Extra shuttle flight in limbo / Crippled Air Force satellite boosted

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"THIS WEEK IN SPACE"
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NASA's booster test produces fire and smoke, goodbye to ICESat, hello to
newly found asteroids and a possible human expedition to a nearby spacey
rock.

http://spaceflightnow.com/twis/


FIRST MILESTONE REACHED ON AEHF 1'S LONG ROAD TO ORBIT
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The U.S. Air Force has completed the initial phase of its multi-step,
multi-month strategy to maneuver the new secure communications satellite
into the proper orbit without the main engine operating.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av019/100905phase1.html


DECISION ON EXTRA SHUTTLE FLIGHT REMAINS IN LIMBO
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Protecting their options while awaiting word on funding for a final
shuttle mission next June, NASA managers believe flight processing
probably can continue through the end of the year with the shuttle
program's current budget or under a continuing resolution. But after that,
sources say, additional money will be required or the hoped-for flight may
not be possible.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/100903limbo/

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CHINESE BROADCASTING SATELLITE PLACED IN ORBIT
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A Chinese communications satellite launched Saturday on a Long March
rocket, beginning a mission to broadcast civil television and radio
signals across China.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1009/04longmarch/


SPACEWALK TO TIDY UP STATION DEFERRED TO SHUTTLE CREW
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In the wake of a three-spacewalk coolant pump replacement, space station
managers decided this week to defer additional maintenance work until the
next shuttle crew arrives in November.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts133/100903eva/

REVISED STS-133 MISSION FLIGHT PLAN:
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts133/fdf/133flightplan.html


SOLAR PROBE PLUS WILL BRAVE THE SUN'S FIERY WRATH
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NASA is developing a fortified satellite that will nearly touch the sun
starting in 2018, collecting unprecedented data on the super-heated solar
atmosphere.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1009/03solarprobe/


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