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<title><![CDATA[Space Shuttle Atlantis Takes Off on 11Day Mission]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Atlantis designated STS122 by NASA plans to dock with the International Space Station on Saturday February 9 ]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:32:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Space Shuttles Atlantis Columbus and the New Frontier]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Atlantis space shuttle installs Columbus science lab onto the International Space Station]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:10:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Atlantis Crew Makes Preparations for Arrival at International Space Station]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The crew of the STs117 expedition aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis completed safety inspections Saturday in preperation for the expected Sunday docking with the International Space Station]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:52:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[March Space Shuttle Launch Delayed Because of Hail Storm]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The space shuttle Atlantis scheduled for a March visit to the International Space Station will miss its launch window because of damage due to a hail storm If all goes as planned the shuttle will launch in late April]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Space Shuttle Set to Undock from Space Station]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced Monday that the hatches separating the Space Shuttle Atlantis from the International Space Station closed had closed in preparation for the Shuttles planned undocking from the Station on Tuesday]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:29:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Space Shuttle Atlantis Now Poised at Launch Pad for December 6th Mission]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Space Shuttle Atlantis first part of the journey to space is already overit trekked yesterday morning 34 miles from NASAs space shuttle assembly building to the launch pad in preparation for a December 6th mission to the International Space Station ]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:52:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Space Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Launch Pad]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[After 2 12 months in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center the shuttle Atlantis is rolled out to launch pad 39A for an aniticipated June 8 launch The orbiters external fuel tank was damaged in a Feburary hail storm]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 May 2007 17:11:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Damaged Space Shuttle Atlantis in Need of Repair Mission Extended by Two Days]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[According to NASAs website Mission Management Team Chair John Shannon has extended the STS117 mission by two days so the crew can make repairs to the Space Shuttle Atlantis]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:18:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Whats Going on This Week with Space Shuttle Mission STS120]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/426132/whats_going_on_this_week_with_space.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[There are many ways to watch and listen to the space shuttle mission Here are some tips on when to listen and what will be going on in space]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:14:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How to View the International Space Station ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/427730/how_to_view_the_international_space.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Finding information on the International Space Station and the NASA Space Shuttle program is easier than you might think and very easy to view as they pass overhead in the night sky]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:38:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/427730/how_to_view_the_international_space.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Announces Engine Upgrade for Space Shuttle Atlantis]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NASA announced tuesday that a major upgrade will be ready for the Space Shuttle Atlantis June 8th launch]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:03:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Passing of NASAs Space Shuttle Age]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The space shuttle once thought to be the solution to cheap access to space will be retired in 2010 having never achieved that goal However cheap access to space may yet be accomplished by the private sector]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Jun 2005 18:43:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Launch of Space Shuttle Enterprise Long Overdue]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Constructed as a prototype vehicle for flight and endurance tests on the space shuttle design the Enterprise paved the way for space flight for shuttles built after her]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Sep 2005 01:02:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students Pick the New Name for US Space Station Module]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Over 2000 students from across the nation wrote essays to NASA suggesting new names for the newest addition to the Internationanl Space Station ISS]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:16:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/183499/students_pick_the_new_name_for_us_space.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Make Space Exploration Affordable]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/4090/how_to_make_space_exploration_affordable.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[NASA proposed to build the follow on to the space shuttle the Crewed Exploration Vehicle five years after the shuttle will be retired NASA is trying to narrow that gap The solution may be a race to build a commercial space vehicle]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Jun 2005 18:51:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/4090/how_to_make_space_exploration_affordable.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Death Sex and Space]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NASA is planning to explore other planets farther out in our solar system that will add even more years to the space missions resulting in the astronauts being away from home longer The space agency has now been put in the position of pondering many issues]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 May 2007 15:46:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How Not to Deal with China as a Space Power]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Manber recently published a piece in the LA Times advocating closer cooperation with China in space He does so without actually explaining adequately why this would be a benefit to the United States ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:34:11 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7548/space_exploration.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[People have argued about the need for space flight and complain about the money spent I give facts about space flight and show why people need to explore beyond what they see]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Aug 2005 15:56:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7548/space_exploration.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Special Updates Leading to the Undocking of Atlantis from ISS]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/286643/special_updates_leading_to_the_undocking.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Atlantis mission is successful The new solar arrays are functioning Clay Anderson is on ISS Suni Williams says farewell And Atlantis performs final tasks]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:37:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/286643/special_updates_leading_to_the_undocking.