Fwd: Final shuttle crew arrive at Space Station

  NEWSALERT: Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1912 GMT
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SPACE STATION RESUPPLY POD HOISTED FROM ATLANTIS' BAY
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A cargo-delivery module packed with 9,400 pounds of food, equipment and
science gear departed shuttle Atlantis' payload bay this morning and
parked at the International Space Station's doorway for unloading.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/110711fd4/

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streaming video from space:

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/status.html


ATLANTIS GRACEFULLY DOCKS TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
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America's final space shuttle has arrived at the International Space
Station, the science laboratory it trucked piece by piece to orbit for
assembly, to deliver one last massive load of goods and provisions that
only the winged spaceplanes can carry.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/110710fd3/index2.html


AMERICA'S SPACE SHUTTLE BLASTS OFF ON LAST MISSION
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After a cliff-hangar countdown, the space shuttle Atlantis thundered to
life and majestically rocketed into history Friday, putting on one last
sky show for spectators jamming area roads and beaches to witness NASA's
135th and final shuttle launch.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/110708launch/

See photos from Spaceflight Now's sound-triggered cameras placed at the
launch pad:

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/remotes/


Cornerstone of Chinese space station to launch soon
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China plans to launch the first module of an envisioned space laboratory
by the end of September, and the rising space power will attempt its first
in-orbit docking weeks later, according to space program officials and
state-run media reports.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1107/04tiangong/

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