Space Shuttle Era Ends with Endeavour Launch
The article recounts the Space Transportation System from Enterprise test flights in 1977 through the final Endeavour launch. It lists Challenger and Columbia milestones, the 1986 Challenger disaster, the 2003 Columbia disintegration, and Iowa tied astronauts Dale Gardner and Clayton Anderson on missions.
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Dave Rasdal
Gazette
Hhe
Columbia
United States
NASA
Space Transportation System
Challenger
Discovery
Atlantis
Endeavour
Iowa
Dale A. Gardner
Clayton C. Anderson
International Space Station
Iowa ties astronaut Peggy Whitson set space records
Peggy A. Whitson, born in Mount Ayr and raised in Beaconsfield, became a shuttle astronaut in 1996. She logged 377 days in space across two six month missions to the ISS, led Expedition 16 as commander in 2007-08, and conducted six spacewalks totaling 39 hours 46 minutes, the top records for a woman. Now chief of the Astronaut Corps, she oversees mission preparation for all shuttle and ISS crews and staff.
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Mount Ayr
Beaconsfield
International Space Station
Astronaut Corps
Space Shuttle
Pinky Nelson Astronaut Ties Highlight GA News
George D. Pinky Nelson, born in Charles City and based in Willmar, Minnesota, rose from astronaut selection in 1978 to three shuttle flights 1984 1986 and 1988 aboard Challenger Columbia and Discovery. He logged 411 space hours including a 10 hour spacewalk before leaving NASA in 1989 to work on science and technology programs at Washington State University.
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Charles City
Willmar
Minn
Challenger
Columbia
Discovery
NASA
Washington State University
Data mistakes nearly cost Iowa Medicaid millions
A federal review found Iowa Medicaid overpaid two doctors by 9.2 million dollars due to data entry errors, copying provider numbers into payment amounts. The mistakes were discovered before checks were cashed.
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Iowa
Medicaid
Ryan J. Foley
Fed
Iowa City
Iowa Medicaid
Office of Inspector General
Casey Anthony verdict shocks Orlando crowd
The jury acquits Casey Anthony on first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and manslaughter charges. The crowd reacts with disbelief and tears outside the Orlando courthouse as verdicts on misdemeanors loom.
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McClatchy
Orlando
Fla
Casey Anthony
Anthony
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James M. Kelly
Burlington
NASA Photos
Joseph P. Allen IV
Gardner
Minnesota
Clinton
Ana Asea
the Gazette
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Gazette Mobile
6Th St
Cedar Rapids
Peggy A. Whitson
George D
Pinky’ Nelson
Lown
Casey
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