8.3.11

SPACE

Discovery Astronauts Inspect Shuttle For Damage(7) Recommend (3)

Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery, seen here lifting off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, are preparing to dock with the International Space Station Saturday.
February 25, 2011 The six astronauts orbiting Earth on space shuttle Discovery are keeping busy during their mission's first full day in space. Friday, the astronauts spent around six hours conducting a heat shield inspection.
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The Mile-High Camera: A Unique Glimpse Of Discovery's Last Launch(8) Recommend (16)

Launch of Discovery, seen from a commercial jet.
February 25, 2011 We've been hunting around the Internet and the photo wire services all day today, searching for that single distinctive shot of Discovery's final launch. Here it is.
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Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off On Final Mission(3) Recommend (13)

Commander Steve Lindsey, right, waves as he and the crew of space shuttle Discovery prepare to board the shuttle at pad 39A Thursday.
February 24, 2011 Space shuttle Discovery has blasted off on its final voyage, taking six astronauts on their way to orbit. Discovery will spend 11 days in orbit, and will dock with the International Space Station.
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We Have Liftoff! Discovery Blasts Off One Last Time(22) Recommend (15)

Space shuttle Discovery lifts off at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Thursday for the final time. The world's most traveled spaceship is heading toward the International Space Station with a crew of six on a journey that marks the beginning of the end of the shuttle era.
February 24, 2011 Discovery, NASA's oldest surviving space shuttle and the beloved workhorse of the fleet, rocketed up into the sky on Thursday afternoon for a bittersweet final voyage. After this mission, the shuttle, which has carried 194 astronauts since 1984, will become a museum exhibit.
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Cool Science: The IceCube Neutrino Observatory(16) Recommend (22)

A light detector is lowered into the IceCube Neutrino Observatory near the South Pole, which acts as a neutrino detector in search of the elusive subatomic particle.
February 24, 2011 South Pole scientists have built a 1400-meter deep ice hole observatory in search of an elusive subatomic particle.
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Shuttle Discovery To Blast Off On Final Flight(46) Recommend (36)

Discovery leaves the International Space Station on June 11, 2008. February 24, 2011 Space shuttle Discovery, the workhorse of the shuttle fleet, has carried almost 200 astronauts and numerous science missions to space in its three decades of spaceflight. It launches on its final flight, to the International Space Station, Thursday afternoon.

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