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• New shuttle service through Pueblo for CSU-Pueblo students

  August 14, 2012 12:54 PM

  It's a new way for students to travel through Pueblo, plus it will boost the city's economy. The Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Pueblo Class of 2012 pulled together with CSU-Pueblo to create a shuttle service called REDLINE. All students with a valid ID will be able to... more »

• Space shuttle Discovery to arrive at Smithsonian Musuem

  April 19, 2012 6:43 AM

  CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - Space shuttle Discovery is preparing to move into its new home at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex in northern Virginia. This morning, the world's most traveled spaceship will be lifted off its Boeing 747 carrier and towed to the museum near Dulles International... more »

• Discovery Shuttle on its way to Virginia

  April 17, 2012 8:09 AM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's oldest and most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, is being flown to a new life as a museum relic. Discovery departed Florida's Kennedy Space Center at daybreak Tuesday aboard a modified jumbo jet. It's bound for Washington, where it will be a Smithsonian exhibit. The... more »

• NASA will lose 7,000 jobs

  July 4, 2011 6:56 AM

  With the end of NASA's space shuttle program this month, some 7,000 space jobs in Florida, and the end of many jobs in the communities near the Space Coast. The highly-skilled space workers will have to compete in a labor market where more than one in 10 in America... more »

• Congresswoman Giffords in surgery

  May 18, 2011 6:17 PM

  HOUSTON (AP) - Experts say the surgery to repair Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' skull is a key step in her recovery and will improve her quality of life. People with knowledge of her care have told The Associated Press that Giffords is undergoing surgery on Wednesday. Doctors are placing a... more »

• AF Academy to send experiment along with Endeavour

  May 13, 2011 7:02 PM

  The Space Shuttle Endeavour will carry a physics experiment that comes from the Air Force Academy when it launches next week. "We're taking up a very important experiment, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a science experiment that could change the course of physics," said retired Col. Gregory H. Johnson. "And... more »

• Countdown resumes for Endeavour's final flight

  May 13, 2011 12:17 PM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's countdown clocks are ticking again for the next-to-last space shuttle launch. The countdown began Friday morning for the second time for Endeavour's final mission. A launch attempt late last month was foiled by an electrical snag aboard Endeavour. NASA says repairs have fixed the... more »

• One last time for Discovery

  February 21, 2011 7:01 PM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's countdown clocks are ticking again for space shuttle Discovery's final launch. Discovery is supposed to blast off Thursday afternoon to the International Space Station. The flight should have taken place four months ago. But the countdown was halted in the final hours by a... more »

• 8 DIA workers injured when bus shuttle rolls

  January 9, 2011 2:10 PM

  DENVER (AP) - An airport officials says eight employees were injured when a shuttle bus rolled over near Denver International Airport as snow begins to fall around the state. DIA spokesman Jeff Green says none of the injuries are believed to be major. KUSA-TV and KMGH-TV report the bus... more »

• 138th annual Colorado State Fair returns to Pueblo

  August 26, 2010 2:50 PM

  The Colorado State Fair officially kicks off in Pueblo this weekend, but tonight visitors can rides the carnival rides at a discounted price. Details are below, also scroll down to learn about gate admission and transportation. SNEAK PREVIEW NIGHT: The carnival will be open on Aug 26. from 5 p.m.... more »

• Shuttle Atlantis lifts off into outer space

  May 14, 2010 4:15 PM

  Space shuttle Atlantis is on its way to orbit for the last time. Atlantis and an experienced crew of six blasted off Friday afternoon from Cape Canaveral in Florida. More than 40,000 guests gathered at the launch site, all of them eager to catch one of the few remaining shuttle... more »

• Atlantis to launch for final time Friday

  May 11, 2010 4:36 PM

  NASA is counting down to the final launch of space shuttle Atlantis. Atlantis is set to blast off Friday afternoon on its last trip to the International Space Station. The countdown clocks began ticking Tuesday. Forecasters put the odds of good launch weather at 70 percent. The six astronauts... more »

• Space shuttle Discovery leaves Louisiana for Florida

  September 21, 2009 11:17 AM

  Space shuttle Discovery has left Barksdale Air Force base in Louisiana on the last leg of its cross-country flight home to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle is being ferried atop a modified 747 aircraft, known as a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Discovery ended a two-week, 5.7-million mile mission... more »

• Rain, wind keep space shuttle flying extra day

  September 11, 2009 9:40 AM

  NASA needs to pick a coast today for a landing of the space shuttle Discovery. The preferred landing spot is in Florida. But storm clouds may keep the shuttle away, forcing the astronauts to touch down in California. Florida landings are preferred because the cross-country ferry trip eats up $1.7... more »