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Space 2006
Space 2006 Stories

"SPACE 2006" is a series of articles highlighting key space programs and activities in the year ahead. From NASA's plans to send humans once again to the moon, to China's star-filled ambitions, to another spacecraft joining the Mars armada, Discovery News' space correspondent Irene Mona Klotz launches the new year in space.

SPACE 2006: Clock Ticks for Shuttle's Return

NASA's goal of 19 flights before 2010 is doable, with or without a flight this spring, officials say.

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SPACE 2006: Comet Dust Coming to Earth

Stardust will drop its precious cargo of comet particles in the Utah desert in mid-January.

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SPACE 2006: NASA Ramps Up for Moon

NASA faces a busy year securing its plan to return to the moon in the face of potentially shifting political winds.

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SPACE 2006: New Orbiter To Join Mars Clan

Mars' newest orbiter, set to join the armada in March, will be able to photograph surface features the size of a beach ball.

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SPACE 2006: Cassini Set to Visit Titan Monthly

Scientists hope the increased visits will unlock the secrets of Saturn's largest moon.

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SPACE 2006: China Plans Keep NASA on Edge

Though U.S. technology is far superior, China has an operable craft that can actually go into space.

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Pictures: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan | NASA/JPL (2) | NASA |

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