From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Fri Dec 05 2003 - 06:05:10 PST
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Subject: Atlas rocket poised for California launch early Tuesday
NEWSALERT: Monday, December 1, 2003 @ 1338 GMT
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ATLAS ROCKET READY TO FLY
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Mission managers have cleared a Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS rocket for
blastoff early Tuesday on a hush-hush National Reconnaissance Office
launch from California's Central Coast. See our Mission Status Center for
the latest information.
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac164/status.html
Launch events timeline:
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac164/031128launchtimeline.html
REPORT: ROCKET TO DEPLOY OCEAN SURVEILLANCE CRAFT
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A National Reconnaissance Office secret space mission, important for
tracking potential terrorist movements involving ships, is poised for
liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The 13,700-pound
payload of 2-3 ocean surveillance spacecraft is to be launched as early as
about 2 a.m. local time Tuesday on board a U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin
Atlas-Centaur.
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac164/031128preview.html
BIGGEST STAR IN OUR GALAXY SITS IN BALL-SHAPED COCOON
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Ever since 1841, when the until then inconspicuous southern star Eta
Carinae underwent a spectacular outburst, astronomers have wondered what
exactly is going on in this unstable giant star.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0311/29rugbyball/
EUROPE'S MARS-BOUND SPACE PROBES NEAR ARRIVAL
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The Mars Express spacecraft, despite a series of intense solar flares that
occurred late October-early November in active sunspots regions, is in
good health and is operating normally.
http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/marsexpress/031130status.html
RL10 ENGINE MARKS 40 YEARS OF SERVICE
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The world's first liquid-hydrogen-fueled rocket engine is marking 40 years
of flight. Since the Pratt & Whitney (P&W) RL10 engine first flew Nov. 27,
1963, it has earned the reputation of being the most reliable, safe and
high-performing cryogenic upper-stage engine ever developed.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0311/30rl10/
DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA HONORED WITH AWARD
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NASA Deputy Administrator Frederick Gregory has been selected as one of
the 50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology for 2004.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0311/30gregory/
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<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac164/status.html">ATLAS ROCKET READY TO FLY</a>
<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac164/031128launchtimeline.html">LAUNCH EVENTS TIMELINE</a>
<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac164/031128preview.html">REPORT: ROCKET TO DEPLOY OCEAN SURVEILLANCE CRAFT</a>
<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0311/29rugbyball/">BIGGEST STAR IN OUR GALAXY SITS IN BALL-SHAPED COCOON</a>
<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/marsexpress/031130status.html">EUROPE'S MARS-BOUND SPACE PROBES NEAR ARRIVAL</a>
<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0311/30rl10/">RL10 ENGINE MARKS 40 YEARS OF SERVICE</a>
<a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0311/30gregory/">DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA HONORED WITH AWARD</a>
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