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1 hr ago | Christian Science Monitor

NASA's new astronaut class marks changing of guard for US spaceflight

Jessica Meir of Caribou, Maine, is one of eight new astronauts selected by NASA and announced Monday.

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Related Topix: Caribou, ME, Science / Technology, NASA, Murphy Exploration and Production Company International, Energy, Oil & Gas, Oceanography, Science

5 hrs ago | WebWire

NASA Invites Media to View Space Launch System Progress

NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations William Gerstenmaier and other agency officials will debut a new machine for manufacturing NASA's Space Launch System and check on development progress with the heavy-lift rocket at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans Friday, June 21. NASA is inviting media ... (more)

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, New Orleans, LA

9 hrs ago | WPTV Local News

New astronaut class, 4 are women

Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades.

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13 hrs ago | My Mother Lode

NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women

The space agency announced its newest astronaut class Monday. Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades.

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17 hrs ago | Trend Hunter Magazine

Sci-Fi Bird Abodes - Star Wars Fans Will Enjoy the Death Star Birdhouse

Nerdy bird lovers will swoon over the Death Star Birdhouse. This fantastic Star Wars garden accessory is designed to look like the villain-filled space station from the sci-fi series.

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21 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

50 years of women in space

Photo: Central Press, Getty Images Tereshkova made 48 orbits of Earth, spending nearly three days in space.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Star Trek, Science Fiction TV, Entertainment, Television, Nichelle Nichols

Sun Jun 16, 2013

USA Today

Fla. couple among first to pay for private space flight

Six years after the Winter Park, Fla., couple was among the early buyers of $200,000 tickets to fly on Virgin Galactic, their opportunity to become astronauts feels closer than ever.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Winter Park, FL, Maitland, FL

Florida Today

John Kelly: In space, Chinese are still far behind

Don't fall prey to the politically-driven hysteria or, in some cases, just sloppy journalism.

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CBS News

Astronaut wives: The other space pioneers

What was happening back on Earth with the families of America's astronauts never got as much public attention as the astronauts' exploits up in space.

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The Courier-Journal

New Developments in Space | Is space only for the rich? We don't need more divisiveness

The recent red glare of a rocket motor over the California desert announced the continuing developments by the rich in their pursuit of capitalism, influence and pleasure, but the implications of this first successful test of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two space plane prompt moral, ethical and theological reflection: As we add ... (more)

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Beach Connection

Still More International Space Station Viewable Above Portland, Oregon Coast

From now through June 21 your chances of sighting the International Space Station above Portland and other parts of Oregon are still pretty good depending on weather.

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Related Topix: Oregon, Cannon Beach, OR, Depoe Bay, OR, Science / Technology, NASA, Manzanita, OR

Omaha World-Herald

U.S. no longer the only traffic cop in space

Part of the U.S. Strategic Command's job is to keep spacecraft from crashing into the tens of thousands of bits of space junk floating around the Earth.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, US Military, US Air Force

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Russia Taday

Seagull in stars: 50 years after first female space flight

When Valentina Tereshkova reached orbit on June 16, 1963 she believed she opened Space up to women forever.

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RIA Novosti

Europe's ATV-4 Resupply Spacecraft to Dock with ISS

The European Space Agency's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle will dock with the International Space Station on Saturday, ESA said.

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Florida Today

Hadfield, social media superstar of space, retires

The Canadian astronaut who became an Internet sensation aboard the International Space Station is hanging up his spacesuit.

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WSET-TV Lynchburg

Wallops Flight Facility hosts students, educators

NASA's Wallops Flight Facility is hosting more than 120 students and educators for Rocket Week on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

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Xinhuanet

Feature: A letter to China's first space teacher from U.S. predecessor

While China's first space teacher Wang Yaping is orbiting the earth, Barbara Morgan, the world's first astronaut who ever taught in space, was signing her name on a letter to greet the Chinese newcomer.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, World News, China, Asia, NASA

Houston Press

Star Trek Shuttle Scheduled for Display at Space Center Houston

The Star Trek shuttlecraft Galileo is making a landing in Houston, coming to rest at Space Center Houston as a permanent exhibit.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Canada.com

Walter Natynczyk to head Canadian Space Agency

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed the country's former top soldier to head the Canadian Space Agency in a surprise move that has raised questions about whether the civilian program is about to be militarized.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, North America, Canada, World News, Stephen Harper,

Nepalnews.com

Shenzhou-10 completes automated docking with space module

China's Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft successfully completed an automated docking procedure with the orbiting Tiangong-1 space module at 1:18 p.m. Thursday, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center.

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