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It's countdown for Spaceport America and it faces its toughest challenges as 2007 looms
New Mexico's Spaceport America will be the world's first purpose built launch site for commercial human spaceflight but to be realised the southern US state's government has to shoot for the Moon, financially, legally and technically
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Space Shuttle Discovery launch success in first after sunset lift off for four years
Space Shuttle Discovery left launch complex pad 39B at 20:47h 35s local time in the first after sunset lift off for four years
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Only 15kt crosswinds threaten to delay Space Shuttle Discovery now
The chance of weather stopping the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery at 20:47h local time has dropped to 30% with only 15kt crosswinds threatening the start of mission STS-116
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NASA starts to fuel Space Shuttle Discovery, only weather can stop the launch now
NASA is to attempt to launch Space Shuttle Discovery today after a decision to start fuelling the Orbiter's external tank was taken just after the 12:30h (17:30h GMT) deadline to begin.
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Fuelling the Orbiter's external tank has to start at 12:30h or the launch is scrubbed
If Shuttle propellant transfer to the Orbiter's external tank does not begin by 12:30h local time NASA will scrub the launch
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PICTURE: First Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II makes first taxi run
The F-35 Lightning II moved under its own power for the first time on Thursday 7 December initiating the last series of tests before its maiden flight, expected next week
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Gene Cernan, commander of the last Apollo mission talks exclusively to Flight about latest Moon base plan
As NASA unveils its lunar architecture to return to the Moon to construct an international lunar outpost the space agency's last Apollo commander reflects and offers advice
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December 2005 Southwest Chicago blizzard accident leads US NTSB to urge for revised landing margin policy on contaminated runways
US airlines are being urged by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to voluntarily adopt changes in the way they calculate stopping distances on contaminated runways to avoid a repeat of the December 2005 Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 accident at Chicago Midway during a snowstorm.
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Friday launch attempt scrubbed, NASA now aims for Saturday
Expected high pad and cross-winds and a launch prohibiting weather prediction of 90% for Friday forces NASA to opt for Saturday
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Low cloud cover ends Discovery launch hopes
Low cloud cover ends Space Shuttle Discovery launch hopes after a remaining few hours of alternating rulings on the acceptability of the weather over Kennedy Space Center
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Low level cloud cover stops launch of Space Shuttle Discovery at T-5min, 21:33h (02:33h GMT)
Low level cloud cover over NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) has stopped the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery at T-5min, 21:33h (02:33h GMT) local time tonight