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Ned Potter is the science correspondent for ABC's "World News with Charles Gibson." He has reported on such topics as space exploration, the human genome and climate change.

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Going Home


For the first time since the Columbia accident, a space shuttle is scheduled to come directly over the North American mainland as it makes its reentry approaching the Kennedy Space Center. Discovery undocked from the space station early this morning,...

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November 5, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Spacewalkers Repair Solar Panel


Updated Saturday, 12:24 PM EDT Late this morning, spacewalker Scott Parazynski has finished his work. He threaded five thin cords--nicknamed "cufflinks"--across the two-foot tear in the ISS solar panel, and then backed off on the station's robot arm while the...

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November 3, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (12)

 

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