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[What You Always Wanted to Know About Outer Space but Were Afraid to Ask]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/67449/what_you_always_wanted_to_know_about.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Anousheh Ansari is the first ever space blogger as well as the first female space tourist Read here about how personal hygeine is taken care of in space what happens when you see flying yogurt and find out where you can get more space travel tips]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:38:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2007 House Budget Proposal Could End NASA Space Exploration Funded by Public]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/26850/2007_house_budget_proposal_could_end.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The 2007 budget presented by the House Republican Study Committee has some good ideas to reduce the deficit Unfortunately it also has a proposal that would sound the death knell for publicly funded human space flight in the United States]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Atlantis to Launch Friday]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/274215/atlantis_to_launch_friday.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[No problems are being tracked Atlantis is set to deliver payload and rotation of crew Atlantis is a step toward a future of space exploration with constellation projects]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:29:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/274215/atlantis_to_launch_friday.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[ International Space Station Welcomes American Tourist]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/209927/_international_space_station_welcomes.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[US billionaire who helped develop Microsoft Word and two Russian Cosmonauts made it to the International Space station early Tuesday]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:39:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/209927/_international_space_station_welcomes.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Space Shuttle Atlantis Successful Lift Off]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/275502/space_shuttle_atlantis_successful_lift.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Saturday June 8 2007 the Atlantis lifted off from Kennedy Space Center]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:58:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches on 16 Day Mission]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/649215/space_shuttle_endeavour_launches_on.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The space shuttle Endeavour launched on March 11 at 228 AM Eastern Time carrying a payload for the International Space Station including a sgement of teh Japanese Kibo lab module and a two armed Canadian built robot]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:33:33 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Latest Space Shuttle Mission Highlights]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/363027/latest_space_shuttle_mission_highlights.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Highlights about last august exceptional NASAs mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:17:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/363027/latest_space_shuttle_mission_highlights.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Mission International Space Station Troubled with Space Debris]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/430667/nasa_mission_international_space_station.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A spacewalk turned up what appears to be metal shavings inside the joint of key equipment aboard the International Space Station What is it]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/430667/nasa_mission_international_space_station.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Toward the First Private Space Station]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/67743/toward_the_first_private_space_station.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Recently Robert Bigelow the Los Vegas hotel tycoon who has been working on an orbiting space hotel made a couple of announcements that have shaken up the commercial aerospace world]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:17:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/67743/toward_the_first_private_space_station.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Italian Students to Talk to WomanCommanded International Space Station by Amateur Radio]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/428164/italian_students_to_talk_to_womancommanded.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Peggy Whitson Amateur Radio callsign KC5ZTD and other hams aboard the ISS talk to students around the world via amateur radio An Italian school in Rome named for Galileo is looking forward to their contact on October 31]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Preps for Space Walk]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/160053/nasa_preps_for_space_walk.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Space flight veteran Frederick Sturckow will lead the Atlantis crew on its trip to add the third set of solar wings to the space station on mission STS117 ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/160053/nasa_preps_for_space_walk.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Narowing the Space Flight Gap]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/471909/narowing_the_space_flight_gap.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Sometime in the fall of 2010 the space shuttle will launch on its last mission In the early Spring of 2015 barring unforeseen delays the Orion space craft will become operational available to take crews and supplies to the International Space Station ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:35:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/471909/narowing_the_space_flight_gap.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The Bigelow Space Hotel]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/50393/the_bigelow_space_hotel.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A research project called transhab first developed by NASA may well form the basis of the first commercially developed privately operated space station]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Aug 2006 07:46:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/50393/the_bigelow_space_hotel.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Astronaut Sunita Williams Runs Boston Marathon from Space]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/217937/astronaut_sunita_williams_runs_boston.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Suni Williams a 41year old astronaut aboard the International Space Station ran the Boston Marathon on a treadmill Suni finished two hours behind the top female finisher ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:24:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/217937/astronaut_sunita_williams_runs_boston.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Space Travel for Rich Tourists]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/190134/space_travel_for_rich_tourists.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[After several exceedingly wealthy individuals have gone for space vacations it seems that an industry will develop providing space travel to the rich]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:07:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/190134/space_travel_for_rich_tourists.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The Space Cycle]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/34009/the_space_cycle.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[For astronauts flying in space especially for long periods the lost of muscular strength and bone mass among other problems caused by prolonged exposure to micro gravity has been a concern to researchers]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 May 2006 13:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/34009/the_space_cycle.