Investigators probing Air Force satellite / Shuttle pad demolition

NEWSALERT: Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2203 GMT
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INVESTIGATORS PROBING WHAT WENT WRONG WITH AEHF 1
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As tiny thrusters continue to nudge the U.S. military's AEHF 1 satellite
toward a higher orbit, investigators hope to know within the next few
weeks what knocked out the craft's main engine and whether the program's
next launch will be delayed.

http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av019/100902inquiry.html

EARLIER LAUNCH COVERAGE:
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av019/status.html


RETIRED SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH PAD TO BE DISMANTLED SOON
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NASA is expected to give final approval this week to demolish the
servicing towers at a mothballed space shuttle launch pad, clearing the
complex for a still-unknown rocket of the future.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1009/01pad39b/


INDIAN MOON MISSION TO LAUNCH WITH RUSSIAN LANDER
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India's Chandrayaan 2 moon mission will launch in 2013 with a lander from
Russia, but the first announcement of the lunar probe's science
instruments does not include contributions from the United States or
Europe.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1009/02chandrayaan/


NAVIGATION SATELLITES LAUNCHED BY PROTON ROCKET
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A Proton rocket blasted off overnight Wednesday with three spacecraft to
help expand Russia's satellite navigation system to provide positioning
services around the world.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1009/01glonass/


TEST ARTICLE COULD FACILITATE SPACE STATION APPLICATIONS
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Engineers at the Kennedy Space Center are cleaning and studying a grounded
space station module that could be launched in a few years as a hub for
inflatable habitats and technology demonstrations.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1008/31node/


BIG ROCKET TESTED IN UTAH
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Locked in a massive horizontal test fixture near Promontory, Utah, a huge
five-segment solid-fuel booster roared to life with a torrent of flame
Tuesday, generating some 3.6 million pounds of thrust in a ground-shaking
$75 million test of a rocket the Obama administration wants to cancel.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1008/31dm2/

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