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Expectant Father Walks in Space

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As astronaut Randolph Bresnik awaits the birth of a baby daughter back on Earth, he steps outside the International Space Station for the first time. "Other than seeing my wife for the first time, I don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful face," Bresnik says, gazing down at Earth 220 miles below. "This is amazing."

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Shuttle Blasts Off On Supply Mission

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Space shuttle Atlantis blasts into orbit on a mission to resupply the International Space Station. The astronauts will remain in space through Thanksgiving -- and will be able to celebrate the holiday with rehydrated turkey tetrazzini.

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New NASA Rocket Makes Test Flight

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For the first time since 1981, NASA launches a new rocket from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. The 327-foot Ares I-X rocket is to replace the agency's space shuttles -- and to return humans to the moon, a program that the White House might scrap.

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Amelia Earhart's Scarf Takes Flight

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Glow in Night Sky Was Astronaut Urine

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Space Shuttle Discovery

A bright sparkling glow in the sky Wednesday night had some skygazers puzzled. Was it a star or a comet? Neither. It turns out that the light was urine and waste dumped by astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery as they were ending their mission to the International Space Station. Waste water in space freezes into a cloud of ice droplets until the sun hits it and melts it away.

Abe Megahed, Space.com

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