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[As the New Space Race Lifts Off Who Will Be Left in the Dust]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/36794/as_the_new_space_race_lifts_off_who.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The standard for civilian space travel restricts the FAA from regulating amateur space travel until a fatal tragedy occurs President Bush signed this document in 2004 The reality of space travel arrives with the Virgin Galactic space port in NM]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:09:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/36794/as_the_new_space_race_lifts_off_who.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Space Station Computer Repairs Continue]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/282284/space_station_computer_repairs_continue.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[If the computers cannot be permanently rebooted the ISS will have to be abandoned as the computers control the altitude and recycling systems affecting the astronauts food and water supplies]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:39:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Major Project Achieved for Space Station]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/65190/major_project_achieved_for_space_station.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Wrapping up the final day of the shuttles 11day mission Atlantis crew members Joe Tanner and Heidemarie StefanyshynPiper completed installation on a wireless TV antenna Other maintenance tasks include a new P3P4 truss segment for operation]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:21:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/65190/major_project_achieved_for_space_station.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Atlantis Shuttle Workers Reject Contract]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/268486/atlantis_shuttle_workers_reject_contract.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[With only 1 week before the space shuttle is scheduled to launch shuttle workers voted to strike]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/268486/atlantis_shuttle_workers_reject_contract.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[New NASA Space Crafts Finally Named]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/56579/new_nasa_space_crafts_finally_named.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Until now NASA only had the innocuous name Crew Exploration Vehicle for the next generation of space craft Though still on the drawing board NASA finally has christened its new class of ships]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 26 Aug 2006 23:05:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/56579/new_nasa_space_crafts_finally_named.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[On the Human Exploration of Space]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Forty or so years ago astronauts had all the glory of the exploration of space Now robots are exploring places that currently no astronaut can go For the past twenty five years no human being has journeyed beyond low Earth orbit]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:26:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Brief History of Private Space Travel]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/67742/a_brief_history_of_private_space_travel.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Its one of the delicious ironies of history that the first private space travelers were facilitated by the Soviet then Russian space program]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:17:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[International Space Station Receives Its First Female Commander]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/412958/international_space_station_receives.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[I think its special that I get the opportunity to play that role ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Oct 2007 10:18:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Will Ink Contract for Space Station Hardware Including 19 Million Toilet System]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/309693/nasa_will_ink_contract_for_space_station.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Included in NASAs contract with RSC Energia is a contract for a 19 million Russian space toilet system that has the ability to transform urine into drinking water ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:53:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/309693/nasa_will_ink_contract_for_space_station.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Space Shuttle Countdown How Many Launches Left ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/782801/space_shuttle_countdown_how_many_launches.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The last of Americas space shuttle fleet will be put out to pasture in 2010 That means that the opportunity to witness one of their spectacular liftoffs is counting down faster than most of us are aware of]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 May 2008 12:41:58 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/782801/space_shuttle_countdown_how_many_launches.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Successfully Launches Space Shuttle Discovery]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/425240/nasa_successfully_launches_space_shuttle.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite predictions of poor weather Mother Nature cleared the skies yesterday October 23rd just in time for a pictureperfect launch from Cape Canaveral on Floridas central east coast]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:33:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/425240/nasa_successfully_launches_space_shuttle.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Worms Are Subject of Outer Space Experiment ]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/287076/worms_are_subject_of_outer_space_experiment.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[For nearly six months a legion of worms has been traveling through space Actually over 100000 have been aboard the International Space Station as a science experiment ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:40:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/287076/worms_are_subject_of_outer_space_experiment.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Madonna in Space The Most Confusing News of the Month]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/63986/madonna_in_space_the_most_confusing.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Thats right Madonna is heading to the International Space Station on a Russian rocket ship Waitwhat]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:08:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/63986/madonna_in_space_the_most_confusing.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Problems Arise with Space Station]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/281079/problems_arise_with_space_station.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The space station is operated mostly by US and Russian space agencies The Russian computers that control the space stations orientation and oxygen and water supply have failed]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:16:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/281079/problems_arise_with_space_station.html</guid></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Book Review Space Shuttle by Dennis Jenkins]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/179339/book_review_space_shuttle_by_dennis.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[If youre fascinated by the American Space Program in general and have a passion for the US Space Shuttle in particular you wont be able to resist a magnificent tome that is distributed by Specialty Press ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By info@associatedcontent.com ()]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Apr 2007 07:56:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<guid>http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/179339/book_review_space_shuttle_by_dennis.html</guid></item>
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