"This Week In Space" debuts / Soyuz launches new crew

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"THIS WEEK IN SPACE"
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Welcome to the premiere of "This Week In Space With Miles O'Brien," a new
show dedicated to keeping space lovers up to speed on the stories and
issues making news off the planet. This week: an in-depth look at the
future of human spaceflight as the Obama Administration prepares new
marching orders for NASA, an interview with astronaut Nicole Stott,
recently home from three months on the International Space Station, plus a
news roundup.

http://spaceflightnow.com


SOYUZ LAUNCHES NEW CREW IN PURSUIT OF THE STATION
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A Russian doctor, an American helicopter pilot and a Japanese engineer
launched into orbit Sunday inside a Soyuz capsule bound for a six-month
mission aboard the International Space Station. Liftoff from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome occurred on schedule at 4:52 p.m. EST (2152 GMT).

http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp22/status2.html


LUNAR ORBITER YIELDING RICH RESULTS AT SIX-MONTH MARK
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A NASA probe circling the moon has found an unexpected lunar radiation
source and detected the coldest known location in the solar system,
scientists announced last week.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0912/20lroresults/


ARIANE 5 ROCKET SUCCESSFULLY ORBITS FRENCH MILITARY CRAFT
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France successfully launched a new spy satellite on Friday during a midday
launch from French Guiana, using Europe's trusted Ariane 5 rocket to send
the nearly $1 billion payload to orbit.

http://spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v193/status.html


WHITE HOUSE SAYS NO DECISION ON NASA'S FUTURE
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White House officials say President Obama has not yet made a decision on
the fate of NASA's moon program, two days after an Oval Office meeting
with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0912/18whitehouse/


SUNLIGHT GLINTS OFF LIQUID LAKE OF SATURN'S MOON TITAN
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured the first flash of sunlight
reflected off a lake on Saturn's moon Titan, confirming the presence of
liquid on the part of the moon dotted with many large, lake-shaped basins.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0912/18titan/

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