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Barber "Holds the Pulse of Kennedy"
Dedicated barber reminisces on 40 years at Kennedy Space Center.
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Visits to Pad Show Scorched Metal, Melted Plastic
Liftoff marks the beginning of the workday for a group of engineers who evaluate damage to the pad after launch.
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Completing Kibo: STS-127 Marks New Era for Science
The crews of space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station installed the final pieces of Japan's Kibo laboratory.
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Processing "Firsts" Set Stage for STS-127 Launch
Kennedy's launch processing team moved into high gear to prepare for liftoff.
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New "Green" Facility Breaks Ground at Kennedy
Propellants North Facility qualifies for the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
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Mission Accomplished: Leaving Hubble Better Than Ever
Take one space shuttle, seven highly trained astronauts, tons of equipment, and one legendary orbiting telescope and you have the 5.3 million-mile odyssey that was Hubble's final servicing mission.
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The Greening of Kennedy
America's Space Program and Florida get new green power source.
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Artists Give NASA a Different Light
NASA welcomed artists as part of a program to give a different perspective to its technical and scientific operations and facilities.
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Hubble Flight Tests Toolmakers
Tool designers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center had to invent several new instruments for the STS-125 mission.
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COLBERT Ready for Serious Exercise
Engineers spent two years designing and building what is suddenly the most famous treadmill in the world - or above it.
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Trio of Shuttle Astronauts Join Hall of Fame
The Astronaut Hall of Fame class of 2009 includes three history making shuttle fliers.
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NASA's STS-119 Mission: Boosting the Station Power
The International Space Station is beautifully balanced and "powered-up."
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Shuttle Program hands Launch Platform to Constellation Program
NASA’s Space Shuttle Program hands over the Mobile Launcher Platform-1 to the Constellation Program at a Kennedy Space Center ceremony on March 25.
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Astronaut Shines as JAXA’s First to Live in Space
Koichi Wakata will become the first Japanese to live on the International Space Station.
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Acaba Has Close Ties to Space Coast
Local Teachers Cheer an Astronaut of Their Own
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Orbital Souvenirs Reflect Diversity
The astronauts are carrying mementoes to space that reflect their unique backgrounds.
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'Suit Yourself' is Easier Said Than Done
On launch day, a space shuttle astronaut's first challenge isn't handling the force of liftoff or adjusting to microgravity -- it's getting dressed.
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Busy Mission Runs Astronauts Through Multiple Roles
The astronauts of STS-126 acted as craftsmen, mechanics, spacewalkers and, of course, astronauts during International Space Station mission.
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No Seats Available For This Flight
When a shuttle lands anywhere but Kennedy Space Center, it gets a piggyback ride back to its home base.
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Where to Land the Shuttle
NASA's space shuttles have a few landing sites to choose from.