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Houston Astros' Lance Berkman, left, signs a jersey for astronauts ...

(AP) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:52:56 GMT

(AP) - Houston Astros' Lance Berkman, left, signs a jersey for astronauts Dominic Gorie, second from right, and Michael Foreman, right, after the two took batting practice before the baseball game between the Astros and the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, in Houston. The jersey was worn during the space shuttle Endeavour's mission earlier this year, of which Gorie was commander. Astros hitting coach Sean Berry is second from left. (AP Photo/Bob Levey)

Dominic Gorie, who was commander on the space shuttle Endeavour ...

(AP) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:31:58 GMT

(AP) - Dominic Gorie, who was commander on the space shuttle Endeavour on a mission earlier this year, takes batting practice before the San Francisco Giants-Houston Astros baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, in Houston. (AP Photo/Bob Levey)

Michael Foreman, an astronaut on the space shuttle Endeavour ...

(AP) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:31:38 GMT

(AP) - Michael Foreman, an astronaut on the space shuttle Endeavour earlier this year, takes batting practice before the San Francisco Giants-Houston Astros baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, in Houston. (AP Photo/Bob Levey)

A NASA handout artist's concept image shows the new Orion ...

(AFP) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:57:47 GMT

(AFP) - A NASA handout artist's concept image shows the new Orion crew capsule which could be used to ferry crew members and cargo to the International Space Station. NASA announced it has pushed back the launch of the Orion, the spacecraft designed to replace the agency's aging space shuttle fleet, by one year to 2014.(AFP/Ho)

The Space Shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:04:57 GMT

(Reuters) - The Space Shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after delivering the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and a new Expedition 17 crew member Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff to the International Space Station in this image from NASA TV June 14, 2008. (NASA TV/Reuters)

Space shuttle Discovery Mission Commander Mark Kelly (L) explains ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:52:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery Mission Commander Mark Kelly (L) explains about a picture collage to Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda at the latter's official residence in Tokyo July 29, 2008. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)

Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (4th L) poses with space ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:52:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (4th L) poses with space shuttle Discovery astronauts (L-R) Michael Fossum, Kenneth Ham, Mark Kelly, Akihiko Hoshide, Karen Nyberg, Garret Reisman and Ronald Garan at Fukuda's official residence in Tokyo July 29, 2008. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)

US space shuttle Discovery crew members listen to Mission Commander ...

(AFP) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:10:54 GMT

(AFP) - US space shuttle Discovery crew members listen to Mission Commander Mark Kelly (2ndR) answering a question from a reporter during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo. Kelly Tuesday welcomed the advent of space tourism, predicting that such travel is on the brink of the massive growth seen a century ago with airplanes.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)

Space shuttle Discovery Mission Commander Mark Kelly (L) explains ...

(AFP/POOL) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:10:54 GMT

(AFP/POOL) - Space shuttle Discovery Mission Commander Mark Kelly (L) explains about a picture collage to Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda at the latter's official residence in Tokyo. The commander of the latest US shuttle mission Tuesday welcomed the advent of space tourism, predicting that such travel is on the brink of the massive growth seen a century ago with airplanes.(AFP/POOL/Yuriko Nakao)

Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) poses with Space shuttle ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:16:36 GMT

(Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) poses with Space shuttle Discovery astronauts, Mission Commander Mark Kelly (L) and Akihiko Hoshide, after presenting a picture collage to Fukuda at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo July 29, 2008. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)

U.S. space shuttle Discovery commander Mark Kelly, second from ...

(AP) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:02:36 GMT

(AP) - U.S. space shuttle Discovery commander Mark Kelly, second from right, accompanied by Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, right, speaks to the media during a news conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Discovery crew members are in Japan to report their mission with Hoshide in June. Other astronauts are: Michael Fossum, left, and Karen Nyberg. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

U.S. astronaut Garrett Reisman shows the New York Yankees' Japanese ...

(AP) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:26:13 GMT

(AP) - U.S. astronaut Garrett Reisman shows the New York Yankees' Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui T-shirt which he wore during his latest mission at a news conference at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Reisman served as a flight engineer aboard the international space station. He launched with the STS-123 crew aboard the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11, 2008 and returned to Earth with the crew of STS-124, including Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on June 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, center, poses with Space ...

(AP) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:35:52 GMT

(AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, center, poses with Space Shuttle Discovery astronauts, from left: Michael Fossum, Kenneth Ham, Mark Kelly, Akihiko Hoshide, Karen Nyberg, Garret Reisman, Ronald Garan at Fukuda's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, July 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Yuriko Nakao, POOL)

Space Shuttle Discovery Mission Commander Mark Kelly, left, ...

(AP) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:34:06 GMT

(AP) - Space Shuttle Discovery Mission Commander Mark Kelly, left, explains about a picture collage to Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda at the latter's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, July 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Yuriko Nakao, POOL)

Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, center, poses with Space ...

(AP) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:32:46 GMT

(AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, center, poses with Space Shuttle Discovery astronauts, mission commander Mark Kelly, left, and Akihiko Hoshide after presenting a picture collage to Fukuda at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, July 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Yuriko Nakao, POOL)