts on board the International Space Station are getting a sneak peak of the latest "Star Trek" film just before people around the world get a chance to see it in theaters themselves. " Star Trek Into Darkness " — the newest movie in the ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51879866/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/nasa-beams-...

Chris Hadfield's 'Space Oddity' is a hit: What's next for space superstar?

He's been an astronaut since 1992, and he flew on space shuttle missions in 1995 and 2001. Last December, he finally got his shot at a long-term stint in space — and he definitely made the most of the experience. Hadfield's 28-year-old son ...http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/13/18232749-chris-hadfields-space-odd...

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Space Shuttle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Space Shuttle was a crewed, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Its ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle

NASA - Space Shuttle

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NASA's space shuttle fleet began setting records with its first launch on April 12, 1981 and continued to set high marks of achievement and endurance through 30 years ...http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

NASA - The Space Shuttle

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S ince 1981, NASA space shuttles have been rocketing from the Florida coast into Earth orbit. The five orbiters — Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and ...http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/the_shuttle/

Space Shuttle program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Updated May. 21, 2013

NASA's Space Shuttle Program, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), was the United States government's manned launch vehicle program from 1981 to 2011.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_shuttle_program