Safety panel says killing Ares 1 "unwise" / Station module moves to pad

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SAFETY PANEL SAYS CANCELING ARES 1 ROCKET IS A BAD IDEA
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Add another voice to the sea of experts weighing in on the upcoming White
House decision on NASA's future. A panel of independent safety specialists
says abandoning NASA's besieged Ares 1 rocket is "unwise" because
potential commercial space transportation providers are currently unable
to meet stringent safety standards.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/15asap/


ENDEAVOUR'S PAYLOAD DELIVERED TO PAD 39A
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The Tranquility module that'll be a new room with a view for the
International Space Station was trucked to space shuttle Endeavour's
launch pad overnight, destined for blastoff next month.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts130/status.html


LAUNCH PAD DEVELOPMENT COULD DELAY VEGA UNTIL 2011
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The debut launch of Europe's new Vega small satellite launcher could slip
until 2011, mainly due to potential delays in the development of ground
systems at the rocket's launch site in South America.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/18vega/


CHINESE ROCKET LAUNCHES WITH NAVIGATION SATELLITE
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A Chinese Long March rocket hauled a new navigation satellite to a
high-altitude perch over Earth on Saturday, marking the first space launch
of the year for the world's space programs.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/16longmarch/


SECOND EPISODE OF "THIS WEEK IN SPACE"
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Miles O'Brien and "This Week in Space" are back for their first show of
2010. In this episode: the space nation awaits direction from President
Obama, Endeavour gets ready to deliver a room with a view, how an
abandoned McDonald's is being used to restore closeups of the Moon, a
space telescope finds new planets, plus an interview with
Hubble-Hugger-In-Chief John Grunsfeld.

http://spaceflightnow.com

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