SpaceX refutes safety panel's report / Shuttle launch on track

      NEWSALERT: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 @ 1928 GMT
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MUSK REFUTES REPORT SLAMMING SAFETY STANDARDS
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A commercial space pioneer and a former astronaut are answering claims by
an independent advisory panel that private companies do not meet NASA
human-rating standards and last year's presidential review of the space
program did not adequately consider safety.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/19safety/


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COOLING LINE FIX ON TRACK FOR ENDEAVOUR'S LAUNCH
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Work to modify hoses needed to route ammonia coolant to and from a new
space station module is running on or ahead of schedule and the new lines
should be delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in time for an on-schedule
launch Feb. 7, officials said Wednesday.

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NEXT SHUTTLE CREW FLIES TO CAPE FOR COUNTDOWN TEST
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Commander George Zamka and his crew of space station builders reached
Kennedy Space Center at sundown Monday for this week's emergency training
exercises and a countdown dress rehearsal.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts130/100118tcdtarrive/


ULA TO SERVE MILITARY, SCIENCE IN 2010
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United Launch Alliance plans 10 launches this year with Atlas and Delta
rockets to dispatch payloads to space for science, Earth observation,
navigation, communications and military reconnaissance missions.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1001/19eelv/


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