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        "description": "<p>June 30, 2011\u2014NASA's space shuttle has been an icon of the U.S. space  program for the past 30 years. Journey on one of the last shuttle  missions to witness some final \"firsts\" made aboard this unique  spacecraft.</p>", 
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        "transcript": "<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The space shuttle program neared its complete  retirement with mission STS-134, the next-to-last shuttle journey.  Shuttle Endeavour, which was built to replace the ill-fated shuttle  Challenger, made its 25th and final flight, and carried six astronauts  to the International Space Station.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Like the kid who dreams of space travel, the astronauts\u2019 excitement extends into the real thing.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">SOUNDBITE:  Greg Chamitoff, NASA Space Walker- We\u2019ve been in space now for, what,  four hours. Five hours, something like that. Amazing and we\u2019re all  feeling great. This is awesome. I can\u2019t wait to get back to the space  station.\u201d</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">And honesty- from an astronaut on his first flight:</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">SOUNDBITE:Roberto Vittori, Italian Space Agency Flight Engineer - \u201cI was a little bit afraid, but quickly adapted.\u201c</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Since  1998, more than 25 space shuttle crews have docked with, and helped  construct the International Space Station, delivering modules, equipment  and supplies.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">This mission marked several milestones in the shuttle program, including the first space conversation with a Pope.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">SOT: \u201cWell, your holiness, it\u2019s a great honor to speak with you \u2026\u201d</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">But  more significantly, they successfully installed an astrophysics  experiment, called the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. And it marked the  last spacewalks ever for members of a shuttle crew. Although it was Greg  Chamitoff\u2019s first.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">SOUNDBITE: Greg Chamitoff,  NASA Space Walker - \u201cAnd y\u2019know that was the most intense thing I\u2019ve  ever done in my life! That was really amazing. You know it\u2019s really  amazing that humans can really do this! It\u2019s not science fiction. It\u2019s  absolutely real.\u201d</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">The shuttle program\u2019s final journey is scheduled for later in the summer, with Atlantis making one more trip to the ISS.</p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">After retirement, the shuttle crafts are slated to live their final days in museums across the U.S.</p>", 
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