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NASA wants to lease the shuttle launcher
Almost 2 years after the shuttle program ended, the US Space Agency (NASA) announced the lease of a space shuttle in Florida.
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Launching a shuttle from a passenger plane
A Swiss company has revealed plans to develop a shuttle launch system that brings satellites from the back of an Airbus passenger plane.
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Space shuttle is about to launch into history
Unless there is a tropical storm, at 11:26 on Friday 8.7 (22:26 PM) will be one of the most sad moments of the year for Americans.
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Endeavor on the launch pad
The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has just completed moving Endeavor into its launch pad, starting the first space shuttle mission this year, according…
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America delayed the shuttle launch because of lightning
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) cannot launch the shuttle Endeavor on July 11, due to dozens of lightning strikes near the launch pad on Friday.
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NASA postponed the last-minute shuttle launch
The US space agency's Endeavor plan to launch the spacecraft was canceled only a few hours before the ship took off from Earth, due to a hydrogen gas leak.
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In 2007, NASA reduced the shuttle launch program
NASA aerospace agency decided to reduce the shuttle launch program in 2007 from 5 times to 4 times. The cause of Atlantis's late take-off because it had to repair fuel t…
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NASA delayed the shuttle launch
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) said yesterday it will delay the launch of the shuttle to Atlantis due to the ship's fuel tank being damaged after a hailstorm.