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ANTARES ROCKET ROLLS TO LAUNCH PAD FOR FUELING TESTS, HOTFIRE
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Orbital Sciences Corp. rolled the first stage of its Antares rocket to a Virginia launch pad Monday as the company prepares for a hold-down test of the vehicle's Russian-built engines ahead of the first Antares launch.
http://spaceflightnow.com/antares/121001rollout/
DELTA 4 ROCKET TO HAUL LATEST GPS SATELLITE TO ORBIT
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The third new-generation satellite for the Global Positioning System and its Delta 4 rocket booster have been cleared for blastoff into the navigation network Thursday from Cape Canaveral.
http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d361/status.html
PREVIEW STORY:
http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d361/preview.html
NOAA MOVES SPARE SATELLITE INTO POSITION OVER ATLANTIC
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NOAA on Monday began moving a backup weather satellite into position to replace an observatory knocked out of service in September by an unexplained problem with its atmospheric imaging and sounding instruments.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1210/02goes/
FALCON 9 STATIC FIRE COMPLETED AHEAD OF LAUNCH
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket fired nine main engines on a Florida launch pad Saturday, completing a major test before lifting off on an International Space Station resupply flight Oct. 7.
http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/004/120929staticfire/
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 updated with a timeline of the triumphs and disasters of Mars exploration.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mission-to-mars-astronomy/id548931049?mt=8
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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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