Special shuttle fueling test planned / NASA probe goes into lunar orbit

    NEWSALERT: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 @ 2219 GMT
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SPECIAL SPACE SHUTTLE FUELING TEST EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
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Shuttle managers plan to meet Wednesday to review procedures for a fueling
test next week to assess the performance of an alternative internal seal
and shim-like washers intended to eliminate a leak in a gaseous hydrogen
vent line that has twice grounded the shuttle Endeavour.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts127/090623update/


NASA'S LUNAR MAPPER GOES INTO ORBIT AROUND THE MOON
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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reached the Moon and successfully
performed the orbit insertion maneuver Tuesday, firing its engines for 40
minutes starting at 5:47 a.m. EDT.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av020/status.html


FIRST DIRECT EVIDENCE OF LIGHTNING ON MARS
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University of Michigan researchers say they have found direct evidence for
lightning on Mars caused by a large dust storm.

http://astronomynow.com/090623FirstdirectevidenceoflightningonMars.html


NEW IMAGES KICK OFF CASSINI CELEBRATIONS AT GREENWICH
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The Cassini imaging team have released a set of never-before-seen images
and movies of the Saturn system to coincide with the opening of a
week-long celebration of the mission at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

http://astronomynow.com/090622NewSaturnimageskickoffCassinicelebrationsatGreenwich.html