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Endeavour’s final space mission takes off (PHOTOS)

NASA has successfully launched the space shuttle Endeavour into orbit for its final flight. Everything went as planned for NASA as it launched the Endeavor from the Kennedy Space Center at approximately 8:56 am eastern for its 25th and final mission. As of 9:10 am Eastern, main Engine Cutoff confirmed - space shuttle Endeavour is in space to begin a 16-day mission.
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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.

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.

NASA Fermi Spots 'Superflares' in Crab Nebula (PHOTOS)

The Crab Nebula supernova remnant unleashed a surprisingly enormous blast of gamma rays, the highest-energy light in the universe. The superflare was detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope on April 12 and lasted six days.

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