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News From Saturday, February 06, 2010
11:33:27 PM NASA Readying Space Shuttle For Pre-Dawn Launch
FOX News - USA

By Tariq Malik NASA is about to launch the mother of all Super Bowl pregame shows with the space shuttle Endeavour, which is poised to blast off before dawn ... [more]

10:11:28 PM Space shuttle Endeavor prepares for pre-dawn launch
WKOW - Madison,WI,USA

CAPE CANAVERAL (WKOW) -- The space shuttle Endeavor, loaded with a new room and observation deck for the International Space Station, is on schedule for its ... [more]

9:46:27 PM NASA Aims for Pre-Dawn Space Shuttle Launch
ABC News - United States

NASA is on track for a pre-dawn launch of space shuttle Endeavour. Stiff wind rattled the Florida launching site Saturday afternoon. ... [more]

8:08:56 PM Shuttle set for Sunday launch amid space plan shift
Reuters - NY,USA

The Space Shuttle Endeavour sits on Pad 39-A during roll back in preparation for Sunday's launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, ... [more]

12:17:33 PM Pope's astronomer to speak at UC Merced
Merced Sun-Star

Guy Consolmagno, curator of the Vatican meteorite collection at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, one of the largest collections in the world, will speak at UC Merced ... [more]

11:46:47 AM Proposed NASA budget good news for Wallops
Delaware Coast Press - Rehoboth Beach,DE,USA

By Carol Vaughn • Staff Writer • February 6, 2010 WALLOPS ISLAND -- President Obama's proposed 2011 budget for NASA includes a new lease on life for the ... [more]

11:19:23 AM Blue Heron remains aloft with custom features
Las Vegas Review - Journal - Las Vegas,NV,USA

By HUBBLE SMITH Blue Heron owner Tyler Jones stands inside of one of his model homes Tuesday. The builder has sold 12 of 14 million-dollar homes. .... [more]

10:14:27 AM Pluto: Still a dwarf, but a gaudy one
Arizona Daily Star

NASA Astronomers Marc Buie and Mike Brown say the changes in Pluto's color are most likely due to the seasonal migration of nitrogen across its surface. ... [more]

9:45:47 AM National news briefs
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA

Mission managers cleared the space shuttle for liftoff even as they used words like "angst" to describe the mood of the crews at the launching site. .... [more]

8:46:41 AM NASA says focus is on launch, not shake-up | Philadelphia Inquirer |
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA

Philadelphia Inquirer With many still in shock over this week's space-exploration shake-up by the White House, NASA managers insist the launch team is focused on safely launching ... [more]

7:31:15 AM To questions that dogged astronomers, a Sirius solution
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

Around 135 AD, the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy in Alexandria listed Sirius as one of six bright stars that have a “sub-red'' or fiery character. ... [more]

5:35:55 AM Boosters flare in space debate
MSNBC (press release) - USA

First NASA laid out its new vision for human spaceflight, putting the moon on hold and focusing instead on new technologies and space commercialization. ... [more]

4:51:00 AM As Shuttle Flights Dwindle, a Series of 'Lasts' Begins
New York Times - New York,NY,USA

By KENNETH CHANG The space shuttle Endeavour, carrying the last major piece of the International Space Station, is poised for launching before sunrise on ... [more]

3:19:27 AM Endeavour may be among last manned flights as NASA mission shifts
Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA

NASA would hire commercial carriers, or strike deals with the Russians, to ferry its astronauts to the international space station. ... [more]

2:34:59 AM Charlie Sheen's Car -- Key In, Garage Open
TMZ.com - Glendale,CA,USA

However, modern astronomers have dubbed it as Planet X, meaning that it is the tenth planet in our solar system, the "X" standing for "ten. ... [more]

2:09:03 AM Change is in the air, but watch out for brickbats and meteorites
Irish Times - Dublin,Ireland

David Moore from Astronomy Ireland was all over the media after Wednesday's sighting of a large meteorite over Ireland. On McGurk On 4 (4FM, weekdays), .... [more]



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