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NASA SETS LAUNCH DATE FOR FINAL SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION

Space shuttle Atlantis’ Commander Chris Ferguson and his three crewmates are scheduled to begin a 12-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 11:26 a.m. EDT on July 8, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-135 mission is the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program.

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Houston Chronicle: Houston-area congressman ding NASA for delays

Two Houston-area Republicans known as vigorous advocates for NASA’s Johnson Space Center are demanding that NASA administrator Charles Bolden comply with congressional instructions to build a post-shuttle spacecraft capable of…

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Weather Report from KTRK: Here’s your chance to see the ISS

The International Space Station will be passing over Houston the next few evenings. With very little cloud cover to block the view, you should have no problem seeing it.

Here’s when…

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