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Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years
December 05, 2008 09:34 
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NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington.
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Shuttle lands at California air base
November 30, 2008 11:17
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NASA officials Sunday waved off the first opportunity for space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth, citing poor weather conditions.
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Inspiration for 'Contact' still listening
November 26, 2008 11:02
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From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe.
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Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise
November 26, 2008 06:26
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Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft.
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Veterans Day: No apostrophe in ‘veterans’ and other facts
December 31, 1969 06:00
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Veterans Day started on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Actually, the holiday was first called Armistice Day, declared to mark the end of World War I hostilities at 11 a.m., Nov. 11, 1918 .Congress gave it that name in 1926, though...
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Fairfax board authorizes high school surveillance cameras
December 31, 1969 06:00
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The Fairfax County School Board decided Thursday to permit indoor video surveillance cameras for the first time, capping a months-long debate over whether such monitoring technology is appropriate and effective for public schools. High school...
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Many public schools in D.C.’s poorest area should be transformed or shut, study says; more charters recommended
December 31, 1969 06:00
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A new study commissioned by D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray recommends that the city turn around or close more than three dozen traditional public schools in its poorest neighborhoods and expand the number of high-performing charter schools. Read full...
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