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Thursday 30 July 2009

An uncertain future for Sea Launch / Crew preps Endeavour for landing

    NEWSALERT: Thursday, July 30, 2009 @ 1319 GMT
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SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION VIDEO!
Full coverage of Endeavour's flight
http://www.spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php?k=STS-127
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AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR BANKRUPT SEA LAUNCH
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Already burdened by bankruptcy and a cutthroat rocket industry, Sea Launch
could face more defecting customers if the company does not soon assure
satellite operators of its future viability.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0907/30sealaunch/


ASTRONAUTS PREP ENDEAVOUR FOR FRIDAY'S LANDING
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The Endeavour astronauts tested the shuttle's re-entry systems today
before packing up for the trip back to Earth Friday to close out a 16-day
space station assembly mission. There are no technical problems of any
significance, but forecasters are predicting a slight chance for rain and
thunderstorms near Endeavour's Florida runway at the 10:48 a.m. EDT
landing time.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts127/090730fd16/


STATION GETS NEW CARGO SHIP; SHUTTLE HEAT SHIELD CHECKED
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Space station commander Gennady Padalka aborted the automated approach of
an unmanned Russian Progress supply ship Wednesday after a problem of some
sort left it in the wrong orientation, taking over manual control and
remotely guiding the craft to a picture-perfect docking. The shuttle
astronauts, meanwhile, performed now-standard heat shield inspections to
look for space debris damage.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts127/090729fd15/


CONVERTED MISSILE ORBITS SIX SMALL SATELLITES
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Six small satellites were launched Wednesday aboard a Dnepr rocket,
delivering spacecraft into orbit for organizations in four countries. The
booster shot out of the underground silo in Kazakhstan at 1846 GMT.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0907/29dnepr/

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