Thursday, August 25, 2011

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Americans' Ride to Space in Question
New York Times
By ANDREW E. KRAMER MOSCOW — Prospects seemed to dim Thursday for a timely launch of a Russia rocket carrying American astronauts to the International Space Station next month, as Russian space officials temporarily grounded a similar rocket after one ...
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NASA not coerced into giving shuttles to L.A., N.Y., report says
Los Angeles Times
NASA's decision to award retired space shuttles to Los Angeles, New York, Florida and the Washington area was not the result of improper political influence, according to an investigation spurred by complaints from Houston and other areas that lost out ...
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NASA to Test Laser Communications System in Space
Wired News
By Wired UK By Duncan Geere, Wired UK Optical communications technologies don't work too well in dusty, polluted air, but the vacuum of space holds more promise, so NASA wants to test a laser communications system in orbit. It's one of three projects ...
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Hurricane Irene Looks 'Terrifying' From Space, Astronaut Says
Space.com
by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor Hurricane Irene is bearing down on the US East Coast and has turned into a frightening storm, according to an astronaut on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Mike Fossum said that Hurricane Irene, ...
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Space.com
NASA Watches Hurricane Irene Ahead of Twin Moon Probe Launch
Space.com
by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer Hurricane Irene shouldn't slow preparations for upcoming NASA launches from Florida's Space Coast, including a moon-studying mission slated to blast off Sept. 8, the space agency says. The latest forecasts call for ...
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Webb Telescope Delayed, Costs Rise to $8 Billion
Science Now
But last week NASA told Congress that its proposed successor to Hubble, the 6.5-meter James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), will require an additional $1.5 billion and another delay. NASA delivered the bad budget news--first reported this week by the BBC ...
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ORBITAL'S CYGNUS CARGO MODULE ARRIVES AT NASA'S WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY
Reuters (press release)
Together, the PCM and the service module will form the first operational Cygnus that will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) to carry out a demonstration mission under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) joint NASA ...
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Wheaton, Glen Ellyn leaders wager flagpole space on football game
Chicago Daily Herald
By Marco Santana For the Wheaton Warrenville South Tigers, playing before a national audience should be all of the motivation needed in its matchup with Glenbard West. It allows them to show the country it was no fluke that the Tigers won back-to-back ...
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