Martian meteorite surrenders new secrets of possible life

    NEWSALERT: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 @ 1827 GMT
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MARTIAN METEORITE SURRENDERS NEW SECRETS OF POSSIBLE LIFE
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Compelling new data that chemical and fossil evidence of ancient microbial
life on Mars was carried to Earth in a Martian meteorite is being elevated
to a higher plane by the same NASA team which made the initial discovery
13 years ago.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0911/24marslife/


SHUTTLE UNDOCKS FROM STATION, SET TO LAND FRIDAY
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Atlantis and the International Space Station parted company at 4:53 a.m.
EST today after a week-long visit by the shuttle that delivered two large
pallets of spare parts meant to keep the outpost flying for many years to
come.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts129/status.html

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complex

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AIR FORCE SPACE PLANE SHOOTING FOR APRIL LAUNCH
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The U.S. Air Force has released new images of its experimental new X-37B
space plane as the secretive mission's launch date next April draws near.
The spacecraft will test unspecified technologies before returning to a
landing on a runway.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0911/24otv/


WIND SENSOR FAILURE ENDS LONG-LIVED SATELLITE MISSION
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A spinning antenna on NASA's QuikSCAT satellite has failed after more than
a decade of operations, leaving weather forecasters without a critical
tool to measure winds inside distant hurricanes and adding fuel to a
political firestorm on a potential replacement.

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0911/24quikscat/


ANOTHER PROTON ROCKET MISSION ENDS IN SUCCESS
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Eleven weeks after winning the contract from a troubled competitor, an
International Launch Services Proton rocket gave a powerhouse European
communications satellite a successful ride to orbit Tuesday.

http://spaceflightnow.com/proton/w7/


SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS BID SPACE STATION FLIERS FAREWELL
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The Atlantis astronauts used the shuttle's maneuvering thrusters to boost
the International Space Station's altitude by more than a mile early
Tuesday, participated in a change-of-command ceremony aboard the lab
complex and then bid their station colleagues farewell before closing
hatches to set the stage for undocking Wednesday.

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts129/091124fd9/index2.html

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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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