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Yuri Gagarin, First Man In Space [PHOTOS]

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Air Force Launches Robotic Space Plane on Secret Mission

The Air Force launched its second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle into space from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this afternoon, marking the second flight for the secret robotic space ship. Few details are being released about the space plane's mission, other than it will be used for "fine tuning" the aircraft's...

Kepler Spacecraft Finds 2 Planets Sharing Same Orbit

To date, the telescope on the Kepler spacecraft has detected 1,235 planet candidates, and while Earth-bound telescopes are trying to determine if 54 of those planets may have conditions that could harbor life, one unique planetary system may have been uncovered. Unique because it's the first time scientists have...

New Images Show Mars' North Pole Shifting in the Wind

New images of Mars show that ice and gusts of wind are constantly reshaping a huge region of the red planet. The images, taken with the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, document sand dunes on the north pole of the planet over four years, revealing that they are...

Obama, in Wisconsin, Calls for New Era of Competitiveness

MANITOWOC, Wis. -- President Barack Obama campaigned vigorously for his revamped economic message Wednesday, warning that other countries have been grasping for first place in the global marketplace as the U.S. fell down on the job. The president delivered the argument in Wisconsin, a state that will be critical to his...

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05/31/12 SpaceX capsule returns to Earth, ends historic trip... Source: Island Journal-Pioneer - Prince Edward Island - Canada The SpaceX Dragon capsule parachuted into the Pacific on Thursday to conclude the first private delivery to the International Space Station and inaugurate NASA's new approach to exploration.
05/31/12 EADS may be nearing decision on Airbus plant in... Source: Puget Sound Business Journal - Seattle WA EADS, the parent company of Airbus, may be making a decision to locate an Airbus plant in Mobile, Ala., according to Alabama news reports and aerospace blogs.
05/31/12 Privately owned space capsule completes its journey Source: NBC - WLBZ 2 - Bangor ME History was made when the unmanned SpaceX Dragon space capsule landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California.
05/31/12 ATK and United Launch Alliance Successfully Test... Source: StockHouse ATK (NYSE: ATK) and United Launch Alliance (ULA) conducted a successful cold-temperature ground test today of a Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM-60) solid rocket motor used to boost ULA Delta IV launch vehicles.
05/31/12 Seizing advantage during delays Source: Mentor Graphics Corp Airbus and The Boeing Company have been the subjects of much criticism when it comes to production delays.

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Government Aircraft Factories (GAF) was the name of an aircraft manufacturer owned by the Government of Australia based at Fishermans Bend, a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria.

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