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Tuesday, March 05, 2013  GOP seeks to smooth roughest cuts, avert government shutdown later this month

Friday, January 25, 2013  NASA testing vintage engine from Apollo 11 rocket as it seeks to develop the next generation of rockets.

Monday, August 06, 2012  'Touchdown confirmed': NASA rover Curiosity lands on Mars, beams back photo of own shadow

Monday, August 06, 2012  When NASA's unmanned rover lands on Mars as projected this morning, a Wichita engineer will be part of the crew monitoring the historic mission.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Private supply ship, SpaceX Dragon, rockets toward space station, opens new era of spaceflight

Monday, February 27, 2012  NASA's 20-year focus on Mars looking fuzzier as space agency changes course, axes flights

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  A new Earth? NASA finds planet outside solar system in just about right-for-life spot

Friday, November 04, 2011  But you know there's a life-saving treatment, which has helped addicts in other parts of the country when they overdosed, not just on painkillers but also heroin and other opiates?

Thursday, September 22, 2011  It's that time of year again where people start feeling yucky, because they get the flu.

Thursday, August 25, 2011  Some health officials are saying one way to prevent catching the common cold or a virus is to clean your nose frequently.

Thursday, July 21, 2011  Final farewell: Last shuttle lands, ending 30-year era that put hundreds in orbit, lab in sky

Friday, July 08, 2011  Updated with full video of launch: "Let's light this fire one more time," Commander Christopher Ferguson said just before taking flight.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011 

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  Insider pictures from Kennedy Space Center and the last flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour

Monday, May 16, 2011  Endeavour blasted off on NASA's next-to-last shuttle flight, thundering through clouds into orbit Monday morning as the mission commander's wounded wife, Gabrielle Giffords, watched.