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Launch to pave way for space station

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BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhuanet) -- NASA has readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its liftoff set for Monday, media reported Monday. Good weather looks 70 percent likely for Monday's scheduled launch of Endeavour, the next-to-last U.S. space shuttle mi

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Iran to launch research satellite into space: report

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China reschedules launch of unmanned space module

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