Another spacewalk completed / Must-see aerial views of Endeavour's launch

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SPACEWALKERS WORK ON THE SPACE STATION'S LONGEVITY
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For the second spacewalk of Endeavour's mission, astronauts Drew Feustel
and Mike Fincke took an eight-hour excursion this morning to replenish the
ammonia in one of the International Space Station's cooling systems and
lubricate a massive solar array drive mechanism to reduce long term wear
and tear.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/status.html


PHOTO GALLERY: AERIAL VIEWS OF ENDEAVOUR'S LAUNCH
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A low deck of clouds covering the Kennedy Space Center made Endeavour's
final launch mostly invisible to the spectators who flocked to the Space
Coast. The ship disappeared into the clouds about 23 seconds after liftoff
and was never seen again. But these aerial pictures provide a beautiful
look at Endeavour's morning ascent.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110521stalaunch/


'FOCUSED INSPECTION' CLEARS ENDEAVOUR HEAT SHIELD
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The shuttle Endeavour's crew early Saturday morning conducted a close-up,
focused inspection of a damaged tile on the belly of the orbiter. The
three-dimensional insight into ding allowed managers by the afternoon to
announce the spacecraft's heat shield is safe for re-entry.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110521fd6/index3.html


POPE BENEDICT XVI CALLS THE SPACE SHUTTLE-STATION CREW
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Pope Benedict XVI called the combined crews of the shuttle Endeavour and
the International Space Station Saturday, wishing commander Mark Kelly's
gravely wounded wife, Gabrielle Giffords, a steady recovery and asking
station flight engineer Paolo Nespoli how he endured news of his mother's
death in the isolation of space.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110521fd6/index2.html


ARIANE 5 ROCKET GIVES TWO SATELLITES A LIFT INTO SPACE
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Riding 2.6 million pounds of ground-shaking thrust, an Ariane 5 rocket
lifted off from the South American jungle Friday and delivered
communications satellites into orbit to reach customers in Asia, the
Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Liftoff occurred at 2038 GMT
(4:38 p.m. EDT).

http://spaceflightnow.com/ariane/va202/launch/


PROTON ROCKET ORBITS SATELLITE TO CONNECT THE AMERICAS
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A Russian Proton rocket blasted off Friday from Kazakhstan with a Canadian
communications satellite to link Brazil and other parts of the Americas
with broadband Internet and video services. Liftoff was at 1915 GMT (3:15
p.m. EDT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, and the rocket successfully
released the Telstar 14R satellite nine hours later.

http://spaceflightnow.com/proton/telstar14r/launch/

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