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SHUTTLE ATLANTIS WRAPPED IN PROTECTIVE COVERING
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The space shuttle Atlantis has been encased in a protective plastic, a wrap that will keep the spacecraft dust-free while construction crews finish building the exhibit hall to showcase her to the public.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts135/121115wrap/
SPACEX, NASA SCRUTINIZE ANOMALIES FROM CARGO FLIGHT
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Engineers are combing through data from SpaceX's October cargo mission to the International Space Station, examining a rocket engine failure, electronics glitches from suspected radiation, and a power loss that could have imperiled precious medical samples returned from the outpost, NASA officials said Wednesday.
http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/004/121114anomalies/
GOCE GRAVITY-MAPPER DROPS CLOSER TO EARTH FOR SCIENCE
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Europe's ion-powered GOCE satellite, devised to skim through the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere, is lowering its altitude in a precarious attempt to map Earth's gravity field with unmatched precision.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1211/16goce/
MARS ROVER CATCHES WIND OF FLEETING DUST DEVILS
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Weather sensors on the Curiosity rover have picked up signs of dust devils brushing by the six-wheeled robot, researchers said Thursday, but the rover's cameras have not yet caught sight of the passing whirlwinds.
http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/msl/121115update/
AIR FORCE RECEIVES BIDS FOR DEBRIS-TRACKING SPACE FENCE
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Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have submitted bids to the U.S. Air Force for construction of a network of radars to scan the sky and detect small fragments of space debris with unprecedented precision, the companies announced this week.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1211/14spacefence/
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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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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