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NASA Launches Space Shuttle on Final Flight to Space StationControllers had less than five minutes in which to get it off the pad while its target, the International Space Station, was orbiting overhead. Clouds, which had loomed over the area all morning, parted just in time, and the countdown clock went into ... read more
Space Tourism: Filling the Void left by NASA?
(FLICKR/ Blatant World) Interest didn't pique again until April 28, 2001, when American Businessman Dennis Tito became the first "fee-paying" space tourist. He visited the International Space Station (ISS) for seven days at a pricetag of $20 million. ... read more
Android Joins IPhone in Space
At the International Space Station, the devices are set to expand features on the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, or “SPHERES.” The Nexus S devices will reportedly sit inside bowling ball-sized orbs propelled by ... read more
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