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<p>MESSENGER shows some interesting terrain on the closest planet to the sun.</p>
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<p>Astronauts get this incredible view many times a day.</p>
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A team from Toronto finally manages to keep a pedal-powered vehicle in the air for over a minute
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Experts disagree on whether NASA’s asteroid capture mission is doable, or even worthwhile. And first they have to find a suitable target.
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<p>But will it fly?</p>
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Though no Supermarine Spitfires were uncovered near Mandalay International Airport, archaeologists remain hopeful
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He was famous as a pioneer of personal computing, but I got to meet him because of one of his rare failures
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And a hexacopter was hovering nearby to film it
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<p>A resupply ship launches from French Guiana.</p>
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A colorful history from the National Air and Space Museum’s poster collections.
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<p>A Hawkeye prepares for launch.</p>
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Scary scenes from the Baikonur launch site, where a Proton rocket veered off course this morning
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The Bonanza could only take three passengers at a time, so the kids discussed who would go first with all the seriousness of the U.N. debating a resolution
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Zombie hordes elicit an uncommon call from pilots in the new movie World War Z
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<p>A far-traveling spacecraft got an upclose view o Neptune's rings.</p>
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<p>The Convair NB-36H carried a nuclear reactor aloft.</p>
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Working with Sally Ride only increased my respect for her. She might have made a good NASA Administrator—if she hadn’t turned it down
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<p>Tiltrotors as far as the eye can see.</p>
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The Moon's motions have a significant impact on life on Earth
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