NEWSALERT: Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 1738 GMT
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The latest news from Spaceflight Now
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SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH DATE TARGETED
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NASA today set Friday, July 8 as the official target launch date for the
final space shuttle mission. Liftoff of Atlantis is scheduled for 11:38
a.m. EDT to begin the 12-day voyage to deliver equipment and supplies to
the International Space Station.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/status.html
ENDEAVOUR ASTRONAUTS TAKE MISSION'S FIRST SPACEWALK
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Working outside the International Space Station for six hours this
morning, Endeavour astronauts Drew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff retrieved
and replaced materials exposure experiment packages, conditioned coolant
lines in preparation for flowing ammonia during Sunday's EVA and installed
two wireless communications antennas. But a malfunctioning carbon dioxide
sensor in Chamitoff's spacesuit prompted an early end to the spacewalk
before the crew could connect and route a large bundle of wiring for those
new antennas.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/status.html
SOYUZ TO IMAGE COMBINED SHUTTLE AND STATION COMPLEX
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The Mission Management Team for the International Space Station met today
and formally approved plans for "the ultimate photo op" to occur Monday
evening when the Russian Soyuz capsule departs the complex for landing.
The crew will take digital imagery of shuttle Endeavour docked to space
station, something never before attempted.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/status.html
PAIR OF ROCKET LAUNCHES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
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Two commercial rocket missions will blast off just hours apart today with
three communications satellites to cover the Americas, Asia and the Indian
subcontinent. A Proton rocket will launch first from Kazakhstan at 1915
GMT (3:15 p.m. EDT), followed by a dual-payload Ariane 5 flight beginning
at 2038 GMT (4:38 p.m. EDT) from Kourou, French Guiana.
PROTON ROLLS OUT TO LAUNCH PAD:
http://spaceflightnow.com/proton/telstar14r/prelaunch/
ARIANE ROCKET PREPPED FOR FLIGHT:
http://spaceflightnow.com/ariane/va202/prelaunch/
ANALYSTS CONTINUE SHUTTLE HEAT SHIELD ASSESSMENT
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Engineers have eliminated one of three damage sites on the shuttle
Endeavour's heat shield tiles as an area of concern and a second may be
dismissed and deemed safe for re-entry as is by Friday, a senior manager
said Thursday. But one damage site on the shuttle's belly may require an
additional, "focused," inspection Saturday to make sure repairs are not
needed.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110519fd4/index4.html
ENDEAVOUR'S BOOSTERS TO BE STORED TO FLY AGAIN SOMEDAY
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The shuttle Endeavour's two spent solid rocket booster casings returned to
a Cape Canaveral hangar Wednesday to undergo inspections and cleaning
before being put into storage for potential future use on commercial or
heavy-lift launchers.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110519boosters/
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FINAL SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT PATCH!
Emblem for STS-135 now available in our store.
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The latest news from Spaceflight Now
+++
NEW IN OUR STORE: SPACE MODELS
Spaceships scaled to fit on your desk
http://spaceflightnowstore.com/us/catalog/
+++
SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH DATE TARGETED
-------------------------------------
NASA today set Friday, July 8 as the official target launch date for the
final space shuttle mission. Liftoff of Atlantis is scheduled for 11:38
a.m. EDT to begin the 12-day voyage to deliver equipment and supplies to
the International Space Station.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/status.html
ENDEAVOUR ASTRONAUTS TAKE MISSION'S FIRST SPACEWALK
---------------------------------------------------
Working outside the International Space Station for six hours this
morning, Endeavour astronauts Drew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff retrieved
and replaced materials exposure experiment packages, conditioned coolant
lines in preparation for flowing ammonia during Sunday's EVA and installed
two wireless communications antennas. But a malfunctioning carbon dioxide
sensor in Chamitoff's spacesuit prompted an early end to the spacewalk
before the crew could connect and route a large bundle of wiring for those
new antennas.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/status.html
SOYUZ TO IMAGE COMBINED SHUTTLE AND STATION COMPLEX
---------------------------------------------------
The Mission Management Team for the International Space Station met today
and formally approved plans for "the ultimate photo op" to occur Monday
evening when the Russian Soyuz capsule departs the complex for landing.
The crew will take digital imagery of shuttle Endeavour docked to space
station, something never before attempted.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/status.html
PAIR OF ROCKET LAUNCHES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
-------------------------------------------
Two commercial rocket missions will blast off just hours apart today with
three communications satellites to cover the Americas, Asia and the Indian
subcontinent. A Proton rocket will launch first from Kazakhstan at 1915
GMT (3:15 p.m. EDT), followed by a dual-payload Ariane 5 flight beginning
at 2038 GMT (4:38 p.m. EDT) from Kourou, French Guiana.
PROTON ROLLS OUT TO LAUNCH PAD:
http://spaceflightnow.com/proton/telstar14r/prelaunch/
ARIANE ROCKET PREPPED FOR FLIGHT:
http://spaceflightnow.com/ariane/va202/prelaunch/
ANALYSTS CONTINUE SHUTTLE HEAT SHIELD ASSESSMENT
------------------------------------------------
Engineers have eliminated one of three damage sites on the shuttle
Endeavour's heat shield tiles as an area of concern and a second may be
dismissed and deemed safe for re-entry as is by Friday, a senior manager
said Thursday. But one damage site on the shuttle's belly may require an
additional, "focused," inspection Saturday to make sure repairs are not
needed.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110519fd4/index4.html
ENDEAVOUR'S BOOSTERS TO BE STORED TO FLY AGAIN SOMEDAY
------------------------------------------------------
The shuttle Endeavour's two spent solid rocket booster casings returned to
a Cape Canaveral hangar Wednesday to undergo inspections and cleaning
before being put into storage for potential future use on commercial or
heavy-lift launchers.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110519boosters/
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FINAL SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT PATCH!
Emblem for STS-135 now available in our store.
http://www.spaceflightnowstore.com/
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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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Information: http://www.clubbz.com/club/2895/LOWESTOFT---3054/Lowestoft%20And%20Great%20Yarmouth%20Regional%20Astronomers%20(Lyra
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