Childhood Dream Job: NASA's Pit Crew
For Joshua Graham, growing up in a small Florida town meant frequent trips to Kennedy Space Center to watch space shuttle launches. When Graham was five years old, he recalls seeing an astronaut's spacesuit in the Space Center's museum and telling his mother, "I want to work on these." Full story
Space Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit Enters Final Countdown to Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space Shuttle Atlantis is "go" for launch. Full story
Space Shuttle Endeavour's Toyota Tow Truck Gives CA Science Center a Lift
The pickup truck that helped to tow a retired space shuttle to its museum display last year is now part of an interactive exhibit designed to demonstrate how to pick up large things. Full story
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Flashback: Hubble Telescope
The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd shares Wednesday's Flashback and trivia question answer.
Need a launch pad? NASA sells off shuttle facilities
Now that the shuttle program has ended, NASA is unloading everything from buildings to high-tech equipment before the government’s maintenance money runs out. NBC’s Kate Snow reports.
Jan. 2: Nightly News Wednesday broadcast
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2012: Sandusky, space shuttle and Superstorm Sandy
Take a look back at some of the year’s top news stories, including Superstorm Sandy, Obama’s re-election, the sentencing of Jerry Sandusky, gun violence and space shuttle Endeavor’s final journey.
Reflection: A daredevil’s endeavor
As Fearless Felix jumped from 24 miles above the earth on Sunday, the mission-battered Endeavor crawled the streets of Los Angeles. NBC’s Matt Taibbi reflects on the significance of both.
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