NEWSALERT: Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 1620 GMT
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The latest news from Spaceflight Now
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AGI Users' Conference: We're Coming to You!
AGI is taking its technology on the road in 2010. We'll be making stops in
18 states around the U.S. Each free, one-day event includes hands-on
software demos, virtual expert sessions, developer kiosks and user
discussions. Register today at http://uc.agi.com
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SPACE STATION TO WELCOME THREE NEW RESIDENTS TODAY
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The Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new residents for the International
Space Station is scheduled for docking this evening at 6:25 p.m. EDT (2225
GMT). Doug Wheelock, Shannon Walker and Fyodor Yurchikhin will begin a
half-year mission aboard the complex.
http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp24/status.html
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LAUNCH VIDEO COVERAGE:
http://www.spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php
MYSTERIOUS FLASH ON JUPITER LEFT NO DEBRIS CLOUD
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An impact on Jupiter that was captured on camera by amateur astronomers
Anthony Wesley and Christopher Go was apparently nothing more than a giant
meteor, according to the latest Hubble Space Telescope observations of the
gas giant.
http://astronomynow.com/news/n1006/16jupiter/
DISCOVERY GETS THREE MAIN ENGINES FOR LAST LAUNCH
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Three main engines were attached to the shuttle Discovery earlier this
week to power the orbiter's last launch this fall. Spaceflight Now
captured these views of the task of installing the hydrogen-fueled engines
on the back of the shuttle.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts133/100616engines/
SPACEX WINS LION'S SHARE OF IRIDIUM LAUNCH SERVICES
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On the heels of its first Falcon 9 rocket flight less than two weeks ago,
SpaceX has inked a $492 million deal to launch a new fleet of Iridium
mobile communications satellites beginning in 2015.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1006/16iridium/
SOMETHING STRANGE IS HAPPENING ON TITAN
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New findings on Saturn's hydrocarbon-shrouded moon Titan reveal anomalies
that although are likely explained by chemical processes, still leave the
room open for the possibility of life.
http://astronomynow.com/news/n1006/10titan/
THIS WEEK IN SPACE
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Japan's robotic roundtrip mission to visit an asteroid beats the odds and
returns home, South Korea's new rocket has a bad day and Mars rover Spirit
produces another discovery.
http://spaceflightnow.com/twis/
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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Web: http://lyra.freewebsites.com/
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Information: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/LOWESTOFT---3054/Lowestoft%20And%20Great%20Yarmouth%20Regional%20Astronomers%20(Lyra
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The latest news from Spaceflight Now
++++++++++
AGI Users' Conference: We're Coming to You!
AGI is taking its technology on the road in 2010. We'll be making stops in
18 states around the U.S. Each free, one-day event includes hands-on
software demos, virtual expert sessions, developer kiosks and user
discussions. Register today at http://uc.agi.com
++++++++++
SPACE STATION TO WELCOME THREE NEW RESIDENTS TODAY
--------------------------------------------------
The Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new residents for the International
Space Station is scheduled for docking this evening at 6:25 p.m. EDT (2225
GMT). Doug Wheelock, Shannon Walker and Fyodor Yurchikhin will begin a
half-year mission aboard the complex.
http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp24/status.html
GET THE CREW PATCH!
http://spaceflightnowstore.com
LAUNCH VIDEO COVERAGE:
http://www.spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php
MYSTERIOUS FLASH ON JUPITER LEFT NO DEBRIS CLOUD
------------------------------------------------
An impact on Jupiter that was captured on camera by amateur astronomers
Anthony Wesley and Christopher Go was apparently nothing more than a giant
meteor, according to the latest Hubble Space Telescope observations of the
gas giant.
http://astronomynow.com/news/n1006/16jupiter/
DISCOVERY GETS THREE MAIN ENGINES FOR LAST LAUNCH
-------------------------------------------------
Three main engines were attached to the shuttle Discovery earlier this
week to power the orbiter's last launch this fall. Spaceflight Now
captured these views of the task of installing the hydrogen-fueled engines
on the back of the shuttle.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts133/100616engines/
SPACEX WINS LION'S SHARE OF IRIDIUM LAUNCH SERVICES
---------------------------------------------------
On the heels of its first Falcon 9 rocket flight less than two weeks ago,
SpaceX has inked a $492 million deal to launch a new fleet of Iridium
mobile communications satellites beginning in 2015.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1006/16iridium/
SOMETHING STRANGE IS HAPPENING ON TITAN
---------------------------------------
New findings on Saturn's hydrocarbon-shrouded moon Titan reveal anomalies
that although are likely explained by chemical processes, still leave the
room open for the possibility of life.
http://astronomynow.com/news/n1006/10titan/
THIS WEEK IN SPACE
------------------
Japan's robotic roundtrip mission to visit an asteroid beats the odds and
returns home, South Korea's new rocket has a bad day and Mars rover Spirit
produces another discovery.
http://spaceflightnow.com/twis/
+++
GET OUR LIVE UPDATES FROM TWITTER!
Sign up to Spaceflight Now's Twitter feed
and get text message updates on your cell phone.
http://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/
+++
--
Good Clear Skies
--
Astrocomet
--
Colin James Watling
--
Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/astrocomera
--
Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
--
Web: http://lyra.freewebsites.com/
--
Information: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/LOWESTOFT---3054/Lowestoft%20And%20Great%20Yarmouth%20Regional%20Astronomers%20(Lyra
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