NASA assessing how to leave ISS vacant /Shuttle boss gets new job

NEWSALERT: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 @ 2103 GMT
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NASA ASSESSING PROCEDURES TO LEAVE SPACE STATION VACANT
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Engineers are evaluating what steps are necessary to safeguard the
International Space Station should the orbiting lab be temporarily
evacuated in the wake of last week's Soyuz rocket failure.

http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp28/110829update/

SHANNON TO REVIEW OPTIONS FOR DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has asked outgoing space shuttle program
manager John Shannon to carry out an independent assessment of competing
options for eventual manned missions beyond low-Earth orbit.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1108/29shannon/


VIRGINIA LAUNCH FACILITIES SPARED BY HURRICANE IRENE
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Rocket launch facilities along Virginia's Eastern Shore escaped
significant damage this weekend as Hurricane Irene swept up the Atlantic
coastline, according to a NASA spokesperson.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1108/29wallops/


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