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Seattle Times, 10.03.10 20:32 UTC

Former Vancouver teacher on next Shuttle flight

Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger already has taken one trip with the space shuttle Discovery, moving along at something like 1 mph.

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Wired, 10.03.10 16:32 UTC

Better Than Apollo: The Space Program We Almost Had

SAN FRANCISCO â In the late 1950s, American space companies jumped into a headlong race to build an aerospace industry that could launch missiles across the world and rockets above it. In her new ...

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WashingtonPost Top Stories, 09.03.10 23:42 UTC

Criticism mounts against Obama's plans to change NASA strategy

Harrison Schmitt's credentials as a space policy analyst include several days of walking on the moon. The Apollo 17 astronaut, who is also a former U.S. senator, is aghast at what President Obama is ...

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WashingtonPost Politics, 09.03.10 21:44 UTC

Criticism mounts against Obama's plans to change NASA strategy

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Houston Chronicle - Politics, 09.03.10 05:29 UTC

Analysts point to politics over Obama's NASA conference

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is scrambling for political cover in the electoral battleground of Florida by staging a White House conference next month to explain and defend a scaled back vision ...

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guardian.co.uk, 08.03.10 13:20 UTC

China picks mothers for astronaut training

Officials concerned space flight might affect fertility of first Chinese women to go into orbit

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 03.03.10 05:20 UTC

People in the News: Computer gives Roger Ebert his voice

Film critic Roger Ebert says computer programmers have captured his voice from movie commentary tracks so he can type what he wants to say and listeners hear a voice that sounds like him. Ebert lost ...

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Huffington Post, 02.03.10 15:16 UTC

Ed and Deb Shapiro: 5 Great Ways To Chill Out Before Losing Your Cool!

Have you ever lost it and just wanted to scream? We did when we spent time in India, amidst the crowds and hustle, with little sleep and constantly on the go. There were definitely times when we ...

Michael Beckwith Marianne Williamson Byron Katie Deb Shapiro Jon Kabat-Zinn Dean Ornish +8 more

Seattle Times, 02.03.10 04:47 UTC

New 'Dancing With the Stars' cast revealed

A "Baywatch" babe, an astronaut and a gold medal figure skater are among those who will compete on the spring season of "Dancing With the Stars."

Melissa Rycroft Evan Lysacek Pamela Anderson Tom Bergeron Chad Ochocinco Aiden Turner +15 more

Los Angeles Daily News, 24.02.10 04:44 UTC

NASA: Destination cloudy for next trip

WASHINGTON - Where to next? It's a simple question that NASA can't answer so easily anymore. The veteran space shuttle fleet is months from being mothballed and the White House has nixed a previous ...