NASA is taking a close look at two small problems on the space shuttle Endeavour: a ceramic spacer that’s out of place and a thermal tile repair that has come undone.

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After a day’s delay due to weather, the space shuttle Endeavour blasted off into the night on Monday to start NASA’s last huge space station construction mission.

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NASA fueled the shuttle Endeavour for an early-morning launch in darkness Sunday with the last major pieces of the International Space Station.

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Science editor Alan Boyle’s Weblog: Hundreds of paying space tourists and travel agents, rocket geeks and glitterati gather to see the SpaceShipTwo rocket plane up close.

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The space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station are flying around the Earth until Friday, and they can be seen as a pair of bright lights in the sky at certain times.

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The space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of six arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday to drop off some massive spare parts for the orbiting laboratory.

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The space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station.

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