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Discovery space shuttle to be retired after returning from last mission
25/02/2011 - SPACE

Discovery space shuttle to be retired after returning from last mission

The space shuttle Discovery blasted off Thursday on its final mission to the International Space Station. When Discovery returns in March it will become the first of NASA's three-shuttle fleet to be retired.
Cassez case: France and Mexico in a fierce spat
23/02/2011 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Cassez case: France and Mexico in a fierce spat

Relations between France and Mexico take a turn for the worse over the Mexican government's refusal's to repatriate Florence Cassez. one year on after that devastating earthquake, Chile's wine industry is still in recovery mode. And finally why "to go where no man has gone been before" will no longer apply to the US space shuttle
First private space capsule takes off from US
08/12/2010 - SPACE

First private space capsule takes off from US

SpaceX launched an unmanned space capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida, Wednesday. It was the first time ever a private US company has attempted to put a spacecraft into orbit and bring it safely home.
Space shuttle Atlantis touches down after final flight
26/05/2010 - SPACE

Space shuttle Atlantis touches down after final flight

The space shuttle Atlantis ended its final space flight in Florida on Wednesday, capping a 12-day mission to the International Space Station. NASA will retire the fleet this year after two more flights by sister shuttles Discovery and Endeavour.
Atlantis shuttle blasts off to its last mission
14/05/2010 - SPACE

Atlantis shuttle blasts off to its last mission

The space shuttle Atlantis rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday, on its last voyage and the third-to-last for the NASA shuttle programme.
Discovery mission a first for female space exploration
05/04/2010 - SPACE

Discovery mission a first for female space exploration

The US space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida Monday. The voyage to the International Space Station is the first shuttle mission with three female crew members and the first to see four women in orbit.
US space shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida
22/02/2010 - SPACE

US space shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida

The US space shuttle Endeavour has landed in Florida after a two-week mission to install a new module on the International Space Station. Four remaining US shuttle missions are planned to complete the 12-year effort to assemble the laboratory.
US shuttle Endeavour takes off for International Space Station
08/02/2010 - SPACE

US shuttle Endeavour takes off for International Space Station

The US space shuttle Endeavour and a six-astronaut crew lifted off early on Monday to deliver the Tranquility module to the International Space Station.
Atlantis takes off on mission to supply space station
17/11/2009 - SPACE

Atlantis takes off on mission to supply space station

The space shuttle Atlantis took off Monday from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, on a mission to bring vital supplies and spare parts to the nearly-completed International Space Station before the US shuttles retire next year.
NASA launches successor to space shuttle
28/10/2009 - SPACE

NASA launches successor to space shuttle

A prototype rocket designed to replace the aging US space shuttle fleet successfully took off for a two-minute test flight Wednesday after weather-related delays.
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