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1. Will Discovery Be 'Go for Launch' or Forced to Roll Back?

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   ... conduct additional tests to determine if Discovery can launch "as is" or have to be rolled back for repairs — which would mean a three-month delay for the STS-131 mission. Helium regulator ... Friday, 19 March 2010

2. STS-125 Crew Visits the Stock Exchange

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   NASA astronauts Scott Altman and Mike Massimino of the STS-125 mission visit the New York Stock Exchange to support the release of Hubble 3D, the newest IMAX film, which documents the mission to repair ... Friday, 19 March 2010

3. Icebridge To Study Arctic Glaciers

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   Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 19, 2010 - NASA's Operation IceBridge mission, the largest airborne survey ever flown of Earth's polar ice, kicks off its second year of study when NASA aircraft arrive in Greenland ... Thursday, 18 March 2010

4. Astronauts return to Earth on Russian spacecraft

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   Moscow (AFP) March 18, 2010 - A Russian cosmonaut and a US astronaut returned to Earth on Thursday from the International Space Station (ISS) after 169 days in space, mission control in Moscow said. ... Thursday, 18 March 2010

5. Experience Hubble's Universe in 3-D

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   ... at select IMAX theaters worldwide. The 43-minute movie chronicles the 20-year life of Hubble and includes highlights from the May 2009 servicing mission to the Earth-orbiting observatory, with footage ... Thursday, 18 March 2010

6. Secret Mini Space Shuttle Could Launch April 19

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   ... shuttle look-alike. The reusable unmanned vehicle is capable of staying in orbit for 270 days, but the mission duration hasn't been announced. Additionally, the ship has a payload bay for experiments ... Thursday, 18 March 2010

7. Ten Craters On Mercury Receive New Names

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   ... craters were imaged during the mission's three flybys of Mercury in January and October 2008 and September 2009. ... Wednesday, 17 March 2010

8. Ten Craters On Mercury Receive New Names

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   ... craters were imaged during the mission's three flybys of Mercury in January and October 2008 and September 2009. ... Wednesday, 17 March 2010

9. New Planck Images Reveal Large-Scale Structure In The Milky Way

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   Paris, France (ESA) Mar 18, 2010 - New images from ESA's Planck mission reveal details of the structure of the coldest regions in our Galaxy. Filamentary clouds predominate, connecting the largest to ... Wednesday, 17 March 2010

10. ISS Change of Command as Russian American Crew readies Earth return

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    ... of three until the scheduled April 4 arrival of the next three person station crew inside a Russian capsule. Both Williams and Kotev have previously served on the ISS for long duration missions. This ... Wednesday, 17 March 2010

11. Arabsat-5A And COMS Begin Prep For Second Ariane 5 mission Of 2010

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    Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 17, 2010 - The Two Satellites For Arianespace's Second Ariane 5 Flight Of 2010 Have Begun Their Checkout At The Spaceport - Which Currently Is Hosting Two Parallel Missions ... Tuesday, 16 March 2010

12. Mars Express Images Phobos

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    This image of Mars' moon Phobos was taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on Mars Express, a mission operated by the German Aerospace Center. The HRSC took this image using the nadir channel ... Tuesday, 16 March 2010

13. Spacewalking: Through an Astronaut's Eyes

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    Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield during one of his two EVAs during the STS-100 mission in 2001. Hadfield is backdropped against the blue and white Earth, and Scott Parazynski, who shared both space walks ... Tuesday, 16 March 2010

14. The Wizard Nebula

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    This image of the open star cluster NGC 7380, also known as the Wizard Nebula, is a mosaic of images from the WISE mission spanning an area on the sky of about 5 times the size of the full moon. NGC 7380 ... Monday, 15 March 2010

15. Shocking Recipe For Making Killer Electrons

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    ... shocking recipe revealed by ESA's Cluster mission. ... Monday, 15 March 2010

16. ILS Proton To Launch Intelsat 21 And 23

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    Reston VA (SPX) Mar 16, 2010 - International Launch Services (ILS) announced two firm missions with the ILS Proton launches of the Intelsat 21 satellite and the Intelsat 23 satellite for Intelsat S.A., ... Monday, 15 March 2010

17. Parallel Preparations Continue For Ariane 5 Flights

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    Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Mar 16, 2010 - Launch Activity Is In Full Swing At French Guiana As Preparations Move Forward In Parallel For Ariane 5's First Two Missions In 2010 - Underscoring Arianespace's ... Monday, 15 March 2010

18. Marsexpress Returns Phobos Flyby Images

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    ... for the forthcoming Phobos-Grunt mission. ... Monday, 15 March 2010

19. The Ultimate Space Science Mission

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    Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 16, 2010 - America's space program needs to be bold. U.S. spacecraft must go where no spacecraft have gone before. It must be imaginative, innovative and almost beyond belief. Well, ... Monday, 15 March 2010

20. Universe Puzzle No. 5

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    ... is a puzzle on a "Universal" topic – astronomy and astronomers; space, satellites, missions, and astronauts; planets, moons, telescopes, and so on. What do the following have in common? ... Sunday, 14 March 2010