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1. Super Bowl Coin Flown in Space

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   ... coin, which was flown in space during the November flight of Atlantis, will be used for the official coin toss prior to the kickoff of Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. One member of Atlantis' crew, ... Tuesday, 26 January 2010

2. Having Your Own Space Shuttle Just Got Cheaper

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   Atlantis lands following the STS-129 mission in November, 2009. Credit: NASA After the space shuttle program ends, NASA hopes to sell the three slightly used remaining orbiters to educational institutions, ... Friday, 15 January 2010

3. Butterflynauts Emerge from Cocoons on ISS

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   ... was launched Nov. 16 on space shuttle Atlantis as part of the STS-129 mission. Students of all ages and the public are invited to follow the tiny crew’s development from larvae to adult butterflies in ... Monday, 07 December 2009

4. Four "Butterflynauts" Emerge On ISS

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   ... Nov. 16 on space shuttle Atlantis and transferred to the Space Station. Students of all ages have been following the tiny crew's development from larvae to butterflies. ... Wednesday, 02 December 2009

5. Profile

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   Surrounded by the blackness of space, this profile view of the space shuttle Atlantis was photographed by the Expedition 21 crew on the International Space Station soon after the shuttle and station began ... Tuesday, 01 December 2009

6. Homecoming for Atlantis

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   The drag chute unfurled as space shuttle Atlantis landed on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after 11 days in space, completing the 4.5-million mile STS-129 ... Sunday, 29 November 2009

7. Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth

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   Houston, Texas (AFP) Nov 27, 2009 - The shuttle Atlantis landed back on Earth Friday, capping a mission to the International Space Station and bringing NASA's small fleet of winged spaceships closer to ... Sunday, 29 November 2009

8. Shuttle Atlantis Returns Home (Video)

   Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

   Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts landed safely at Kennedy Space Center Friday morning at 9:44 a.m. EST, ending an 11-day journey to the ISS. Atlantis flew 171 orbits around Earth ... Friday, 27 November 2009

9. Touch Down!

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   Streams of smoke trail from the main landing gear tires as space shuttle Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after 11 days in space, ... Thursday, 26 November 2009

10. Atlantis Ready For Landing Friday

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    Houston TX (SPX) Nov 27, 2009 - The STS-129 crew spent its final full day in space Thursday. The crew tested Atlantis' flight control system, the flaps and rudders that will guide it through the atmosphere, ... Thursday, 26 November 2009

11. Absolutely Amazing Shuttle Ascent Video

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    This video compilation of the STS-129 ascent is incredible! It includes video highlights from ground, air, SRB and external tank cameras during the launch of Atlantis on Nov. 16, 2009. It will give ... Thursday, 26 November 2009

12. Shuttle undocks from station, returns to Earth

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    Washington (AFP) Nov 25, 2009 - The space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-astronaut crew undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday as it prepared its return to Earth. ... Wednesday, 25 November 2009

13. Thin Blue Line

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    The thin line of Earth's atmosphere and the setting sun are featured in this image photographed by the crew of the International Space Station while space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-129 mission was docked ... Tuesday, 24 November 2009

14. A Different View

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    On flight day four of the STS-129 mission, a member of the crew photographed the aft section of space shuttle Atlantis through a window from aboard the International Space Station. Reflections on the window ... Monday, 23 November 2009

15. Randy Bresnik

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    Astronaut Randy Bresnik is pictured near the base of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System on the starboard side of the cargo bay of the space shuttle Atlantis, docked with the International Space Station. Astronauts ... Sunday, 22 November 2009

16. Mike Foreman

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... were in the midst of the second of three scheduled spacewalks for this shuttle crew, working in cooperation with the five current crewmembers for the orbital outpost and with their five Atlantis crewmates. ... Sunday, 22 November 2009

17. Atlantis astronauts install gadgets on second spacewalk

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    Washington (AFP) Nov 21, 2009 - Shuttle Atlantis astronauts on Saturday completed the second of their mission's three spacewalks to maintain and install more high-tech gadgets on the International Space ... Sunday, 22 November 2009

18. Atlantis pair replace antenna in first space walk

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    Washington (AFP) Nov 19, 2009 - Astronauts from the shuttle Atlantis completed Thursday the first space walk of their mission, replacing a vital communications antenna on the exterior of the International ... Thursday, 19 November 2009

19. Venerable Hubble Hardware Goes To Smithsonian

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... aboard space shuttle Atlantis last May. ... Thursday, 19 November 2009

20. Astronauts Complete First Spacewalk

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    ... Foreman and Satcher installed a spare S-band antenna structural assembly brought up in Atlantis' cargo bay. ... Thursday, 19 November 2009