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Tuesday 24 August 2010

SpaceX preparing Dragon capsule for maiden test launch

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SPACEX: DRAGON TESTING WILL DETERMINE LAUNCH SCHEDULE
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SpaceX delivered the first space-worthy Dragon capsule to Florida in early
August as engineers dropped a replica of the craft in the Pacific Ocean to
simulate the ship's return from orbit.

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/002/100820update/


NASA CONSIDERING JUNE 2011 FOR FINAL SHUTTLE FLIGHT
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Awaiting word on whether one additional shuttle flight will be approved by
Congress and the Obama administration, NASA managers are protectively
considering June 28, 2011, for launch of shuttle Atlantis on a rescue
mission if a major problem threatens the crew of the final planned shuttle
flight in late February. If not, and if NASA gets the required funding,
the agency would launch Atlantis on an actual space station resupply
mission to close out the shuttle program.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/100820june/


MYSTERIOUS MAGNETAR HAS BIG DADDY
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The explosive supernova of a massive star that should have created a black
hole has been found to have created a highly magnetic neutron star
instead, perplexing astronomers using the Very Large Telescope (VLT).

http://astronomynow.com/news/n1008/20magnetar/


GALACTIC SUPERVOLCANO SPEWS INTO SPACE
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A new image created from data from the Chandra X-ray Telescope Observatory
and Very Large Telescope Array (VLA) reveal a giant eruption of gas
blasting from the core of massive galaxy M87.

http://astronomynow.com/news/n1008/20m87/


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