Monday, March 1, 2010

'This Week In Space / Delta 4 update / SpaceX's countdown test

NEWSALERT: Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1510 GMT
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"THIS WEEK IN SPACE"
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On this edition of "This Week in Space" -- the NASA Administrator hits
some Congressional turbulence over NASA's new budget, shuttles Endeavour
and Discovery are on the move, new pics of ice geysers on one of Saturn's
moons, Orbital Sciences says its safety first for its new commercial
spaceship, astro-immigrants are spotted in the Milky Way, and our own
Miles O'Brien testifies to the Senate on NASA's future.

http://spaceflightnow.com/twis/


WEATHER OBSERVER LAUNCH PUSHED BACK TO THURSDAY
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Although space launches are never routine, the Delta 4 rocket team is
working toward repeated success Thursday night during the third
carbon-copy mission conducted in recent years to deliver national weather
satellites into orbit.

http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d348/status.html

HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO COVERAGE:
http://www.spaceflightnowplus.com/hd/goesp/


FALCON COUNTDOWN DRESS REHEARSAL A 'GREAT SUCCESS'
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Taking advantage of a picturesque day in the Sunshine State, the
privately-developed Falcon 9 rocket came to life Friday afternoon as
engineers loaded 75,000 gallons of propellant aboard the vehicle during a
simulated countdown.

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/100226wetdress/

MISSION STATUS CENTER:
http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/status.html


DISCOVERY EXTENDS STAY INSIDE VAB ANOTHER NIGHT
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Concerns about rain and possible lightning have postponed shuttle
Discovery's rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad.
NASA has rescheduled the move to Wednesday morning beginning at 12:01 a.m.
EST.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts131/status.html


A FINAL LOOK BACK AT THE LAST SHUTTLE BOOSTER TEST-FIRING
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History was made in Utah this week with the final ground test-firing of a
space shuttle solid rocket booster. Here's our wrap-up photo gallery from
Thursday.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1002/27srbtest/


THUNDERING SUCCESS FOR LAST SHUTTLE BOOSTER GROUND TEST
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The frigid snow-covered ground of northern Utah shook for two minutes
Thursday, a reminder of the area's lasting legacy in developing the
powerful solid rockets that have launched space shuttles skyward for three
decades.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1002/25srbtest/

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