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- Shuttle's cross-country piggyback ride to begin
- Spaceflight Now - Added:December 10, 2008
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- A good description of the issues involved in transporting the space shuttle cross-country on its 747 carrier aircraft.
- Space debris makes Hubble mission riskier
- www.chron.com - Added:September 9, 2008
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- An increase in the space debris environment, coupled with the higher orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope, means that the shuttle mission to repair the space telescope next month will be riskier than usual.
- Frustrated NASA chief vents in internal e-mail over fate of agency -- OrlandoSentinel.com
- www.orlandosentinel.com - Added:September 7, 2008
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- In a private email obtained by the Orlando Sentinel, NASA administrator Michael Griffin expressed his frustration over the current state of the agency and its political situation, including the likelihood that the shuttle program will be extended, delaying the new exploration program.