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NASA studies debris recorded during launch
Jul 26 2005 8:42PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - In uneasy reminders of the Columbia accident, a thermal tile apparently got chipped and other debris whirled around Discovery as it rumbled toward space Tuesday, but it wasn't clear if the shuttle's sensitive skin had been jeopardized.
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More rare hummingbirds spotted in Texas
Jul 26 2005 7:35PM (CT)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - The recent sighting of a rare hummingbird has bird biologists in Texas almost giddy. A white-eared hummingbird spotted in Lubbock earlier this month was the first to be seen in the South Plains and Panhandle regions, according to the Llano Estacado Audubon Society. Eight others have been seen in West Texas this year. Between 1972 and the end of last year, only 14 had been sighted in Texas.
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Witnesses say bears back in Switzerland
Jul 26 2005 7:33PM (CT)
ZERNEZ, Switzerland (AP) - Bears may have returned to Switzerland, more than 100 years after disappearing from their Alpine habitat, according to eyewitnesses.
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Bones found in Texas likely a mammoth
Jul 26 2005 7:31PM (CT)
BANGS, Texas (AP) - Bones accidentally unearthed by a city crew last month probably were that of a Columbian mammoth that roamed Texas 9,000 to 40,000 years ago, a paleontologist said.
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Now streaming live: Pacific walruses
Jul 26 2005 7:29PM (CT)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Wallowing and snorting as they jockey for position on the rocks, the 2-ton walruses aren't the prettiest reality show stars.
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Seven Discovery astronauts braving unknown
Jul 26 2005 7:29PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The seven astronauts who are braving the unknown on NASA's return to space have explained the shuttle safety measures to their children and tried to assure their spouses and parents.
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Shuttle Discovery blasts into orbit
Jul 26 2005 7:28PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - America's manned space program roared back to life Tuesday with the launch of Discovery, and engineers immediately began analyzing video of falling debris in hopes of ruling out a problem like the one that doomed Columbia 2 1/2 years ago.
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Russia official hails Discovery launch
Jul 26 2005 6:24PM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - Spirits soared at the Russian space agency as the U.S. space shuttle Discovery blasted off Tuesday, 2 1/2 years after the shuttle program's shutdown placed a heavy burden on Russia.
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Bush celebrates Discovery's launch
Jul 26 2005 12:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush celebrated Tuesday's launch of the space shuttle Discovery, applauding the mission after watching the crew's takeoff on television and wishing them "a safe and successful mission."
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Researcher trying to breed tropical fish
Jul 26 2005 10:58AM (CT)
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) - A University of New England researcher is working to breed a tropical aquarium fish in captivity in an effort to take pressure off fragile ecosystems in Southeast Asia that are being damaged by unsustainable harvesting of exotic fish species.
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Japanese applaud Discovery's launch
Jul 26 2005 10:49AM (CT)
CHIGASAKI, Japan (AP) - Drums pounded and hundreds of hometown well-wishers roared with joy Tuesday as Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi blasted off aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
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Historic Apollo-Soyuz flight recalled
Jul 26 2005 10:33AM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - Veteran U.S. and Russian space pilots recalled the historic 1975 Apollo-Soyuz space mission Tuesday, sharing memories about the landmark docking that helped ease tensions between the two superpowers in the midst of the Cold War.
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