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NASA launches satellite to help forecast solar storms

NASA launched a solar observatory into orbit Thursday. The mission is expected to help better forecast solar storms, which can disrupt communications on Earth.
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Endeavour launch: NASA shuttle heads for space station

NASA's space shuttle Endeavour launched successfully early Monday morning. The shuttle is headed to install a major module at the International Space Station.
Cloudy weather delays NASA shuttle launch

The Sunday morning launch of space shuttle Endeavour was called off after the weather turned cloudy. NASA has rescheduled lift-off for early morning Monday.
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Why NASA picked stormy Florida

Weather thwarts shuttle launches. But important factors favor this state.
NASA launches live video feed from outer space

Would-be astronauts can now get a peek at the inner workings of the International Space Station, courtesy of a video feed on the NASA website.
Obama's budget would scrap NASA's moon mission

President Obama's budget for NASA seeks to end its back-to-the-moon program, rely more heavily on private companies, and invest in new technologies for human space exploration.
NASA astronaut sends first direct tweet from space

A wireless connection on the International Space Station allowed NASA Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer to log on to Twitter.
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After space station is built, what will ISS crew do up there?

For years to come, the International Space Station will be the site for experiments benefiting earth research and extended space flight.
Shuttle launch: Now, Atlantis becomes a moving van

The successful space shuttle launch Monday marks an important shift for the shuttle program. From Atlantis onward, the shuttles' primary job is to ferry large parts to the International Space Station.
Shuttle launch: Atlantis readies for liftoff

Monday afternoon's shuttle launch will take the Atlantis's six-member crew on a 10-day mission for maintenance and construction work on the International Space Station.
NASA Ares 1-X coverage: Ares rocket damaged after launch

The launch of NASA's Ares 1-X went fine. But damage to the Ares rocket occurred at splashdown.
Russians to ride a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars

President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will spend $600 million on a nuclear-powered spacecraft to take men to Mars, and beyond. Is it safe?
Should nations fly to the moon together?

As exploring the heavens becomes more expensive, many experts think it is time for nations to band together to push humanity to the next threshold of space exploration.
Milestones in space

From sending rhesus monkeys into orbit to India's launch of a lunar probe, a hitchhiker's guide to exploration of the universe.
A private space industry is born

Human spaceflight today may be where the satellite business was early on: Governments initially handled everything, but eventually companies took over the business.
Russia becomes the world's taxicab to space

Though its program is nothing like it once was, the country uses its fleet of rockets to ferry tourists and satellites into orbit.
The NASA Ares 1-X rocket is set for launch -- but watch those clouds!

NASA says there's a 60 percent chance its Ares 1-X launch tomorrow will be postponed.
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