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THIS WEEK IN SPACE
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An exclusive interview with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, hear David Letterman's
reaction to his first space shuttle launch, Japan heads for Venus and
NASA's oil spill research effort.

http://spaceflightnow.com/twis/


A SNEAK PEEK AT POTENTIAL DESTINATIONS FOR MARS ROVER
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NASA has set the target launch date for the Mars Science Laboratory next
fall, but the Curiosity rover's landing site is still being debated by a
team of researchers walking a tightrope between science and safety.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1005/24mslsites/


ASTRONAUTS CHECK ATLANTIS HEAT SHIELD ONE MORE TIME
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The Atlantis astronauts completed a final inspection of the shuttle's
carbon composite nose cap and wing leading edge panels Monday to make sure
the ship's most critical heat shield components were not damaged by
orbital debris of micrometeoroids since a similar inspection the day after
launch.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts132/100524fd11/index2.html

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FLAWLESS SHUTTLE VISIT TO STATION A THING OF BEAUTY
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Atlantis undocked from the space station Sunday, leaving after a week of
intensive work to advance the orbiting laboratory. The astronauts expanded
the outpost by installing a new Russian module, and did it using an
untried and uncertain method that ultimately worked without a hitch. A
trio of spacewalks also occurred for the betterment of the station,
renewing the oldest section of the electrical power system by replacing a
half-dozen giant batteries and creating a backup route of communications
with the ground by mounting a sizable antenna atop the complex.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts132/status.html

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DELTA 4 ROCKET READY TO LAUNCH NEW ERA FOR GPS
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The debut launch for a new generation of Global Positioning System
spacecraft aboard a Delta 4 rocket from Cape Canaveral was delayed Friday
by a technical problem. The launch is rescheduled for tonight's from Cape
Canaveral at 11:13 p.m. EDT.

LIVE COVERAGE:
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