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Pushing the Limit: Black Hole Spins at Phenomenal Rate

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An international team of astronomers measured the spinning speed of three black holes, finding that one rotates at a breakneck 950 times per second, nearing its rotation limit of 1,150 spins a second. ... Full story

NASA Enlists Mars Probe to Search for Missing Craft

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NASA on Friday enlisted the help of a space probe orbiting Mars to search for another spacecraft missing around the Red Planet. ... Full story

Delta 2 Rocket Launches New GPS Satellite

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Launch coverage of a Boeing Delta 2 rocket carrying the GPS 2R-16 satellite. ... Full story

Competition, Cooperation and Conflict: Space Tourism on the Rise

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The Wirefly X Prize Cup identifies a large persistent community of people, defining their dreams and desires of human spaceflight. ... Full story

U.S. Air Force Pushes For Orbital Test Vehicle

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There's new military life in an old NASA project-the X-37 technology demonstrator. The U.S. Air Force announced today that it is developing an Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), based on the design of a NASA X-37 craft. ... Full story

Next Shuttle Crew Rehearses Launch, Escape Drills

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Poor weather hindered one rocket launch Thursday, but posed little challenge to seven astronauts working inside NASA's Discovery space shuttle for a mock countdown and escape drill. ... Full story

ISS Astronauts Prepare for Golf Shot Spacewalk

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Going long will take on new meaning next week when an astronaut tees up and sends a golf ball flying from the International Space Station (ISS). ... Full story

NASA Studies Manned Asteroid Mission

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NASA is appraising a human mission to a near-Earth asteroid-gauging the scientific merit of the endeavor while testing out spacecraft gear, as well as mastering techniques that could prove useful if a space rock ever took aim for our planet. ... Full story

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