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

Thursday, November 10, 2011  Space Shuttle Crew Member Sandy Magnus gave a presentation of her adventures in space at Benton Elementary.

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.

Monday, May 09, 2011  NASA managers have set the launch date of space shuttle Endeavour for 8:56 a.m. EDT on Monday, May 16.

Saturday, May 07, 2011  NASA managers have retargeted space shuttle Endeavour's launch to no earlier than Monday, May 16

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

Thursday, February 24, 2011  Final voyage: Space shuttle Discovery on way to space station; huge crowds watch last launch

Friday, February 18, 2011  Shuttle Discovery's final launch set for Thursday after 4 month delay, fuel tank cracks fixed

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.