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NASA describes final moments of Columbia tragedy
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 AFP - The crew of the doomed shuttle Columbia was violently spun around in the cabin as the spacecraft disintegrated on reentry, according to NASA's final report on the 2003 tragedy that includes safety recommendations.
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NASA chief's wife to Obama: Don't fire my husband
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 AP - Late on Christmas Eve, one last wish was sent, by e-mail: Please let NASA Administrator Michael Griffin keep his job. It was from his wife. Rebecca Griffin, who works in marketing, sent her message with the subject line "Campaign for Mike" to friends and family. It asked them to sign an online petition to President-elect Barack Obama "to consider keeping Mike Griffin on as NASA Administrator."
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Report: Columbia Astronauts Killed in Seconds
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SPACE.com - The seven astronauts killed during
the 2003 loss of NASA's space shuttle Columbia survived less than a minute
after their spacecraft began breaking apart, according to a new report released
Tuesday that suggests changes to astronaut training and spacecraft cabin
design.
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Remembering shuttle Columbia's 7 astronauts
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 AP - In a new report, NASA reviews the way the space shuttle Columbia was destroyed and how the astronauts died as part of an effort to design a better spacecraft for the future. Here is a look at the seven who perished Feb. 1, 2003.
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Astronomers Aim to Grasp Mysterious Dark Matter
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 SPACE.com - For the past quarter century, dark matter has been a mystery we've just
had to live with. But the time may be getting close when science can finally unveil
what this befuddling stuff is that makes up most of the matter in the universe.
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