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Saturday, Jan 30
Lawmakers gird for NASA cut battle
HOUSTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's moves to drop a NASA program that would return astronauts to the moon will spark a political fight, space program experts predict.
Wednesday, Jan 27
Last space shuttle night launch scheduled
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- NASA says space shuttle Endeavour will make a 13-day flight to the International Space Station next month -- marking the final scheduled night shuttle launch.
Tuesday, Jan 26
NASA to inspect Haitian quake fault lines
PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- NASA says it has added several science overflights of earthquake faults in Haiti and the Dominican Republic to a previously scheduled airborne radar project.
NASA says Spirit will no longer be a rover
PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says its Mars rover Spirit is stuck for good and will now function as a stationary research platform for the next chapter in Mars studies.
Saturday, Jan 23
Twitter users will visit space center
HOUSTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A hundred lucky Twitter users will receive an invitation to go inside the Johnson Space Center in Houston during a space shuttle mission in February, NASA said.
Tuesday, Jan 12
NASA plans for Mars laboratory
HOUSTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The Mars rover known as Spirit may be permanently stuck in the sand but remains of value for scientific exploration, NASA officials said.
Wednesday, Dec 30
NASA picks 3 finalists for space project
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it will choose from Venus, an asteroid and the moon for another unmanned venture to a celestial body in the solar system.
