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Space Shuttle Worker Falls to Death at Launch Pad

By The Admiral | Published Monday March 14th, 2011 @ 8:09 PM CDT

A space shuttle worker fell to his death Monday at the launch pad, the first fatality there in decades, NASA officials said. Medics rushed to the pad, but were unable to revive him. He was identified as James Vanover, an engineer for United Space Alliance, a NASA contractor. Neither the company nor NASA released any [...]