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Remembering the Challenger: Five ways it changed spaceflight

Twenty-five years ago Friday, the space shuttle Challenger came to a tragic end, exploding on liftoff and claiming the lives of seven astronauts. Here are five ways the Challenger pushed spaceflight forward.

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NASA probe shoots video of the dark side of the moon (+video)

One of NASA's twin Grail probes circling the moon has captured a video of the side that perpetually faces away from Earth.
NASA's twin moon probes renamed by children: 'Ebb' & 'Flow'

The probes' new names were offered by fourth grade students in Bozeman, Mont., who were chosen as the winners of NASA's naming contest.
NASA Grail probes circling the moon on New Year's Day

After a 3½-month journey, a NASA spacecraft flew over the moon's south pole, fired its engine and dropped into orbit in the first of two back-to-back arrivals over the New Year's weekend.
In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Female Astronauts
Milestones in U.S. manned spaceflight

A timeline of significant moments in America's quest to reach for the stars.
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The astronaut who learned how to see

Story Musgrave flew on six space shuttle missions -- and on every one of the shuttles that NASA is retiring this year. In a career of standout performances, he never forgot to savor the experience.
In Pictures: Real-life wonder women
Remembering the Challenger: Five ways it changed spaceflight

Twenty-five years ago Friday, the space shuttle Challenger came to a tragic end, exploding on liftoff and claiming the lives of seven astronauts. Here are five ways the Challenger pushed spaceflight forward.
Space junk close to International Space Station; new astronauts arrive

Space junk has NASA keeping a close eye on the International Space Station. New residents arrived Thursday.
Sally Ride's flight suit stolen by Houston man

Calvin Dale Smith of Houston has been charged with stealing several NASA artifacts.
What's next for US spaceflight, if not the moon?

Under Obama's 2011 budget, NASA would cancel plans to put astronauts back on the moon by 2020 and hand off space-taxi services to private companies.
Star gazing with the Obamas on the White House lawn

Barack and Michelle Obama, with Sasha and Malia, host a star-gazing party at the White House with student astronomers and celebrity astronauts.