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Countdown on again for NASA space launch
Jul 23 2005 8:02PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The countdown clocks began ticking again Saturday for NASA's return to space, as shuttle managers voiced optimism _ but not certainty _ that they had fixed the fuel gauge problem that thwarted the first launch attempt.
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Lunar module engineer now home inspector
Jul 23 2005 5:05PM (CT)
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) - As a longtime engineer for Grumman Corp., Joel Schachter helped design parts for the space vehicle that landed man on the moon. Today, the 65-year-old aerospace expert earns a more down-to-earth living, climbing onto roofs and slithering into crawl spaces as surely the most overqualified home inspector in the Poconos.
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Hazy cloud of Saharan dust nearing U.S.
Jul 23 2005 1:59PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - An enormous, hazy cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert is blowing toward the southern United States, but meteorologists do not expect much effect beyond colorful sunsets.
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Right whale deaths underreported
Jul 23 2005 8:18AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - More than eight in 10 right whale deaths may be going undiscovered, according to marine scientists who called for emergency action to help prevent humans from accidentally killing the rare animal.
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House endorses NASA missions to moon, Mars
Jul 23 2005 12:14AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Friday overwhelmingly endorsed President Bush's vision to send man back to the moon and eventually on to Mars as it passed a bill to set NASA policy for the next two years.
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