Soyuz landing tonight / Japanese launch / Falcon 9 update

    NEWSALERT: Monday, November 30, 2009 @ 1634 GMT
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SPACE STATION RESEARCH SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS
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As the International Space Station nears completion, NASA and
international agencies are ramping up scientific utilization of the
outpost, particularly in fields of Earth science.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0911/30earthscience/


SOYUZ CAPSULE TO LAND WITH INTERNATIONAL CREW TONIGHT
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Three men who helped form the first six-person resident crew aboard the
International Space Station will finish their mission and return to Earth
tonight, capping a half-year in orbit by landing in a parachute-equipped
Soyuz descent capsule.

http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp22/status.html


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JAPAN LAUNCHES SPY SATELLITE UNDER VEIL OF SECRECY
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In an unpublicized launch lacking fanfare, an H-2A rocket successfully
boosted Japan's most advanced spy satellite to orbit on Saturday from the
country's island space center.


http://spaceflightnow.com/h2a/f16/


SPACEX FOUNDER WEIGHS IN ON FALCON 9 READINESS
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Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and chief executive, provided an update on
Falcon 9 launch preparations at Cape Canaveral and set odds for success on
the low-cost booster's maiden flight early next year.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0911/26musk/


SEVEN ASTRONAUTS BRING SHUTTLE ATLANTIS BACK HOME
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Space shuttle Atlantis has returned from its penultimate voyage, one that
delivered nearly 15 tons of spare parts and supplies meant to fortify the
future of the International Space Station. The landing occurred Friday at
9:44 a.m. EST on Kennedy Space Center's Runway 33.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts129/status.html

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