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STS115 Preflight Briefing BRoll Feed http://www.spacemultimedia.nl.eu.org/index.phpoptioncomcontentamp;taskviewamp;id757 STS115 Program and ISS Assembly Overview Briefing http://www.spacemultimedia.nl.eu.org/index.phpoptioncomcontentamp;taskviewamp;id758 STS115 Mission Overvi ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here
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quot;US businesswoman Anousheh Ansari is set to blast off from Russias Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 14 September, taking the place of Japans Daisuke Enomoto, who failed medical tests this month … the Soyuz launch date depends on when the shuttle goes up. If the shuttle launches befor ….. The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and discuss here
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Union of Plutonic States Contests Earthlings’ Demotion of its Status. No Retaliation Planned, But Planned Aid May Be Delayed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – FRIGEON, August 24, 2006/Plutonic News via Deep Space Net/ — /The High Council of the Union of Plutonic States notes with the greatest disappointment that the inhabitants of the third rock from the Sun, otherwise known as Earth, have unilaterally declared that Pluto is no longer a planet.

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By David Zizzo, The Daily Oklahoman Aug. 25–It’s frozen, barren and so far away it would take a decade to get there, not that you’d want to. But as the only “American planet,” Pluto has always been there for us, you know, 5 billion miles out on the edge of nowhere.
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NASA 14 CFR Part 1213: Release of Information to News and Information Media – Final rule

“The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is amending NASA regulations on release of information to news and information media. These amendments will establish NASA policy, responsibility, and procedure for providing information to news media on NASA activities. These amendments set forth procedures for internal review of public information, updates the designations of officials responsible for the accuracy of information contained in press releases and other forms of public information, and provides guidance to employees on authorities governing the release of information.”

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This MODIS Terra image from July 4, 2006, shows Western Sahara, a territory in northwestern Afric…
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Tiny, dust-sized particles in Saturn’s rings become much easier to see at high phase angle — the…
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Japan space tourist cedes rocket seat to US woman, Reuters

“Ansari will be the world’s third space tourist. U.S. entrepreneur Dennis Tito pioneered space tourism, flying to the ISS in April 2001. He was followed by South African Mark Shuttleworth in April 2002.”

Editor’s note: Gee, what about Greg Olsen?

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Aug. 21, 2006 Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington 2023581237 Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 2565446535 Megan Watzke Chandra Xray Center, Cambridge, Mass. 6174967998 RELEASE: 06297 NASA FINDS DIRECT PROOF OF DARK MATTER Dark matter and normal matter have been w ..The post does not have any replies yet. Read more and discuss here
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NASA will hold two media briefings on the current and next missions to the International Space Station on August 22.
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