The primary difference between the terrestrial-based instruments and AMS is that AMS' science instrument systems were miniaturized and ruggedized for launch on the space shuttle and operation on the space station.

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Mr. SHANNON: I told the team, before we left the scrub turnaround meeting, what a great gift NASA could give to the nation to return the shuttle to operation on Independence Day.

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Metro-North and state officials are still planning to repeat on Tuesday the bus and shuttle-train operation they used Monday morning to help move 30, 000 displaced commuters through southwestern Connecticut.

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Boyd cautioned against reading Delta's emphasis on expanding its international business as a sign it will cut back on domestic routes, arguing that more international flights enhances the domestic operation by creating more demand to shuttle Europe-bound passengers to East Coast airports like Atlanta and New York.

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Representative Giffords is a true Arizona gal, a blue-dog Democrat who prefers riding horses and motorcycles to limos, backs a strong military and is, in fact, married to Navy pilot and combat veteran Mark Kelly (he flew 39 missions in Operation Desert Storm and now commands space shuttle missions).

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With strong management, Delta got past the merger issues relatively smoothly and began not only running a good operation but also innovating, with iPads available free of charge in gate areas and Porsche shuttle service for premium passengers in Atlanta.

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