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1. ISS Will Be in Constant Sunlight the Next Few Days

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   ... on Heaven's Above, or NASA's NASA has a Skywatch page where you can find your specific city to look for satellite sighting info. Spaceweather.com, has a Satellite Tracker Tool. Just put in your ... Friday, 25 June 2010

2. Man-Made Aurora Will Help to Better Predict Space Weather

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   ... Better Predict Space Weather (325 words) © nancy for Universe Today, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: atmosphere, aurora Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh  ... Monday, 07 June 2010

3. Astronomy Without A Telescope – Exoplanet Weather Report

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   ... like, based on solar system examples and associated theory.(...) Read the rest of Astronomy Without A Telescope – Exoplanet Weather Report (613 words) © Steve Nerlich for Universe Today, 2010. ... Saturday, 05 June 2010

4. Preparations For First Falcon 9 Test Launch

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   ... weather will play a significant role in our overall launch schedule. The weather experts at the Cape are giving us a 40% chance of "no go" conditions for both days of our window, citing the potential for ... Wednesday, 02 June 2010

5. Boeing Team Ships First SBSS Spacecraft To Launch Site

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   ... weather forecasting, security, and other services. SBSS provides the Air Force with its only space-based capability for detecting objects without the limitations faced by ground-based sensors, such ... Tuesday, 01 June 2010

6. Air Force Launches Next Generation GPS Satellite

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   ... overcoming three different launch aborts over the last week due to weather and technical glitches. Following its three hour, 33 minute flight into orbit, the new satellite has reached its orbit 18,000 ... Friday, 28 May 2010

7. Tickling The Feet Of Astronauts

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   ... on balance control. Depending on weather conditions, the experiment will take place in either the Kennedy Space Center in Florida or the Dryden Space Center in California. During space travel, astronauts ... Thursday, 27 May 2010

8. NASA Satellites View Of Gulf Oil Spill Over Time

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   ... oil slick appears grayish-beige in these images. The shape of the spill changes due to weather conditions, currents and the use of oil-dispersing chemicals. ... Thursday, 27 May 2010

9. Time-Lapse Satellite View of Growing Oil Spill

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   ... MODIS instrument (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.) The oil slick appears grayish-beige in the image and changes due to changing weather, currents, and use of oil dispersing chemicals. (...) ... Thursday, 27 May 2010

10. Time-Lapse Satellite View of Growing Oil Spill

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    ... MODIS instrument (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.) The oil slick appears grayish-beige in the image and changes due to changing weather, currents, and use of oil dispersing chemicals. (...) ... Thursday, 27 May 2010

11. Sailor Reflects On NASA Technology That Saved His Life

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... an emergency distress signal that NOAA weather satellites equipped with NASA-developed repeaters then relayed back to NOAA-operated ground stations. While Clements battled the storm, which was slowly but ... Wednesday, 26 May 2010

12. Space shuttle crew head back to Earth

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    ... officials gave the green light for a return to Florida's Kennedy Space Center after an inspection on Monday of the shuttle's heat shields. The crew has two windows for its landing, in the event bad weather ... Tuesday, 25 May 2010

13. New Video Of First US Weather Satellite

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    Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2010 - The Television Infrared Observation Satellite, known as TIROS-1, was the world's first weather satellite. Fifty years ago in 1960 it lifted off from Cape Canaveral, ... Tuesday, 25 May 2010

14. AeroVironment's Global Observer UAS Completes Key Ground Tests

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    ... is designed to fly at an altitude of between 55,000 and 65,000 feet for 5 to 7 days. In addition to flying above weather and above other conventional airplanes, operation in this altitude range means that ... Tuesday, 25 May 2010

15. Amateur Astronomers Spy on Air Force's Secret Mini Space Plane

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    ... the starry sky. See more images on Spaceweather.com, and this movie of the X37-B in orbit, as seen by Fetter. (...) Read the rest of Amateur Astronomers Spy on Air Force's Secret Mini Space Plane ... Tuesday, 25 May 2010

16. Future of India's Arjun tank looks secure

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... spokesperson said. "Its superior firepower is based on accurate and quick target acquisition capability during day and night in all types of weather and shortest possible reaction time during combat ... Monday, 24 May 2010

17. Work On Telemetry Antenna Continues

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    ... and the development of project documentation. Located at 2,000 feet above sea level, site conditions at Oak Mountain have proven to be challenging. Weather conditions including high winds, fog and cold ... Monday, 24 May 2010

18. Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – May 21-23, 2010

    Category: Space News Section/Space News Category

    Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers… Are you enjoying the typical "change of seasons" weather in your area? If skies should clear for you this weekend, we have some very nice lunar challenges ... Friday, 21 May 2010

19. Japan rocket blasts off with 'space yacht' and Venus probe

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    ... by bad weather. Live footage on the website of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) showed the rocket disappear into the sky. The rocket released all of its six satellites within an hour, a ... Thursday, 20 May 2010

20. Mars Rovers Set Surface Longevity Record

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    ... NASA's Viking 1 Lander of six years and 116 days operating on the surface of Mars. The effects of favorable weather on the red planet could also help the rovers generate more power. Opportunity's twin ... Wednesday, 19 May 2010