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Spacewalk No. 3: Astronauts step out for longest, hardest spacewalk of their mission

Nov. 22, 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) _ Spacewalking astronauts completed almost all of the greasy repairs on a gummed-up joint at the international space station on Saturday, leaving just a few chores behind for another day.
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HOUSTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The crews of the Endeavour and International Space Station got together after the U.S. space shuttle docked Sunday afternoon, NASA said.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it now provides access to conversations between International Space Station astronauts and controllers on Earth 24 hours a day.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Thursday afternoon from the Kennedy Space Center, beginning an 11-day mission to the International Space Station.
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NASA to televise Columbia remembrance

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ULA launches NRO satellite

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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