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Wolf Blitzer delivers the most important breaking news and political, international, and national security stories of the day. Tune to The Situation Room weekdays 5-7pm ET on CNN.
Mark Kelly: Spaceflight is a risky business
Wolf Blitzer speaks to Mark Kelly and Miles O'Brien about the failure of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo.
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Official: There was a 'mishap' onboard
Officials report that Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo failed during a test flight due to an in-flight anomaly.
Urgent situation on International Space Station
News that broke in The Situation Room: For the second time this year, one of the pumps that cools the International Space Station has failed. NASA says the crew is not in imminent danger, but as CNN's John Zarrella reports, they will have to conduct a space walk to fix the malfunction.
Satellite falls back to Earth, but where?
The spacecraft should break up as it re-enters the atmosphere but no one knows where the space junk will hit.
"Gravity" gets an "A" from one astronaut
It skyrocketed to the top of the box office this past weekend, but many in the scientific community and beyond are asking how accurate is the blockbuster "Gravity"? CNN's Jeanne Moos talks to one astronaut and has him weigh in on star Sandra Bullock's tools, underwear, and hair.
See blue planet that may rain glass
Space agencies confirm they've found a deep azure blue planet orbiting a star 63 light years away.
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Astronaut's amazing music video in space
Singing astronaut Chris Hadfield covers David Bowie's song "Space Oddity" in space and wows cyberspace. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on an out-of-this-world song. (Video)
See how rockets are made for NASA
Though the days of NASA's space shuttle launches are over, the rocket building business is booming. CNN's John Zarrella reports.
Could we stop an asteroid?
CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports on earth's defense against exploding meteors and fly-by asteroids.
See how close asteroid came to Earth
CNN's Tom Foreman takes a look at a meteor that exploded over Russia and an asteroid that passed by Earth.
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