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Space Visionaries Prove Naysayers Wrong -- Again
Posted: September 29th, 2008, 11:10am EDT by Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
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SpaceX's Falcon 1 joins SpaceShipOne as proof that the conquest of space is open to all, not just big national agencies.
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Greatest Spacewalks of All Time
Posted: September 26th, 2008, 11:13am EDT by Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
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Wired Science chooses the five greatest spacewalks of all time.
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Obama Urges Support for NASA
Posted: September 24th, 2008, 1:28pm EDT by Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
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Sen. Barack Obama sent a letter to Congress urging them to take action to protect the United States' access to the International Space Station and keep the door open on the Space Shuttle program.
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SpaceX Tries, Tries Again
Posted: September 22nd, 2008, 2:40pm EDT by Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
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SpaceX could make its fourth attempt to launch a rocket into orbit, just seven months after the third attempt failed when the first stage bumped into the second stage after separation.
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SpaceX Falcon 1 Rocket Is Set to Launch Tonight
Posted: August 2nd, 2008, 5:00pm EDT by Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
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SpaceX announces the third launch attempt of the Falcon 1 will be today from 7 p.m. - 12 a.m. EST. The launch will be webcast on their site, www.spacex.com, starting 30 minutes before the opening of the launch window.
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NASA Scientists Suggest Planting a Lunar Garden
Posted: July 23rd, 2008, 11:18am EDT by Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
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NASA scientists want to send a plant-growing module loaded with dirt and mustard seeds to the surface of the moon.