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Thursday, March 14, 2013  A Midlands man says he already knows there was ancient life on Mars.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  GOP seeks to smooth roughest cuts, avert government shutdown later this month

Friday, February 15, 2013  A little too close for comfort.

Monday, January 28, 2013  Monday marks the anniversary of one of the space program's biggest tragedies.

Friday, January 25, 2013  NASA testing vintage engine from Apollo 11 rocket as it seeks to develop the next generation of rockets.

Monday, December 17, 2012  North Carolina's annual celebration of flight will honor NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Jr.

Monday, August 06, 2012  The most high-tech Mars rover ever built has landed on the red planet and is sending images back to Earth.

Monday, August 06, 2012  'Touchdown confirmed': NASA rover Curiosity lands on Mars, beams back photo of own shadow

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Private supply ship, SpaceX Dragon, rockets toward space station, opens new era of spaceflight

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  Spring has officially sprung, which means allergy season is sweeping across the Midlands and keeping local allergy specialists busy.

Monday, February 27, 2012  NASA's 20-year focus on Mars looking fuzzier as space agency changes course, axes flights

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Academic challenge encourages students in the 6th through 8th grades to dream of going where no one has gone before.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Some students at Crayton Middle School getting an outer space lesson. Through a video conference they were able to speak live with two astronauts abroad the International Space Station Wednesday morning.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  A new Earth? NASA finds planet outside solar system in just about right-for-life spot

Thursday, July 21, 2011  Final farewell: Last shuttle lands, ending 30-year era that put hundreds in orbit, lab in sky