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Shuttle Atlantis crew unpacks at International Space Station
The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis Monday used the Canadarm 2 to grapple the Raffaello…
Atlantis heads to space station on final flight
Atlantis headed to the International Space Station Saturday after rocketing off its launch pad for a…
NASA’s final shuttle mission lifts off
The final space shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday morning, signalling the start…
NASA begins fueling shuttle Atlantis for launch
NASA managers on Friday unanimously agreed to go ahead with filling the space shuttle Atlantis's external…
Canadian robotics could expand in wake of final shuttle mission
Canadian robotics will be a big player on the final space shuttle flight from the storied…
Scientists reel at possible cancellation of U.S. space telescope
Space researchers were reeling Thursday over a decision in the U.S. Congress to axe funding for…
Canada’s astronaut all-stars recall memories in orbit
Roberta Bondar vividly recalls being "rattled around as if in a tin can" as she blasted…
Huge storm on Saturn yields detailed images
Saturn's Great White Spot, a recurring storm on that planet that has intrigued scientists since it…
NASA’s ‘Final Four’ astronauts close out shuttle era
It's been 28 years since NASA launched a four-person shuttle crew, but that will be the…