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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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ATLANTIS HALL 2 MONTHS AWAY FROM RECEIVING SHOWPIECE
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The massive new building that has sprouted up on the Kennedy Space Center landscape to display the space shuttle Atlantis as a national treasure will receive the spacecraft Nov. 2, officials said Wednesday during a "topping off" ceremony.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/120905topoff/
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/120905kscvcgaller/
DAWN DEPARTS ONE ASTEROID BOUND FOR ANOTHER
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Gently driven by ionized xenon gas from its electric propulsion system, NASA's Dawn spacecraft departed the giant asteroid Vesta on Wednesday after a year of science observations which unmasked the world's tortured, cratered surface.
SPACE PHOTOGRAPHS NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR STORE!
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We have launched in a new product line in the Spaceflight Now Store -- Space Prints! Choose from a selection of spectacular photos that will be printed on high-quality metallic paper and shipped direct to you. The imagery from the final days of the Space Shuttle era and this summer's Delta 4-Heavy rocket can adorn the wall of your home or office!
JUNO GIVEN PRECAUTIONARY DELAY TO COURSE ADJUSTMENT
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The next-generation autopilot system being developed to guide future Russian Soyuz manned capsules and Progress resupply ships to the International Space Station successfully docked a cargo freighter to the outpost in a demonstration test Saturday night.
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Western Range officials at Vandenberg Air Force Base said final testing Tuesday confirmed the troubles that postponed an Atlas 5 rocket launch last month have been resolved.
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.
"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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