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Don't Sell Bad Shuttle Parts to NASA It appears that NASA has been the victim of a fraud that could have caused the loss of a spacecraft and of its crew. A 60-year-old man named Richard Harmon, working at Cornerstone Machining Inc., close to Houston, Texas, was involved in the development of a complicated part for a NASA space shuttle, called a passive ... 14 November 2008 10:55 GMT Russian Submarine Crew Victims of False Alarm The worst Russian submarine incident since the 2000 explosion of a torpedo killing 118 persons aboard took place this Saturday. Now, more details of the tragedy have been made public. It seems that the event that led to the death of 20 persons and injuring of another 21 was caused by a false alarm that triggered the ... 11 November 2008 10:18 GMT Next Space Station Crew Is Full of Surprises The next space station crew which is ready to embark on the journey aboard the Russian Soyuz space is full of surprises, being not only one of the most nationally and ethnically diverse, but it also features some world premieres.The first would be the fact that NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson will be the first female c... 24 July 2007 02:51 GMT