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October Archive 2006
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Image Credit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/main/index.html
STEREO Approaching Launch Date
10/02/06
The STEREO spacecraft, which will take 3-D images of the Sun, is due for launch October 25th. For more information about STEREO, please visit the below link:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/main/index.html
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Image credit: http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/061005_sts115_atlantis_damage.html
Puncture in Atlantis Radiator Found
10/11/06
According to www.space.com, NASA has found a small puncture hole in the radiator on the space shuttle Atlantis's payload bay. While NASA says this damage at no point in flight put the crew at risk, they did comment that this impact may have been the second largest ever recorded on a payload bay door.
For more information, check out this link:
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/061005_sts115_atlantis_damage.html
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Image Credit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/main/index.html
Stereo Spacecraft to Launch Wednesday
10/23/06
The NASA spacecraft STEREO is due to be launched Wednesday the 25th of October. The launch window is from 8:38 PM to 8:53 PM. The launch will be broadcasted on NASA TV at:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
For more information on STEREO, visit its NASA homepage:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/main/index.html
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Image Credit: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_686.html
HUBBLE IS SAVED!!
10/31/06
Michael Griffin has just announced at Goddard Space Center in Greenbelt, Maryland that the Hubble Space Telescope will be serviced by a space shuttle mission, therefore saving it from deorbit. Halleluiah!
The above image was taken by Hubble of the Cone Nebula, here's to many more!
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