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NEWSALERT: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 0912 GMT
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WEDNESDAY SPACEWALK TO REMOVE FAILED COOLANT PUMP
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NASA managers have approved plans for a spacewalk starting at 7:55 a.m.
EDT Wednesday to deal with an unexpected ammonia leak that blocked removal
of a faulty coolant system pump aboard the International Space Station
during an EVA Saturday. If the plan works, the old pump will be removed
and a new pump installed and hooked up during a third spacewalk Sunday.
See our Mission Status Center for live coverage:

http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp24/status2.html

VIDEO FROM LAST SPACEWALK:
http://spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php


CASSINI'S LATEST DISPATCHES REACH ACROSS A BILLION MILES
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The Cassini probe continues to send back dramatic images of Saturn as it
nears the end of its first extended mission at the iconic ringed planet a
billion miles from Earth.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1008/09saturn/


GOVERNMENT CONTRACT WILL HASTEN NEW IMAGING BIRDS
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A $7.3 billion imaging contract awarded by the U.S. government to two
commercial satellite operators will help accelerate the launch of new
privately-owned reconnaissance spacecraft.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1008/10ngacontract/


NEW SPY SATELLITE LAUNCHED BY LONG MARCH ROCKET
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A secret Chinese reconnaissance payload successfully launched on a Long
March rocket Monday, the sixth time China has sent a satellite into orbit
so far this year.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1008/10longmarch/


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