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# Astronaut
First woman to ever pilot a space shuttle on how she almost accidentally endorsed Donald Trump
Colonel Eileen Collins was speaking at a Medical Council event in Dublin.
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Oct 30th 2016, 7:00 AM
# Space race
Russia's secret space shuttles have been sitting in plain sight for 22 years
Take a look at the Buran.
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Jun 28th 2015, 7:00 PM
# youngsters
Dublin youth conference set to hear from the stars of politics, sports and business
Speakers at the One Young World Dublin 2014 summit will include Kofi Annan, Dame Ellen MacArthur and creator of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales.
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Oct 15th 2014, 6:30 AM
# space shuttle
American Apparel apologises for mistaking image of Challenger disaster for clouds
Seven people died in the 1986 tragedy.
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Jul 4th 2014, 8:47 PM
# strings attached
NASA's successor to the Space Shuttle completes tests over dry lake bed
It’s planned the Dream Chaser will be used to transport astronauts to the International Space Station. A trial version of the craft successfully ran through tests yesterday – assisted by an odd-looking helicopter.
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Aug 23rd 2013, 10:18 PM
Voices
Column: Why it’s important to look at the stars – literally
It’s good to be curious about a world outside our own, because being inquisitive in the past has gotten us where we are today, writes Conor Farrell.
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Dec 15th 2012, 7:00 PM
# End of an era
Space shuttle makes its final journey... by road
Endeavour’s two-miles-per-hour journey to the California Space Centre will mean all four shuttles have been rehoused.
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Oct 12th 2012, 7:34 PM
# Enterprise
VIDEO: Retired space shuttle journeys along Hudson River
The space shuttle Enterprise heads for its new home aboard the former aircraft carrier Intrepid.
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Jun 6th 2012, 5:08 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.
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Apr 17th 2012, 8:02 PM
# Discovery
In pictures: Discovery missions from 1984 to 2011
As the retired shuttle prepares to make its last journey – by plane – to a museum in Washington, we look back over its 27-year career.
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Apr 17th 2012, 1:50 PM
# final frontier
What does the cockpit of a space shuttle look like?
The space shuttle Endeavour flew its last mission in May 2011. Here’s what it looks like on the inside.
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Apr 7th 2012, 9:45 AM
# ISS
Watch: Soyuz rocket docks with International Space Station
The mission was delayed for two months after a similar rocket exploded shortly after take-off in August.
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Nov 16th 2011, 12:39 PM
# Giffords
Recovering Giffords to attend astronaut husband's retirement ceremony
The congresswoman who was near-fatally shot in January is married to Mark Kelly, the commander of the last mission of space shuttle Endeavour in May.
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Oct 6th 2011, 1:57 PM
# boldly go
LIVE: Watch the launch of NASA's Juno explorer to Jupiter
Live footage from NASA TV as a solar-powered spacecraft begins its five-year exploratory journey to Jupiter.
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Aug 5th 2011, 5:12 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning: A make-or-break day for the Euro, the end of the shuttle era, and a practical tip to avoid getting attacked by a lion…
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Jul 21st 2011, 8:54 AM
# space shuttle
Watch: The final spacewalk of the NASA space shuttle era
The flight by Atlantis is the last for the 30-year shuttle programme
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Jul 13th 2011, 12:40 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Sunday
In today’s Fix: broken election promises, long-lost paintings, the last day of Oxegen and a final hidden message from staff at the News of the World…
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Jul 10th 2011, 8:04 PM
# space shuttle
Watch live: Space shuttle Atlantis docks at International Space Station
The last ever shuttle mission arrives at the space station today. Watch the historic event live.
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Jul 10th 2011, 3:43 PM
# Week in Photos
The week in photos
This is the week that was, in pictures.
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Jul 8th 2011, 6:51 PM
# NASA
Space shuttle Atlantis - the Irish connections
An Irish science blog has uncovered the many links between the final space shuttle mission and our fair isle.
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Jul 8th 2011, 3:43 PM
# Countdown
End of an era: Last-ever space shuttle poised for launch
Hundreds of thousands have packed Florida for Atlantis’ final mission, but there are fears it could be delayed by bad weather.
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Jul 8th 2011, 10:53 AM
# space shuttle
Gallery: NASA releases stunning images of Endeavour's final voyage
The photographs, taken by an astronaut on his way home to Earth, are the first ever close-ups of a shuttle at the International Space Station.
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Jun 8th 2011, 12:50 PM
# NASA
The right stuff: meet the final crew of the space shuttle Atlantis
The crew of the last flight of the American manned space programme have arrived in Florida to make final prepartions for their 8 July launch.
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Jun 7th 2011, 2:31 PM
# space shuttle
Endeavour makes safe landing as Atlantis prepares for final mission
Endeavour’s final mission ends safely – just as Atlantis is rolled out to a launch pad ahead of the last ever Shuttle mission.
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Jun 1st 2011, 8:09 AM
# Endeavour
Endeavour crew prepares for shuttle's final flight home
The NASA shuttle is set to undock from the International Space Station later tonight and begin the long journey back to Earth.
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May 29th 2011, 3:23 PM
# Good News
Good news from space: Gabrielle Giffords doing "really well" after skull surgery
Astronaut Mark Kelly says an operation on his wife’s skull has gone successfully – from the International Space Station.
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May 19th 2011, 8:52 PM
# Endeavour
Endeavour shuttle docks at International Space Station
The shuttle’s six-person crew is delivering a €1.4bn particle physics detector to the ISS and will carry out four spacewalks during their mission.
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May 18th 2011, 12:14 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Monday
Our daily wrap-up of what’s been going on – including a tongue-in-cheek tour of a certain house in Abbottabad…
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May 16th 2011, 8:03 PM
# Endeavour
Watch: Endeavour shuttle launches for final space mission
After last month’s launch was delayed due to technical issues, Endeavour has finally taken off and is heading to the International Space Station.
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May 16th 2011, 2:20 PM
# space shuttle
NASA: Endeavour liftoff delayed until next week at the earliest
The launch of Endeavour’s final mission, originally set for last Friday, won’t take place at least until next Tuesday.
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May 3rd 2011, 8:55 AM
# Endeavour
Preparations underway for space shuttle Endeavour's final flight
The final mission by Endeavour and its crew will begin this evening at 19.47 Irish time, and among those attending will be Barack Obama.
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Apr 29th 2011, 2:28 PM