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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.

Friday, April 29, 2011  NASA abruptly called off space shuttle Endeavour's final launch Friday because of a puzzling heater failure in a critical power unit.

Friday, April 29, 2011  Update: The Space Shuttle launch scheduled for Friday afternoon has been pushed back 48 hours.

Friday, April 29, 2011  Day of highs and lows for Obama as he heads to storm-ravaged Alabama, then shuttle launch

Wednesday, May 26, 2010  Space shuttle Atlantis returned from orbit for the last time Wednesday, closing out a 25-year flying career and safely bringing back six astronauts who boosted the International Space Station's power and size.

Friday, May 14, 2010  Atlantis and an experienced crew of six blasted off Friday afternoon. More than 40,000 guests gathered at the Florida launch site, all of them eager to catch one of the few remaining shuttle flights.