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Thursday. talked to some very nervous nasa employees and contractors about the 2011 budget. that budget scraps the shuttle program and redirects resources into deep space exploration and the international space station. also, big anniversary this week. 40 years ago flight of apollo 13 became one of the near disasters of apollo flight when an oxygen tank in the module ruptured, damaged several of the power, electrical and life support systems. nasa, a person on the ground and the crew well on their way to the moon worked to the to find a safe way home if astronauts and nasa engineers on the ground found that the lunar module, self-contained spacecraft, was unaffected and could be used as life boat and life support for the return trip. the crew did return safely april 17th, 1970. ....

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