"This Week In Space" / Spacewalkers install pump / Atlas launch recap

NEWSALERT: Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 1549 GMT
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"THIS WEEK IN SPACE"
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"This Week In Space" with Miles O'Brien: Spacewalkers continue working on
repairs, an interview with EVA'er Dave Wolf, success for Atlas 5 rocket
and a new shot from Hubble.

http://spaceflightnow.com/twis/


SPACEWALKERS INSTALLING NEW COOLANT PUMP TODAY
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Astronauts Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson are back outside the
International Space Station today for their third spacewalk to replace an
ammonia pump and fix the outpost's coolant loop that broke down two weeks
ago.

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


RISE AND SHINE: ATLAS 5 ROCKET SOARS AT DAWN
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A sophisticated satellite was launched into space Saturday to improve the
preeminent path of communications between the president, military
commanders and troops on the battlefield, ensuring a survivable line of
contact even in hellish scenarios of nuclear warfare.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av019/status.html


DARK ENERGY, ALIEN PLANETS ARE FOCUS OF SURVEY
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NASA's top new astrophysics mission should be a multipurpose infrared
space telescope to study planets beyond our solar system and seek out dark
energy, the driving force of the universe, according to an independent
science panel.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1008/15decadal/


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