ARTICLES BY MARCIA DUNN/ASSOCIATED PRESS

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SpaceX to deliver new docking port

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX stands ready to launch a much-needed load of supplies to the International Space Station this weekend on the heels of a failed supply run by Russia.

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Astronauts flee U.S. side of space station; no sign of leak

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In a rare scare, astronauts fled the American side of the International Space Station on Wednesday after an alarm indicated a possible toxic leak. NASA later said there was no leak of ammonia coolant and a computer problem likely set off the false alarm.

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'There's your new spacecraft, America!'

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's newest space vehicle, Orion, accomplished its first test flight with precision and pizazz Friday, shooting more than 3,600 miles from Earth for a hyperfast, hot return not seen since the Apollo moon shots.

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