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Space shuttle arrives in NYC; crowds watch in awe

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NEW YORK — In a city under­stand­ably wary of low-flying air­craft, New York­ers and tourists alike watched with joy and excite­ment Fri­day as space shut­tle Enter­prise sailed over the sky­line on its final flight before it becomes a museum piece.

Shuttle lifts off for last time; ‘Light this fire’

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — With a cry from its com­man­der to “light this fire one more time,” the last shut­tle thun­dered into orbit Fri­day on a cargo run that will close out three decades of both tri­umph and tragedy for NASA and usher in a period of uncer­tainty for America’s space program.

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