Titanic survivor dies aged 96

November 9, 2007

LONDON (AP) — Barbara West Dainton, believed to be one of the last two survivors from the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, has died in England at age 96.

Dainton died Oct. 16 at a nursing home in Camborne, England, according to Peter Visick, a distant relative. Her funeral was held Monday at Truro Cathedral, Visick said Thursday.

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Risky spacewalk will test astronaut’s skill

November 2, 2007

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) NASA officials hustled Friday to finish planning a riskier-than-usual spacewalk to save a ripped solar wing at the international space station. art.spacewalker.jpg

Astronaut Scott Parazynski will attempt a repair to the damaged solar array on Saturday.

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