Endeavour home safely / New date for Discovery rollout / Augustine update

NEWSALERT: Saturday, August 1, 2009 @ 1930 GMT
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The latest news from Spaceflight Now


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SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR AND CREW ARE HOME SAFE AND SOUND
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Shuttle Endeavour and crew have safely returned from their thrilling
spaceflight that mixed delicate robotics with the muscle of spacewalkers
to continue constructing and maintaining the International Space Station.
Touchdown on Kennedy Space Center's runway came at 10:48 a.m. EDT Friday.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts127/status.html

SNEAK PEEK AT HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO:
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts127/090801hdgallery/

STANDARD DEFINITION VIDEO ARCHIVE:
http://spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php?k=STS-127&s=date

LANDING PHOTO COLLECTION:
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts127/090731gallery/


NEW TARGET DATE SET FOR DISCOVERY'S MOVE TO PAD
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Rollout of space shuttle Discovery to launch pad 39A is now targeted to
begin Tuesday morning at 12:01 a.m. EDT (0401 GMT) for its late August
flight to the International Space Station.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts128/status.html


FUTURE OF HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT HINGES ON FUNDING
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The commission reviewing the future of U.S. human spaceflight will present
up to a half-dozen options to President Obama late next month, ranging
from a conservative, methodical space program to an aggressive blueprint
for a mission to Mars.

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