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The latest news from Spaceflight Now
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COMMANDER SAYS CREW NEEDS TO MAKE UP TRAINING
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Atlantis commander Scott Altman said Tuesday his crew lost a week of
training time because of Hurricane Ike, "so you come to the question of
either slipping the launch or cutting out events."
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts125/080923tcdt/
SEA LAUNCH DEPLOYS NEW GALAXY FOR NORTH AMERICA
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A communications satellite that will broadcast a range of international
television channels to North America was sent into space today to replace
the aging spacecraft currently doing that job.
http://spaceflightnow.com/sealaunch/galaxy19/
ULYSSES REVEALS SUN IS BLOWING WEAKER SOLAR WIND
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Surprising data from NASA's Ulysses spacecraft show that the solar wind --
the continuous outflow of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun's
atmosphere into interplanetary space -- is only about three fourths as
strong as it was a decade ago, during the last interval of low solar
activity.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/23ulysses/
COSMIC "DARK FLOW" DETECTED ACROSS BILLIONS OF LIGHT YEARS
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Using data from NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, scientists
have identified an unexpected motion in distant galaxy clusters. The
cause, they suggest, is the gravitational attraction of matter that lies
beyond the observable universe.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/23darkflow/
OPPORTUNITY ROVER TO HEAD TOWARD GIANT CRATER
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NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is setting its sights on a crater more than
20 times larger than its home for the past two years. To reach the crater
the rover team calls Endeavour, Opportunity would need to drive
approximately 7 miles to the southeast, matching the total distance it has
traveled since landing on Mars in early 2004.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/22opportunity/
A SPECIAL SHUTTLE SIGHT
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For a few hours on Saturday morning, a true rarity occurred for NASA's
space shuttle program as both Atlantis and Endeavour were fully visible on
their Kennedy Space Center launch pads with the rotating service gantries
open.
Panoramas and photos:
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/080920twoshuttles/
High-definition video:
http://www.spaceflightnowplus.com/hd/
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The latest news from Spaceflight Now
+++ ADVERTISEMENT +++
Attend the 2008 AGI Users' Conference (Oct. 7-9, Chicago) for "total
access" to software demonstrations, user presentations, hands-on training,
technical seminars, subject matter experts, and keynote speakers Brig Gen
(ret) Duane Deal and NASA Astronaut Capt. A lan Bean. Download the event
guide for a detailed conference agenda and secure your space at
www.agiuc.com.
+++
COMMANDER SAYS CREW NEEDS TO MAKE UP TRAINING
---------------------------------------------
Atlantis commander Scott Altman said Tuesday his crew lost a week of
training time because of Hurricane Ike, "so you come to the question of
either slipping the launch or cutting out events."
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts125/080923tcdt/
SEA LAUNCH DEPLOYS NEW GALAXY FOR NORTH AMERICA
-----------------------------------------------
A communications satellite that will broadcast a range of international
television channels to North America was sent into space today to replace
the aging spacecraft currently doing that job.
http://spaceflightnow.com/sealaunch/galaxy19/
ULYSSES REVEALS SUN IS BLOWING WEAKER SOLAR WIND
------------------------------------------------
Surprising data from NASA's Ulysses spacecraft show that the solar wind --
the continuous outflow of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun's
atmosphere into interplanetary space -- is only about three fourths as
strong as it was a decade ago, during the last interval of low solar
activity.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/23ulysses/
COSMIC "DARK FLOW" DETECTED ACROSS BILLIONS OF LIGHT YEARS
----------------------------------------------------------
Using data from NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, scientists
have identified an unexpected motion in distant galaxy clusters. The
cause, they suggest, is the gravitational attraction of matter that lies
beyond the observable universe.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/23darkflow/
OPPORTUNITY ROVER TO HEAD TOWARD GIANT CRATER
---------------------------------------------
NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is setting its sights on a crater more than
20 times larger than its home for the past two years. To reach the crater
the rover team calls Endeavour, Opportunity would need to drive
approximately 7 miles to the southeast, matching the total distance it has
traveled since landing on Mars in early 2004.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0809/22opportunity/
A SPECIAL SHUTTLE SIGHT
-----------------------
For a few hours on Saturday morning, a true rarity occurred for NASA's
space shuttle program as both Atlantis and Endeavour were fully visible on
their Kennedy Space Center launch pads with the rotating service gantries
open.
Panoramas and photos:
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts126/080920twoshuttles/
High-definition video:
http://www.spaceflightnowplus.com/hd/
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