NEWSALERT: Thursday, January 20, 2011 @ 1731 GMT
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DELTA 4-HEAVY ROCKET TO LAUNCH FROM CALIFORNIA TODAY
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The countdown is underway at Vandenberg Air Force Base for the Delta
4-Heavy rocket's maiden launch from California. Liftoff of America's
biggest unmanned booster from the old West Coast space shuttle launch pad
is scheduled for 1:08 p.m. PST (4:08 p.m. EST; 2108 GMT) today to deploy a
spy satellite into orbit.
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PHOTOS: THE DAY BEFORE LAUNCH
ZENIT ROCKET CLIMBING TO ORBIT WITH WEATHER SATELLITE
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A Zenit rocket lifted off Thursday from Kazakhstan with a Russian weather
satellite to snap real-time images of clouds and storm systems. Launch was
at 1229 GMT (7:29 a.m. EST) and spacecraft separation is scheduled for
2128 GMT (4:28 p.m. EST).
INJURED ASTRONAUT REPLACED ON SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S CREW
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Less than six weeks before launch, astronaut Timothy Kopra, injured in a
bicycle accident Saturday, was removed from the crew of the shuttle
Discovery Wednesday and replaced by astronaut Stephen Bowen, a veteran
spacewalker who flew aboard the shuttle Atlantis last May. Despite the
last-minute crew change, NASA officials say Bowen should be able to
complete a hurried round of refresher training in time for blastoff around
Feb. 24 as planned.
POOR WEATHER FORECAST DELAYS JAPANESE CARGO FLIGHT
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The launch of a Japanese cargo freighter for the International Space
Station has been delayed to at least Saturday because of thick clouds
predicted over the country's island launch site this week. Liftoff
Saturday would be at 0537 GMT (12:37 a.m. EST).
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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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