"This Week In Space" returns / Supply ship reaches station with drama

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THIS WEEK IN SPACE
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Stephen Hawking warns us about aliens, the military launches a space
shuttle, NASA helps keep an eye on oil slick off Louisiana, and the
countdowns are on for Atlantis' final scheduled flight and Falcon 9's
inaugural flight.

http://spaceflightnow.com/twis/


COSMONAUT TAKES CONTROL OF RESUPPLY SHIP'S DOCKING
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The International Space Station's Russian commander took manual control of
an approaching cargo ship Saturday, overriding the freighter's autopilot
after it experienced an apparent problem getting oriented toward the
outpost.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1005/01progress37p/


SATELLITES KEY TO PREDICTING GULF OIL SPILL'S NEXT MOVE
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The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico has caught the eyes of orbiting
satellites, which have collected wide-angle and high-resolution snapshots
of the growing catastrophe for analysis by emergency responders.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1004/30oilspill/


FIRST FALCON 9 ROCKET WILL FLY NO SOONER THAN MAY 11
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SpaceX is planning to launch their first Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than
May 11, but the flight could slip until at least late May as the Air Force
continues reviewing the private booster's destruct package.

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/status.html


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