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The latest news from Spaceflight Now
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SPACE LEGENDS GATHER FOR AUTOGRAPH SHOW
The 2012 Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show is set for November 1-3, 2012. Benefiting the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, the weekend's events include Cape tours, astronaut lectures, an Apollo 17 dinner and more. Over 30 astronauts and space celebrities will be present to sign autographs! Secure your tickets at http://www.AstronautScholarship.org/aams!
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HUBBLE CAPTURES DEEPEST VIEW OF UNIVERSE YET
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A stunning new composite photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope, made up of more than 2,000 images shot by multiple cameras over the past 10 years and combined in what amounts to a 23-day time exposure, shows some 5,500 galaxies in tiny field of view, including some dating back to just 450 million years after the big bang birth of the universe, astronomers said Tuesday.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1209/25hubble/
ENGINEERS LOOKING INTO WEATHER SATELLITE ANOMALY
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A critical weather satellite assigned to monitor the East Coast of the United States and active hurricane zones in the Atlantic Ocean is out of commission, and NOAA officials are not sure when the spacecraft could be returned to service.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1209/26goes13/
ATV UNDOCKING CALLED OFF DUE TO COMPUTER GLITCH
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Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle was scheduled to undock from the International Space Station on Tuesday, but the departure was scrubbed for the day by a problem with a laptop and command system inside the outpost's Russian service module.
http://spaceflightnow.com/ariane/va205/status.html
SPACEX'S REUSABLE ROCKET TESTBED TAKES FIRST HOP
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SpaceX's Grasshopper testbed, a slender white rocket fitted with insect-like landing legs, took off for a brief hop at the company's Texas test site Friday.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1209/24grasshopper/
PHOTO FEATURE: COAST-TO-COAST WITH ENDEAVOUR
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Endeavour's ferryflight across the country last week traveled from the Cape to the City of Angels, and Spaceflight Now was on the move to capture the departure, the final visit to Edwards Air Force Base that had played a key role throughout the space shuttle program and the stirring flyover of Los Angeles where the spaceship now resides for retirement. See our four-page photo spread on the trip.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/ferrygallery/
INTERACTIVE iPAD GUIDE TO CURIOSITY ROVER MISSION
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Astronomy Now and Spaceflight Now have created an interactive iPad guide to the Curiosity rover mission. Learn more about the mission, explore the rover's components and preview Europe's plans for the next Mars rover destined to visit the Red Planet. Now includes a clickable guide to all previous Mars missions.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mission-to-mars-astronomy/id548931049?mt=8
+++ FERRYFLIGHT SHUTTLE PATCH
"The Final Mission" - NASA emblem developed for the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft crew and their support teams to deliver the orbiters to their final destinations at museums.http://www.spaceflightnowstore.com/ +++
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Colin James Watling
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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