Twin GRAIL spacecraft will enter lunar orbit this weekend

   NEWSALERT: Friday, December 30, 2011 @ 1850 GMT
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RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH SPACECRAFT REACHING THE MOON
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A spacecraft tandem that will deduce the Moon's interior from crust to
core is lined up to enter lunar orbit this weekend after a
2.6-million-mile, 3.5-month trek from Earth.

http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d356/LOIpreview.html

OUR LAUNCH COVERAGE:
http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d356/status.html

HIGH-DEFINITION GRAIL VIDEO:
http://www.spaceflightnowplus.com/hd/grail/


GLOBALSTAR CRAFT 'FLAWLESSLY' ORBITED BY SOYUZ ROCKET
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With a rumble and bright orange glow, a Soyuz rocket blasted off and
disappeared into frigid clouds over Kazakhstan on Wednesday to deliver six
second-generation Globalstar communications satellites to orbit.

http://spaceflightnow.com/soyuz/st24/111228launch/


THIS YEAR'S HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SATURN SYSTEM
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft circling Saturn returned scores of picturesque
scenes of the giant planet and its moons in 2011, opening new research
horizons and dazzling the public with colorful views of the final
frontier.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1112/27cassiniphotos/


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