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Can Gamera II stay airborne for 60 seconds? Tune in on Friday.
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<p>The Very Large Telescope sees some very new stars.</p>
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A Space Station group portrait, taken in thermal infrared.
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What are China's intentions for the Moon?
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The call that makes every Apache pilot freeze
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If you want good pictures in space, make it as dark as you can.
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<p>Stealth went airborne 31 years ago today. </p>
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A rare chance to take the controls of a 1931 Stinson Tri-Motor.
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<p>Oh don't worry, they'll be fine. This "cosmic collision" isn't really happening -- they're ten million light years apart.</p>
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Here's what we left inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule before we closed the hatch last month.
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The Southern California birthplace of the space shuttle is going to spit-shine and welcome visitors to see a piece of nearly forgotten aerospace history
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The purpose of art is to soothe the soul, but sometimes it can predict future realities with uncanny precision.
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Pilots will always remember Ed King as the man who built their radios.
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China's first manned space station mission comes to a successful end
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<p>Ospreys fly over the Southwest to prepare for the Middle East. </p>
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The forgotten shuttle model that supported North American Rockwell's bid to construct the Space Shuttle fleet
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Smart and experienced, the National Transportation Safety Board will delve into issues facing General Aviation in a forum to be held next week.
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<p>A horizon full of parachuters at Fort Bragg last week.</p>
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What would you do? A poem.
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As you can see in this video, right now we are in a phase of continuous twilight.
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