Mission control appears to escape major damage from Hurricane Ike

      NEWSALERT: Saturday, September 13, 2008 @ 2014 GMT
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MISSION CONTROL APPEARS TO ESCAPE MAJOR DAMAGE
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A rideout team at the Johnson Space Center endured a virtual direct hit
from Hurricane Ike early Saturday, firing up generators to keep sensitive
computer and communications gear in mission control on line when power was
lost. A detailed assessment is not yet available, but officials said no
injuries were reported and the space center appeared to escape major
damage.

 http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/13hurricaneike/


PHOENIX LANDER SEES, FEELS MARTIAN WHIRLWINDS IN ACTION
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After three months of performing experiments in the north polar regions of
Mars, NASA's Phoenix Lander has finally seen dust devils, and sensed a dip
in air pressure as one passed nearby.

 http://www.astronomynow.com/080912DustdevilspayvisittoPhoenix.html


NEW GEAR FOR HUBBLE READIED FOR LAUNCH PAD
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After an intense summer of long hours and tight schedules, ground
technicians packing the new science instruments and equipment for launch
to the Hubble Space Telescope are nearing the finish line.

 http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts125/status.html#080911


ENDEAVOUR MOVED FROM HANGAR TO ASSEMBLY BUILDING
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In preparation for its role as a standby rescue craft during next month's
Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission and the scheduled November
logistics run to the international space station, shuttle Endeavour was
moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Thursday morning.

 http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/status.html