Space station could be temporarily abandoned in November

NEWSALERT: Monday, August 29, 2011 @ 1710 GMT
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SPACE STATION COULD BE ABANDONED WITHOUT SOYUZ
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Astronauts may need to temporarily withdraw from the International Space
Station before the end of this year if Russia is unable to resume manned
flights of its Soyuz rocket after a failed cargo launch last week,
according to the NASA official in charge of the outpost.

http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp28/110827unmannedops/

RUSSIA'S WORKHORSE ROCKETS GROUNDED BY INVESTIGATIONS
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Two of Russia's most flown rockets -- responsible for nearly one-third of
the global launch rate over the last few years -- are grounded in the
aftermath of consecutive mishaps that spoiled the mission of a
communications satellite and a resupply flight bound for the International
Space Station.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1108/28russia/

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WATCHES HURRICANE IRENE
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Cameras aboard the International Space Station have captured stunning
views of the massive Hurricane Irene during direct overhead passes all
week.

VIDEO COVERAGE:
http://spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php

WEATHER SATELLITE TRACKS PATH:
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1108/27hurricaneirene/video.html

IMAGE SHOWS SCALE OF STORM:
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1108/27hurricaneirene/

NASA SATELLITE PHOTOS:
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1108/26hurricaneirene/


ANOTHER LOOK BACK AT THE FINAL SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH
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We've posted some new video of Atlantis' blastoff taken last month during
the final space shuttle launch, including slow-motion engineering views
and rare footage recorded inside the control center.

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http://spaceflightnowplus.com/hd/sts135/

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http://spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php

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