Russian resupply ship takes aim at International Space Station

   NEWSALERT: Tuesday, January 24, 2011 @ 1558 GMT
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SOYUZ ROLLS OUT FOR NEXT SPACE STATION RESUPPLY RUN
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The Russian Soyuz rocket topped by the next resupply freighter this
morning rolled to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad and took aim toward a
rendezvous with the International Space Station.

http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp30/120124prog46prollout/


ONE RUSSIAN SHIP VACATES STATION PORT FOR NEXT VEHICLE
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After 82 days docked to the International Space Station, a Russian
Progress resupply freighter pulled away Monday afternoon to fly
independently into a higher orbit for deployment of a science satellite
and setting the stage for another cargo ship launching to the outpost
later this week.

http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp30/120123prog45pundock/


PHOTO SPREAD: ATLANTIS MOVES TO VAB, BUT ONLY FOR STORAGE
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The shuffling of NASA's three retired space shuttle orbiters between the
two remaining hangars at the Kennedy Space Center continued Friday morning
as Atlantis was moved into a two-month storage at the Vehicle Assembly
Building.

Check out our 5-page photo collection from the event:
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/120120rollover/


SATELLITE SPIES CRUISE SHIP TRAGEDY FROM SPACE
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As seen from space by one of the sharp-eyed Earth-imaging satellites
operated by DigitalGlobe, the Costa Concordia cruise ship is pictured
where it came to rest after running aground with more than 4,000
passengers and crew on January 13 while sailing dangerously close to the
island of Giglio in Tuscan waters.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1201/22ship/


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