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NASA bids farewell to "amazing" relic, the shuttle

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NASA bids farewell to "amazing" relic, the shuttle

MIAMI (Reuters) - When the United States embarked on its shuttle program decades ago, it set out to build a workhorse vehicle that would make space travel routine and beat the Soviets during the Cold War struggle for dominance in space.

Jane Sutton

MIAMI
Tue Jul 5, 2011 12:10pm EDT

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/05/us-space-shuttle-relic-idUSTRE75T4H620110705




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