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Shuttle Discovery, slated to be NASA's Return to Flight vehicle next year, was also the first orbiter to fly after the Challenger accident.


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 DART spacecraft
DART On Target
During this unique mission, the unpiloted DART spacecraft will meet up with an orbiting satellite -- without help from a crew.
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 Expedition 10 crew
Expedition 10 Prepares for ISS Mission
For six months, the Expedition 10 crew will maintain the Station and operate experiments, many of which focus on future long-duration space flights.
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 Artist concept of Swift spacecraft
The Hunt for Gamma-Ray Bursts
The Swift mission seeks to tell us more about the most powerful explosions in the universe.
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 Quantum Tubers? and potatoes grown from them.
Space Spuds to the Rescue
What could NASA, potatoes and China possibly have in common? The answer might be as close as your next order of fries.
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 A technician installs wiring for the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System
Introducing the Return to Flight Journal
This new monthly series takes you behind the scenes as NASA prepares its Space Shuttle fleet and its workforce.
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 An artist's conception of New Horizons.
The Final Frontier
New Horizons looks to pioneer the farthest reaches of the Solar System.
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  MISSIONS NEWS
 
 10.04.04 - NASA Mourns Loss of Original Astronaut
Gordon Cooper flew the Faith 7 and Gemini V missions.
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 10.05.04 - Thirsk Replaces Williams
Veteran Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk will replace David Williams as the commander of NEEMO 7.
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 10.04.04 - Infrared Images May Provide Volcano Clues
Images showing heat may indicate how eruptions occur.
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 10.04.04 - NOAA-N-Prime Satellite Mishap Investigation Report Released
The report on the 2003 incident is online.
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 10.04.04 - Amazing Success for Earthquake Forecasts
A NASA funded earthquake forecast program has accurately predicted the locations of 15 of California's 16 largest earthquakes this decade, including last week's tremors.
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 10.01.04 - Shuttle Processing Status Report: S04-032
NASA's three Space Shuttles, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, Shuttle launch pads, critical flight hardware for the orbiters and the International Space Station were undamaged by Hurricane Jeanne.
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 NASA Direct! News for week of Oct. 8, 2004
NASA Direct News
Week of Oct. 8, 2004
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 The hurricane-battered Vehicle Assembly Building stands tall under a serene Florida sky.
Bruised but not Broken
Kennedy Space Center surveys the damage inflicted by Hurricane Jeanne.
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 Radar tracking antenna
New Role for Radar
Radar tested could benefit
the Space Shuttle's safe
Return to Flight.
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 DART spacecraft being prepared for launch
DART Goes it Alone
Autonomous spacecraft tested for future unpiloted missions.
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 NASA Launch Schedules
For up-to-date information on NASA launches.
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 ISS Expedition 9 Crew
Learn more about the latest ISS expedition.
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 Human Spaceflight
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