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Friday 23 July 2010

Next Falcon 9 shipped to Cape / A compromise for NASA's future

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SECOND FALCON 9 ROCKET BEGINS ARRIVING AT THE CAPE
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Six weeks after the first Falcon 9 rocketed into orbit, pieces of the
second launcher have begun arriving at Cape Canaveral for a shakedown
flight of SpaceX's Dragon capsule scheduled for no earlier than September,
according to the company's top executive.

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/002/100716firststage/


ORBITING CAMERA TURNS MARTIAN SURFACE INTO ART
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A sharp-eyed camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has sent
back more stunning images of the Red Planet's surface showing colorful
sand dunes, polar frost, and rocky features visible from space.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1007/15hirise/


SWIFT DAZZLED BY DISTANT X-RAY BLAST
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A violent burst of X-rays from beyond the neighbourhood of the Milky Way
temporarily blinded the sensors on the orbiting Swift satellite last
month, reveal mission scientists.

http://astronomynow.com/news/n1007/15grb/


HOT PLANET GROWS A TAIL
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A planet with a tail like a comet is slowly evaporating in the face of a
wind of radiation from its parent star, according to brand new
observations from the Hubble Space Telescope

http://astronomynow.com/news/n1007/16planet/


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