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Space shuttle Atlantis ' astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them.
If I didn't know better, I'd swear some of the images from the STS-129 shuttle mission to the International Space Station were CGI renderings taken from a science fiction novel. Take the above image, for example of astronaut Mike Foreman working on the exterior of the ISS during the second space walk of the [...]
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers today as their mission drew to a close.
Lynchburg-born astronaut Leland Melvin is roughly 230 miles above Earth, but that’s not stopping him from talking to his fans. Melvin, a University of Richmond graduate, is beaming missives to land-based space enthusiasts via Twitter under the name “Astro_Flow.“ “An amazingly beautiful launch & long day,“ Melvin said in a Twitter message dated Nov. 18 at 10:14 a.m. “Looked out the overhead ...
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will present astronaut Fred Haise, Jr., with NASA's Ambassador of Exploration Award during a ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Gorenflo Elementary School in Biloxi, Miss. Haise will present the award, consisting of a moon rock encased in Lucite for display, to Paul Tisdale, superintendent of the Biloxi Public School System, and Tina Thompson, the school's ...
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HOUSTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- NASA said there was another false fire alarm Tuesday morning aboard the International Space Station -- the third such false alarm during the STS-129 mission.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new dad in space, shuttle astronaut Randolph Bresnik, said today he had no problems focusing on his job while awaiting his daughter’s birth.
Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them.
Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to thousands of revelers Thursday eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie.
Thousands of people lined up for the spectacle of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York, while merrymakers gathered for massive parades in Philadelphia (above) and in other cities nationwide. President Obama phoned U.S. troops, and the space shuttle crew got a surprise feast.
NEW YORK (AP) — Giant balloons, floats, marching bands and clowns with confetti brought smiles to hundreds of thousands of revelers eager to catch a glimpse of a parade as steeped in Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie.
Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Friday, Nov. 27, after an 11-day mission.
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