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Space Plumbers Ready for Shuttle Launching

Nov. 13, 2008
If all goes as planned, a team of intrepid space plumbers and lube-job specialists will lift off on Friday for a visit to the International Space Station.
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HOUSTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour is back in the spacecraft, facing a Friday departure from the International Space Station, NASA said.
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NASA awards space flight projects contract

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Atlantis completes rollback trip

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Space shuttle Atlantis ready for rollback

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler