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Monday, July 10, 2006

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Big Screen Offerings

A look at the summer movies.

Michael Sragow

Senior Film Critic, The Baltimore Sun



The Space Shuttle and the Future of the Space Program

Despite concerns over "foam malfunctions," the Space Shuttle Discovery is back in action. Astronauts completed part of their mission by replacing a faulty part on the International Space Station. The Air and Space Museum's Roger Launius talks about the latest mission and the future of the Space Program.

Roger Launius, PhD

Chair, Division of Space History, Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum




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