IN SPACE - MAY 29: In this handout provided by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), back dropped by planet Earth the International Space Station (ISS) is seen from NASA space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation May 29, 2011 in space. After 20 years, 25 missions and more than 115 million miles in space, NASA space shuttle Endeavour is on the last leg of its final flight to the International Space Station before being retired and donated to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Capt. Mark E. Kelly, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' (D-AZ) husband, has lead mission STS-134 as it delivered the Express Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-2) to the International Space Station. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
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English: European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands looks through the Earth observation window in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station soon after arriving in a Soyuz spacecraft for several days' stay onboard the Earth-orbiting complex. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN - DECEMBER 21: In this handout photo provided by the European Space Agency (ESA), ESA astronaut André Kuipers speaks to the media shortly after leaving the Cosmonaut Hotel on December 21, 2011 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft is due to launch today from Baikonur Cosmodrome, ahead of a five month expedition to the International Space Station. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)
BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN - DECEMBER 21: In this handout photo provided by the NASA, ESA Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, NASA astronaut Don Pettit and ESA astronaut André Kuipers wave goodbye to the crowd gathered at the foot of the Soyuz launch pad stairs before taking the elevator to the top of the Soyuz rocket on December 21, 2011 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft is due to launch today from Baikonur Cosmodrome, ahead of a five month expedition to the International Space Station. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)Weekend Edition Feed your mind
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