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NASA on Thursday moved up the next scheduled space shuttle mission by two days, to Aug. 7, to give Endeavour more chances to lift off during what looks to be a busy month.

Mission managers wanted to make sure the shuttle's launch did not conflict with the launches of a robotic geologist to Mars and a military communications satellite, both also planned for August.

Endeavour will deliver another truss segment to the International Space Station. The seven-member crew includes Barbara Morgan, who was selected with Christa McAuliffe more than two decades ago for NASA's Teacher in Space project.

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PRESCOTT - Educators got their own course in water conservation Wednesday, thanks to the nationwide Project WET program.

The WET stands for Water Education for Teachers, and the University of Arizona carries out the program in this state with the help of numerous sponsors, including the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona Department of Water Resources and the City of Prescott.

Teachers from throughout Yavapai County and the region attended the workshop alongside people who administer water conservation programs.

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Space shuttle Atlantis headed for Earth on Wednesday as its crew

awaited the results of a final heat shield inspection.

A camera attached to the shuttle's robotic arm surveyed the

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Former Delta native, Commander Timothy J. Espinoza, was assigned to duties in support of the space shuttle Atlantis’ consequence management Joint Task Force (JTF) at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Fla. CDR Espinoza is a member of U.S. Northern Command’s Standing Joint Force Headquarters located in Colorado Springs. The Joint Task Force participated in both a tactical response exercise designed to replicate a space shuttle mid-ocean controlled crew bailout, also known as a &ld...

Commander Timothy Espinoza

According to Espinoza, in a Mode VIII contingency the shuttle would have experienced damage or malfunction while in flight and would be attempting to return to the launch site at Kennedy Space Center. This is an automated, computer-controlled flight, however the damage or malfunction may prevent the shuttle from successfully reaching the launch site, requiring an over-ocean crew bailout. The bailout requires the Joint Task Force to execute a thoroughly planned and rehearsed search and rescue operation followed by medical evacuation of the astronauts for treatment.

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HORICON - The president's gavel of the Horicon Rotary Club was passed to Rita Clavadatscher by Jean Esser during the annual Changing of the Guard Recognition Banquet held at Rock River Hills Country Club Monday night.Other newly elected officers for the 2007-2008 program year include Dennis Bleifuss, president elect; Faye Rieman, secretary; James McCartney, treasurer; Donald Mayo, board member, and Fern Dobbratz, sergeant-at-arms.In accepting the gavel as the club's 78th president, Clava...

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