Spacewalk underway right now / Japan launching to Venus today

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SPACEWALKERS GIVING SPACE STATION EXTERNAL UPGRADES
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Atlantis astronauts Garrett Reisman and Steve Bowen are taking a
six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk today to install a backup high-speed dish
antenna on the International Space Station, along with an equipment
mounting platform for Canada's Dextre robot. LIVE COVERAGE:

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

STS-132 VIDEO ARCHIVE:
http://spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php?k=STS-132&s=date

HIGH DEFINITION VIDEO COVERAGE:
http://spaceflightnowplus.com/hd/sts132/


THIS WEEK IN SPACE
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Join Miles O'Brien, David Waters and astronaut Leroy Chiao at the Kennedy
Space Center for a complete wrap up of the final scheduled launch of space
shuttle Atlantis.

http://spaceflightnow.com/twis/

SCRAMJET TESTS TO PROPEL GLOBAL STRIKE, NEW SPACE LIFT
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The first hypersonic X-51 scramjet powered long-duration flights to give
the Pentagon a new "Prompt Global Strike" capability that ties atmospheric
and space propulsion will begin as early as May 25 at Edwards Air Force
Base, Calif.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1005/16waverider/


WEATHER SATELLITE READY FOR LAUNCH TO VENUS
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Japan plans to launch a $275 million mission toward Venus on Monday to
obtain the most detailed views ever captured of the planet's blistering
atmosphere, search for active volcanoes and snap pictures of elusive
lightning strikes.

http://spaceflightnow.com/h2a/akatsuki/status.html

SPACE STATION'S HARMONY PORT RECEIVES ATLANTIS
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Sailing in orbit on its retirement voyage Sunday, Atlantis arrived at the
International Space Station for one final visit to help build a bigger,
better outpost. The space shuttle is delivering a new Russian module,
communications antenna and fresh power packs for the electrical grid.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts132/100516fd3/index2.html


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