Video: Historic space tracking station closes

 NEWSALERT: Monday, August 1, 2011 @ 1238 GMT
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  The latest news from Spaceflight Now

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GEMINI XII ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Gemini XII astronauts Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell, along with over 30
other astronauts and space celebrities, will gather to celebrate the 45th
anniversary their historic mission at a special dinner during the 2011
Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show weekend. Proceeds benefit the
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Ticket packages are selling out - secure
yours today!

http://www.AstronautScholarship.org/aams
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VIDEO: HISTORIC SPACE TRACKING STATION CLOSES
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The Merritt Island Launch Annex tracking station at Kennedy Space Center
-- better known as MILA -- has closed after supporting NASA launches for
45 years.  Watch our NewsBlast video:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com

JUNO SEEKS NEW INSIGHTS INTO ORIGINS OF JUPITER
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NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft will go into orbit around Jupiter's
poles to precisely map the planet's gravitational and magnetic fields,
probe its turbulent atmosphere and hidden interior and study the
mechanisms responsible for its powerhouse auroras, the strongest in the
solar system.

MISSION OVERVIEW STORY:
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av029/overview.html

LIVE LAUNCH UPDATES:
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av029/status.html

ENCELADUS FEEDS WATER TO SATURN'S ATMOSPHERE
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A 14-year-old mystery has been solved as astronomers discover that plumes
of water gushing from Saturn's moon Enceladus are the source of water in
the planet's upper atmosphere.

http://astronomynow.com/news/n1107/28enceladus/

DYING STAR'S LAST GASPS PROVIDE NEW KEPLER TARGET
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A new planetary nebula, recently discovered thanks to the combined efforts
of amateur and professional astronomers and within sight of the Kepler
spacecraft, could hold the key to understanding how our own Sun's life
will end.

http://astronomynow.com/news/n1107/26planetary/

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