From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Wed Sep 21 2005 - 18:17:58 UTC
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>Subject: Hurricane closes Johnson Space Center / Hubble probes mysterious
>blue star disk
>Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:13:01 -0400
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> NEWSALERT: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 @ 1716 GMT
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> The latest news from Spaceflight Now
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>HURRICANE RITA FORCES CLOSURE OF JOHNSON SPACE CENTER
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>With the powerful Hurricane Rita posing an ominous threat for a potential
>impact in the coming days, Houston's Johnson Space Center is shutting down
>and giving control of the International Space Station to Russian
>engineers.
>
> http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/21jscrita/
>
>
>MYSTERIOUS BLUE STAR DISK FOUND AROUND A BLACK HOLE
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>Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have identified the source of
>a mysterious blue light surrounding a supermassive black hole in our
>neighboring Andromeda Galaxy. Though the light has puzzled astronomers for
>more than a decade, the new discovery makes the story even more
>mysterious.
>
> http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/20bluestars/
>
>
>DID DEEP IMPACT'S COMET FORM IN GIANT PLANETS REGION?
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>Comet Tempel 1 may have been born in the region of the solar system
>occupied by Uranus and Neptune today, according to one possibility from an
>analysis of the comet's debris blasted into space by NASA's Deep Impact
>mission. If correct, the observation supports a wild scenario for the
>solar system's youth, where the planets Uranus and Neptune may have traded
>places and scattered comets to deep space.
>
> http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/20deepimpact/
>
>
>CHINA'S SECOND MANNED SPACEFLIGHT COULD BE NEARING
>--------------------------------------------------
>Recent reports indicate China's next manned venture into outer space is
>less than a month away. The mission will feature two Chinese military
>pilots-turned-astronauts that will give their Shenzhou 6 capsule a
>thorough shakedown in preparation for more advanced missions in the next
>few years.
>
> http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/19shenzhou6/
>
>
>NASA SELECTS NEW SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM MANAGER
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>One of the space shuttle program's most-liked members has been selected as
>its leader. Wayne Hale will ascend from deputy program manager to the top
>position, replacing Bill Parsons. Hale was a familiar face during the
>recent Discovery flight when he served as mission management team
>chairman.
>
> http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/20hale/
>
>
>TELENOR CONTRACTS WITH ORBITAL TO BUILD THOR 2-R
>------------------------------------------------
>Telenor of Oslo, Norway has tapped Orbital Sciences to build the THOR 2-R
>geosynchronous communications satellite and to negotiate with
>International Launch Services for a launch aboard a Proton rocket.
>
> http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/20thor2r/
>
>
>NASA NAMES ROE NEW LANGLEY CENTER DIRECTOR
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>Lesa B. Roe has been named director of NASA's Langley Research Center in
>Hampton, Va., the nation's first civilian aeronautical research facility
>and NASA's oldest field center. She succeeds Roy Bridges, effective Oct.
>3. Bridges announced his retirement Friday.
>
> http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/20roe/
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>The links below make it easier for AOL users to reach our stories.
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><a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/20bluestars/">MYSTERIOUS BLUE
>STAR DISK FOUND AROUND A BLACK HOLE</a>
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><a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/20deepimpact/">DID DEEP
>IMPACT'S COMET FORM IN GIANT PLANETS REGION?</a>
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><a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/19shenzhou6/">CHINA'S SECOND
>MANNED SPACEFLIGHT COULD BE NEARING</a>
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><a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/20hale/">NASA SELECTS NEW
>SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM MANAGER</a>
>
><a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/20thor2r/">TELENOR CONTRACTS
>WITH ORBITAL TO BUILD THOR 2-R</a>
>
><a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/20roe/">NASA NAMES ROE NEW
>LANGLEY CENTER DIRECTOR</a>
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