Shuttle on its way to beef up space station

Shuttle on its way to beef up space station: "Riding a brilliant ball of flaming liquid rocket fuel into the sky, the space shuttle Endeavour left Earth tonight, carrying seven astronauts on a 15-day mission to the international space station. While there, the astronauts will increase the station's living space with room for six instead of the current three.

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(Via CNN.com.)

JSF breaks sound barrier for first time

JSF breaks sound barrier for first time: "The F-35 Lightning II broke the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight Thursday over northern Texas."

(Via Air Force Times - News.)