Dust found in asteroid sampler's capsule / Space station docking

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SCIENTISTS FIND DUST INSIDE JAPAN'S ASTEROID CAPSULE
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Monday they found
particles inside the Hayabusa mission's capsule that was supposed to scoop
up a sample from the surface of asteroid Itokawa in 2005.

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1007/06hayabusa/


RESUPPLY SHIP RETURNS AND DOCKS TO SPACE STATION
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The Russian-American crew living aboard the International Space Station
welcomed the safe arrival of a cargo-delivery tug Sunday, two days after
the freighter aborted its initial rendezvous and sailed by the orbiting
complex. The second approach was flawless, leading to docking at 12:17
p.m. EDT.

http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp24/100704progress38p/


PLANCK UNVEILS FIRST ALL-SKY MAP OF UNIVERSE
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The much anticipated first all-sky microwave map of the Universe from the
European Space Agency's Planck mission was unveiled Monday.

http://astronomynow.com/news/n1007/05Planck/


WORKERS PUT FINISHING TOUCHES ON NEW SOYUZ PAD
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Engineers in South America finished constructing the framework of a
17-story mobile gantry for the Soyuz rocket in June, but the installation
of pad systems continues in hopes of launching the Russian booster from
the new facility by December, an Arianespace spokesperson said Friday.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1007/02kourou/


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