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The latest news from Spaceflight Now
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Join Apollo 13 astronaut crewmembers James Lovell, Fred Haise and NASA
Flight Director Gene Kranz for an exclusive journey behind-the-scenes
during a special 40th anniversary celebration at Kennedy Space Center, FL
on April 9, 2010! http://www.astronautscholarship.org/2010_apollo13.html
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TWO STATION RESIDENTS WILL LAND THURSDAY
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The International Space Station's current American commander and his
Russian cosmonaut crewmate will return to Earth on Thursday, capping a
half-year in orbit by landing in a parachute-equipped Soyuz descent
capsule.
http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp22/status3.html
MINOTAUR 4 ROCKET'S THIRD STAGE READY FOR TESTING
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Engineers will test a redesigned part of the Minotaur 4 rocket's third
stage later this month to ensure it eliminates unintended thrust from the
motor, potentially clearing the way for a foursome of military launches
this spring and summer, an Air Force spokesperson said.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1003/17minotaur/
NEW WEATHER SATELLITE REACHES ITS PROPER ORBIT
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The United States' latest weather observatory successfully flew into
geostationary orbit and got a new name Tuesday, completing a series of
stair-step altitude raising maneuvers that followed its launch earlier
this month atop a Delta 4 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d348/status.html
HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO COVERAGE:
http://www.spaceflightnowplus.com/hd/goesp/
SUN-WATCHING SATELLITE FINISHES ITS ORBITAL CLIMB
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After eight large maneuvers and three trim burns since rocketing to space
aboard an Atlas booster last month, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory
arrived on station in geosynchronous orbit Tuesday.
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av021/status.html
HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO COVERAGE:
http://www.spaceflightnowplus.com/hd/sdo/
IS COMET SIDING SPRING SPLITTING UP?
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A dramatic image, captured by Astronomy Now's Nick Howes earlier today of
Comet C2007 Q3 Siding Spring, suggests that the comet's nucleus might be
disintegrating.
http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1003/17comet/
"THIS WEEK IN SPACE"
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"IMAX: Hubble 3D" debuts and we give it the "red carpet" treatment, plus
the shuttle program manager says the only problem from keeping the
orbiters flying is money and Obama gets ready to speak up for his
controversial new plan for NASA.
http://spaceflightnow.com/twis/
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