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[Tuesday, February 9, 2010] Although it is not currently popular in this country to think about national interests and the competition of nations in space, others do not labor under this restriction.

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[Tuesday, February 9, 2010] Endeavour astronauts inspected the space shuttle's thermal protection system, checked out spacesuits and prepared to dock with the International Space Station during their first full work day in space.

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[Monday, February 8, 2010] The astronauts onboard space shuttle Endeavour are into their first full day in space and on the way to install the final components of the U.S. segment of the International Space Station.

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[Monday, February 8, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 11 of Increment 22.

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[Monday, February 8, 2010] An hour after the orange glow of Endeavour's liftoff lit the Kennedy Space Center press site on Feb. 8, NASA officials beamed at the bit of bright news illuminating an otherwise tough couple of weeks.

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[Monday, February 8, 2010] Space shuttle Endeavour lit up the predawn sky on Monday with a 4:14 a.m. EST launch from NASA KSC. The shuttle's last scheduled night launch began a 13-day flight to the International Space Station and the final year of shuttle operations.

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[Monday, February 8, 2010] After a one day delay due to clouds, space shuttle Endeavour launched at 3:14 a.m. CST Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a new module and an attached cupola for the International Space Station.

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[Sunday, February 7, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Sunday, February 7, 2010] NASA and its international partners are looking forward to unprecedented scientific opportunities aboard the International Space Station, or ISS

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[Sunday, February 7, 2010] Boeing provided engineering and cargo processing services for the Tranquility module, which will be delivered to the ISS on Space Shuttle Endeavour mission STS-130.

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