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This week the United States will come one step closer to one of those moments of sudden realization that are actually years in the making. The shuttle Atlantis pulled away from the International Space Station on Sunday and began preparing for it final scheduled landing Wednesday.
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unique view of the shuttle docking to the ISS against the sun's surface
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Evidence points to a grim reality that the astronauts were aware of the impending accident and conscious during the fall. They say your life flashes before your eyes in that last second, but they had nearly three minutes.
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The White House is cancelling the Bush-era plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2020, pouring billions into space technology research and development instead. But it is unclear where NASA astronauts will go next and how they will get there.
Since no one wanted to buy the space shuttles when NASA first offered them up for sale, the agency has decided to slash the price to a more modest $28.8 million each. And the engines? Free
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Oh hell yeah, them shuttle niggas know how to role, or should i say sniff?
The US space shuttle Atlantis has blasted off to the International Space Station to deliver spare parts - and up to a million microscopic worms.
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NASA has announced plans for disposal of the Space Shuttle fleet and spare main engines. The space agency intends to donate one orbiter to the Smithsonian museum, and give the others to "educational institutions, science museums, and other appropriate organizations".
The proud new owners will need to stump up an estimated $42m in decommissioning and delivery charges for a shuttle and $400-$800k for a main engine, exclusive of shipping.