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  Shuttle astronauts inspect their ship on way to space station, no major problems suspected
06:24:11 AM (ET), Tuesday, February 9, 2010
(AP Photo) Byline: Terry Renna

Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.Barely a day after blasting into orbit, the space shuttle crew used a 100-foot, laser-tipped boom to check the thermal shielding on the wings and nose. A few pieces of foam insulation broke off the external fuel tank during Monday morning's launch, including a narrow 1-foot strip. But there was no indication anything hit the shuttle.

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
  • Shuttle astronauts inspect their ship on way to space station, no major problems suspected

  • Monday, February 8, 2010
  • Obama administration to set up new agency to study, monitor climate change
  • Shuttle Endeavour crew includes musician, ex-shuttle launcher, 2nd-generation space worker

  • Sunday, February 7, 2010
  • Maine considers requiring drug companies to take back unused medicines and safely discard them

  • Friday, February 5, 2010
  • Feds: Even though they get no protections, West's pikas still bear watching as climate warms
  • Russian cargo ship docks successfully with International Space Station

  • Thursday, February 4, 2010
  • Yipes, feathered dinosaur sported stripes, Mohawk-style crest, new report says
  • Pluto sees red: Hubble photos show more of an orange tinge on dwarf planet; ice sheets shift

  • Wednesday, February 3, 2010
  • Obama's plan to end NASA's moon trip sounds like the wrong stuff to cities with space jobs

  • Tuesday, February 2, 2010
  • NASA unveils 'the faces of a new frontier' _ corporate logos, not astronauts

  • Monday, February 1, 2010
  • Obama ends Bush signature return-to-moon program on anniversary of Columbia shuttle disaster

  • Sunday, January 31, 2010
  • Obama administration looks to industry for taxi rides to orbit, seeks to outsource spacecraft
  • Start-ups, aerospace giants ready to take NASA's place in ferrying astronauts up to orbit