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Friday, January 25, 2013  NASA testing vintage engine from Apollo 11 rocket as it seeks to develop the next generation of rockets.

Monday, August 06, 2012  'Touchdown confirmed': NASA rover Curiosity lands on Mars, beams back photo of own shadow

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Private supply ship, SpaceX Dragon, rockets toward space station, opens new era of spaceflight

Monday, February 27, 2012  NASA's 20-year focus on Mars looking fuzzier as space agency changes course, axes flights

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  A new Earth? NASA finds planet outside solar system in just about right-for-life spot

Thursday, July 21, 2011  Final farewell: Last shuttle lands, ending 30-year era that put hundreds in orbit, lab in sky

Friday, April 29, 2011  The final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour was supposed to take place at 2:47 Friday afternoon Central time, but NASA scrubbed the mission at the last minute.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010  Space shuttle Atlantis returned from orbit for the last time Wednesday, closing out a 25-year flying career and safely bringing back six astronauts who boosted the International Space Station's power and size.

Friday, May 14, 2010  Atlantis and an experienced crew of six blasted off Friday afternoon. More than 40,000 guests gathered at the Florida launch site, all of them eager to catch one of the few remaining shuttle flights.