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May 06, 2010
SHUTTLE NEWS
Atlantis Is Go For May 14 Launch
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 06, 2010
Launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-132 mission to the International Space Station officially is set for May 14 at 2:20 p.m. EDT. Top NASA managers made the decision at the end of Wednesday's Flight Readiness Review at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "We had a very thorough review today. We went through all the things that happened on the vehicle, both the shuttle and also the station," said Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations. "The vehicle is ready to go fly. ... read more

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ROCKET SCIENCE

Altitude Testing Of Aerojet Advanced Liquid Oxygen/Liquid Methane Rocket Engine Completed
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LAUNCH PAD

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TECH SPACE

A And A Special Feature: Science With AKARI
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SHUTTLE NEWS

NASA green lights Atlantis launch for May 14
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SPACE TRAVEL

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MARSDAILY

Countdown begins to 520 day 'Mars mission'
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SHUTTLE NEWS

Next-to-Last Space Shuttle Flight Tank Delivered To NASA
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LAUNCH PAD

Energia Overseas Limited Assumes DIP Financing For Sea Launch
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SHUTTLE NEWS

STS-132 astronauts practice for entry
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LAUNCH PAD

Iran To Launch Two Satellites This Year
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SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Announces Next Undersea Exploration Mission Dates And Crew
Washington DC (SPX) May 05, 2010
NASA will send two astronauts, a veteran undersea engineer and an experienced scientist into the ocean depths off Florida's east coast this month to test exploration concepts and learn more about working in an unforgiving, treacherous environment. The 14th expedition of NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO, begins May 10. Canadian Space Agency astronaut and veteran spacewa ... more

SHUTTLE NEWS
Clarkson University Alumnus Lead Flight Director For Next Shuttle Mission
Potsdam NY (SPX) May 05, 2010
Clarkson University alumnus Michael L. Sarafin is the lead shuttle flight director for the Atlantis space shuttle mission STS-132, scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center on May 14. Sarafin graduated from Clarkson in 1994 with a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering. The mission currently is the last flight scheduled for Atlantis. Including STS-132, there are only th ... more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Aerojet And Florida Turbine Technologies To Develop NASA's New Rocket Engines
Sacramento CA (SPX) May 04, 2010
Aerojet and Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) have announced that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership to compete for research, development and production on NASA's new hydrocarbon engine and advanced upper stage engine. This expands the very successful teamwork that Aerojet and FTT have underway on the U.S. Air Force Hydrocarbon Boost Technology Demonstrator (HBTD) and ... more

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LAUNCH PAD

Iran To Launch Two Telecom Satellites In 2010

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NUKEWARS
Boeing Wedgetail Aircraft Accepted Into RAAF Fleet

Raytheon Awarded Digital Radar Warning Receiver Contract

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Israel seeks U.S. aid for Iron Dome

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LockMart Receives THAAD Field Support Contract

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JAGM Can Be Employed From Super Hornet

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Pentagon still aims for tanker decision by autumn

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NASA Outlines Big Plans For Humanoid Robot

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Robonaut Set To Join Space Station Crew As R2

NUKEWARS
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SHUTTLE NEWS
STS-132 Continues Preparations
Cpae Canveral FL (SPX) May 04, 2010
Less than two weeks remain until space shuttle Atlantis' liftoff on its STS-132 mission, targeted for May 14 at 2:20 p.m. EDT. At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians will attach the orbital midbody unit to Atlantis. Additionally, the spacewalk suits to be worn by Atlantis' astronauts during the mission will be checked out before they're stowed for flight. The six STS-132 astronauts are at their home base, NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. They'll go through medical exam ... read more

SHUTTLE NEWS
Altitude Testing Of Aerojet Advanced Liquid Oxygen/Liquid Methane Rocket Engine Completed

Aerojet And Florida Turbine Technologies To Develop NASA's New Rocket Engines

Hypersonic Test Vehicle Mission Lost After Nine Minutes

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SHUTTLE NEWS
Arianespace Signs Contract With HUGHES To Launch Jupiter

Energia Overseas Limited Assumes DIP Financing For Sea Launch

Iran To Launch Two Satellites This Year

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SHUTTLE NEWS
Atlantis Is Go For May 14 Launch

NASA green lights Atlantis launch for May 14

Next-to-Last Space Shuttle Flight Tank Delivered To NASA

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SHUTTLE NEWS
NASA And DARPA Seek Satellite Research Proposals For ISS

Russian Progress Freighter Docks Manually With ISS

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SHUTTLE NEWS
Pad Abort-1 Set For May 6 Launch

Low-Maintenance Strawberry May Be Good Crop To Grow In Space

NASA Announces Next Undersea Exploration Mission Dates And Crew

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