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June 11, 2009

Everything Looks Good For Saturday STS-127 Launch

13 Astronauts Will Be On Board ISS

Prelaunch activities remain on schedule at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the agency prepares for liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour on its STS-127 mission, a 16-day flight to the International Space Station.

ANN Special Feature: Chris Kurz, Gyro Adventurer, Part I - 06.11.09

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Chris Kurz of Austria, a homeopath and pilot who was sponsored by AutoGyro GmbH on a flight across the US, with friend Robert Nuentz, in a pair of the company's MT03 ope

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ANN Special Feature: Chris Kurz, Gyro Adventurer, Part II - 06.12.09

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Austrian pilot Chris Kurz, who with friend Robert Nuentz flew across the US from Boston to San Diego in a pair of open-cockpit, MT03 gyroplanes. Chris comments on the fl

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NASA WISE To Scan The Heavens

California Launch Scheduled For November 1st

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has been assembled and is undergoing final preparations for a planned Nov. 1 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

Low Earth Orbit For Humans As Well As Cargo Is The Goal

Industry and government leaders will meet on June 18 to explore the promising future of commercial space transportation -- of humans as well as cargo -- in meeting government and private sector needs in low Earth orbit.

All Looks Good For Saturday Launch

The countdown to launch of space shuttle Endeavour on its STS-127 mission began at 0900 Wednesday at T-43 hours. Preparations to begin the countdown have stayed on schedule as NASA prepares for liftoff of Endeavour on Saturday at 0717 EDT.