top storiesLawmakers look for signs moon plan can be saved Congressional backers of NASA's existing space program are about to find out whether they have enough support on Capitol Hill to overturn President Obama's plan to abandon a return to the moon. Houstonian reaches space station As Shannon Walker joins the outpost's crew, NASA keeps a close watch on three pieces of space junk. Houstonian becomes 1st city native to enter orbit Shannon Walker is one of two U.S. astronauts that successfully blasted off Tuesday for the international space station. Mission STS-127 Launch date: July 11 Orbiter: Endeavour. Crew: Seven. Commander Mark Polansky; pilot Doug Hurley; mission specialists Dave Wolf, Christopher Cassidy, Tom Marshburn, Tim Kopra; Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette. Columbia
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