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Shuttle Discovery lands September 30, 2008 Along with rewiring the International Space Station, the Discovery crew dropped off two tons of equipment and brought two tons back. In this mission, the Discovery completed 204 orbits and traveled 5.3 million miles.

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NASA plans another giant leap September 30, 2008 The base would be build on the lunar south pole and serve as a test bed for technologies needed for an eventual mission to Mars.

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Albania's dirty beaches September 30, 2008 The area of the Cape of Rodoni is one of the pearls of Albania, but its precious beaches are going waste because of the increasing pollution. And it's not just the rubbish on the surface, the water and even the earth itself is often toxic, with wildlife unable to survive.

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Personal flight reaches new level September 30, 2008 Yves Rossy from Switzerland has become the first person to gain altitude and maintain horizontal flight with strap-on wings thanks to a jetpack that would make James Bond jealous. The former professional military pilot, now an Airbus pilot for a Swiss airline, takes to the skies with a set of ...

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Solar panel jams up at space station September 30, 2008 NASA wanted to rewire the station in 2003, but the destruction of space shuttle Columbia halted all shuttle flights. Assembly resumed in September, with a new deadline to complete the outpost before the shuttle fleet is retired in 2010. NASA needs at least another 13 missions to finish the complex