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Friday, November 04, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Monday, May 16, 2011  Endeavour blasted off on NASA's next-to-last shuttle flight, thundering through clouds into orbit Monday morning as the mission commander's wounded wife, Gabrielle Giffords, watched.

Monday, February 14, 2011  Husband, staff: Gabrielle Giffords can walk, mouth song lyrics and have simple conversations

Wednesday, January 19, 2011  U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be moved Friday to a rehabilitation hospital in Houston to begin the next phase of her recovery from a gunshot wound, barring medical issues that would delay the transfer, her family said Wednesday.

Monday, January 17, 2011  Doctors remove bone fraguments from Giffords' eye socket; tracheotomy tube won't let her speak.

Sunday, January 09, 2011  Arizona congresswoman remains sedated, critical after shooting that killed 6; reaction pours in.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  The urgent repair job is considered one of the most challenging in the 12-year history of the space station. The cooling system is crucial for keeping electronics from overheating, and half of the system was knocked out when the ammonia pump failed 1 1/2 weeks ago.

Monday, August 02, 2010  NASA is scrambling to come up with a repair plan for a serious malfunction that's knocked out half of the cooling system on the International Space Station.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010  Space shuttle Atlantis returned from orbit for the last time Wednesday, closing out a 25-year flying career and safely bringing back six astronauts who boosted the International Space Station's power and size.

Friday, May 14, 2010  Atlantis and an experienced crew of six blasted off Friday afternoon. More than 40,000 guests gathered at the Florida launch site, all of them eager to catch one of the few remaining shuttle flights.

Friday, April 16, 2010  Obama's prediction was reminiscent of President John F. Kennedy's declaration in 1961

Monday, February 15, 2010  Astronauts attach new $27M observation deck to space station, expect stunning views of Earth

Monday, November 23, 2009  Astronauts take spacewalk No. 3 after suit snag; father of new baby girl heads back outside

Tuesday, November 17, 2009  Astronauts inspect space shuttle Atlantis for damage as it approaches space station

Monday, November 16, 2009  NASA fuels space shuttle Atlantis for afternoon liftoff, weather takes slight turn for worse