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Museum-quality pieces
247-4737Although gift shops conjure up visions of key chains and feather-topped pencils, a patient shopper can find some unique holiday presents. Unlike large retail stores, though, much of the inventory is limited so a good find might go fast. Here are a few...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Virginia Living Museum, Virginia Air and Space Center, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Hampton University
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Shuttle safe in California after detour
Associated PressSpace shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth yesterday, taking a detour to sunny California after storms hit the main landing strip in Florida. Endeavour touched down at 4:25 p.m., wrapping up a 16-day trip that left the...Tags: Air Transportation, NASA, Rocketry, House and Home, Transportation
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Endeavour glides to safe landing in Calif. after 16-day home makeover trip to space station
Associated Press WriterEDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) _ Space shuttle Endeavour slipped out of a brilliant desert sky and touched down safely in California after a nearly 16-day mission to repair and upgrade the international space station. Stormy weather at the shuttle's...Tags: Cape Canaveral, NASA, Defense, Armed Forces
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Florida storms force shuttle to California
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday, taking a detour to sunny California after storms hit the main landing strip in Florida. Endeavour wrapped up a 16-day trip that left...Tags: Metal and Mineral
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Space shuttle Endeavour lands at Edwards Air Force Base
The space shuttle Endeavour landed safely in Southern California on Sunday after it was rerouted from Cape Canaveral, Fla., because of stormy weather.
Approaching Edwards Air Force Base in rural Los Angeles County at 235 mph, the shuttle touched down...Tags: Los Angeles Fire Department, Cape Canaveral, North Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Rocketry, NASA
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Who's better at science? Heritage High clubs also teach responsibility and leadership
247-4758It's a battle of the sexes as two Heritage High School clubs in Newport News compete with their own and NASA challenge experiments. — The Men of Brilliance gathered on a recent Wednesday to tackle their latest challenge: coming up with plant...Tags: Dining and Drinking, National Government, Rivers, Water Pollution, Clubs and Associations
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Space shuttle Endeavour lands safely
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned safely to Earth yesterday, taking a detour to sunny California after storms hit the main landing strip in Florida. Endeavour wrapped up a 16-day trip that left...Tags: House and Home, Technology, Rocketry, Metal and Mineral
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With vintage satellites still in orbit, sales are grounded
If only cars could last so long. This month, a satellite resembling a shiny spinning drum and orbiting 21,156 miles above Earth celebrated its 41st birthday, astounding engineers and scientists, some of them the children of those who built it. For...Tags: Heads of State, National Government, Sales, Lyndon B. Johnson, Boeing Co.
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Problems prompt manual docking for Russian craft carrying supplies, gifts to space station
Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) _ A Russian cosmonaut used a joystick to guide a modernized cargo ship to the international space station Sunday after problems with an automated system prompted a last-minute switch to a manual docking. The Progress M-01M craft docked safely...Tags: Newspapers, News Agency, NASA
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Navy veteran David Sjuggerud was humble about experiences
Sentinel Staff WriterThough David M. Sjuggerud traveled the world as a Navy pilot and was a semifinalist to be a NASA astronaut, he was humble about his experiences. "It was so difficult to get him to talk about the past," said his son, Stephen Sjuggerud. "We would ask him...Tags: Family, Death and Dying, NASA, Armed Forces, Aerospace Manufacturing
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Shuttle faces 'iffy' weather
Their work in orbit accomplished, space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts got the green light Saturday to return to Earth but were warned that "pretty iffy" weather at the main landing site could send them across the country or keep them up an extra day. On...Tags: Technology, NASA, Rocketry, Kennedy Space Center
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Astronauts ready, but weather 'iffy' for Sunday landing
AP Aerospace WriterTheir work in orbit accomplished, space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts got the green light Saturday to return to Earth, but were warned ``pretty iffy'' weather at the main landing site could send them across the country or keep them up an extra day. On...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Rocketry, NASA, Armed Forces, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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