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PROBE INTERCEPTS COMET TO GATHER SAMPLES
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NASA's Stardust spacecraft successfully survived its risky close approach
to the icy heart of Comet Wild 2 today on a first-of-its-kind quest to
collect samples for return to Earth.

  http://spaceflightnow.com/stardust/status.html

2003: A YEAR SCARRED BY COLUMBIA TRAGEDY
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The past 12 months have seen many historic and tragic moments in space
exploration. From the obvious impact of the loss of space shuttle Columbia
February 1 to the resounding success of the maiden Chinese manned
spaceflight in October, space enthusiasts and industry insiders alike will
have a lot to remember from 2003.

  http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0401/01yearinreview/

NASA's year in review:
  http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0401/01nasa2003/

BOEING GETS $1 BILLION SPACE STATION CONTRACT EXTENSION
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NASA has extended a primary contract for the International Space Station
for On-Orbit Acceptance and Vehicle Sustaining services to The Boeing
Company. The basic period of the cost-plus-award-fee contract extension is
two years and nine months with an estimated value as much as $1 billion.

  http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0401/01boeingiss/

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