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NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis Hoisted to High Bay for Mating (PHOTOS)

NASA has rolled over space shuttle Atlantis to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for mating the shuttle with its external tank and solid rocket boosters ahead of her July mission to the International Space Station. Take a glimpse of the shuttle hoisted to the high bay for mating.

NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis Final Rollover (PHOTOS)

Fan Gang, director of China's National Institute of Economic Research, listens during an interview in Hong Kong October 25, 2007.
NASA's fourth space-rated space shuttle, OV-104 Atlantis, makes its final planned move from Orbiter Processing Facility-1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The move, called rollover, is a major milestone in processing for the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station, targeted for early July.
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Clock ticks down to final Endeavor launch

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has settled to take place next Monday after engineers battled to resolve an electrical problem that plagued the original launch dates.

Endeavour green lighted for final launch

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has settled to take place next Monday after engineers battled to resolve an electrical problem that plagued the original launch dates.

Endeavour cleared for final launch

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has settled to take place next Monday after engineers battled to resolve an electrical problem that plagued the original launch dates.
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NASA finalizes payloads for reduced-gravity flights

Sixteen payloads have been selected by NASA for flights in the commercial Zero-G parabolic aircraft and two suborbital reusable launch vehicles as part of the Flight Opportunities Program.

NASA Asteroid Research Begins Under the Sea (PHOTOS)

The NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations project (NEEMO) sends groups of NASA employees and contractors to live in Aquarius underwater laboratory for up to three weeks for studying human survival in preparation for future space exploration.
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Bed Bugs Epidemic In The U.S. Is Exploding

There is a full blown bed bug epidemic happening all across America and it just seems to get worse with each passing year. For cities such as New York and Philadelphia which are at the epicenter of the outbreak, bed bugs have become an important political issue.

Endeavour Crew Returns to NASA Kennedy Center (PHOTOS)

NASA technicians are preparing space shuttle Endeavour for its upcoming launch attempt on Monday, May 16 from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A in Florida. Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters has forecasted a 70 percent chance of having favorable weather for Endeavour's liftoff scheduled for 8:56 am Monday.

10 Great Cities for People With Asthma

Every year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranks 100 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. from worst to best. This is based on how challenging it is for persons with asthma to live there. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America thinks of wide range of factors like the asthma rate, pollen counts, air quality and the number of asthma specialists found in the area.

Monday marks final launch of NASA's Endeavor

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavor has settled to take place next Monday after engineers battled to resolve an electrical problem that plagued the original launch dates.
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Americans Gone Wild - Economic Decline Spawns Violence

As the U.S. economy continues to collapse, Americans are becoming increasingly frustrated, and this frustration will inevitably boil over into rioting and violence. Could we be starting to see the start of this already? The number of Americans that have gone wild seems to be escalating.
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Detroit-based medical clinic owners convicted of Medicare fraud

Two owners of a fraudulent Detroit-area medical clinic, Martin and Joaquin Tasis, and a man who helped them launder the proceeds of the fraud, Leoncio Alayon, were convicted on Friday by a federal jury in Detroit for their roles in a $9.1 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) said.
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NASA delays shuttle launch again

The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour hit yet another snag as engineers battle to resolve an electrical problem that continues to delay the mission.

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