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NASA astronauts get rude awakening

Computerworld UK (Free subscription) | yesterday

Talk about a nightmare. The Atlantis space shuttle crew and other astronauts onboard the International Space Station were awoken by a system depressurisation alarm.

Former NASA Astronaut Joins CSF

SpaceTalkNOW (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

"I think the astronomy community will be astonished by the capabilities of this new generation of commercial suborbital vehicles."

• Former Shuttle Astronaut-Astronomer, Sam Durrance, Joins the CSF Suborbital Researchers Group - Space Ref

NASA STS-129 Report #13 3 p.m. CST Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

Space Ref (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Atlantis crew members got a well-earned half-day off Sunday, a day that began with some exciting news from Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik to Mission Control Houston.

NASA STS-129 Report #11 Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 - 4:30 p.m. CST

Space Ref (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

It's two down and one to go for Atlantis' spacewalkers. Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik wound up a successful 6-hour, 8-minute outing after completing their scheduled tasks ahead of schedule and get-ahead jobs.

NASA highlights and briefings for the STS 129 mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis

WB Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Collection of NASA video covering pre-launch operations, launch, ISS docking, EVAs and landing.

NASA STS-129 Report #09 5 p.m. CST Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Space Ref (Free subscription) | yesterday

Preparations for the second spacewalk of Atlantis' STS-129 visit to the International Space Station, transfer of material between the spacecraft and talks with media representatives helped keep astronauts busy Friday.

NASA STS-129 Tweetup Success

NASA Watch (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

NASA Hosts STS-129 Launch Tweetup, SpaceRef Canada "With a golden flash, space shuttle Atlantis punched through the first cloud hanging between the pad and her destination in Earth orbit. "Climb that hill, baby!" shouted Gene Mikula (@genejm29), a technical...

NASA – Launch of STS-129 (Atlantis)

haha.nu (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew beginning an 11-day delivery flight to the International Space Station. Here to the HD version. @ haha.nu Related posts:NASA Mirror ImagesSTS-125 Atlantis solar transitSpace Shuttle LaunchDiscovery: Hi, ISSThe Sky, From Above Related posts: NASA Mirror Images STS-125 Atlantis solar transit Space Shuttle Launch Discovery: Hi, ISS The Sky, From Above

NASA Pushes Social Media Experience to New Heights

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA launched a social media experience at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida that quickly turned into an unprecedented world-wide event as more than 100 Twitter users got a unique look inside America's space program and front row seats to the Nov. 16 liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis.

Atlantis astronaut becomes a father

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

An astronaut on the space shuttle Atlantis became a father while in orbit yesterday when his wife back on Earth gave birth to their baby daughter NASA announced.

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Unhyphenated American (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Houston, We Have a Baby: Astronaut's Wife Gives Birth CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Talk about one proud papa. Astronaut Randy Bresnik is beaming with joy at the arrival of his new baby daughter, who was born late Saturday while he circled the Earth. The astronaut announced the birth of his baby girl Abigail Sunday morning after two days of waiting for news aboard the linked shuttle Atlantis and International...

Ever wonder how gravity affects the formation of wood?

ForestTalk (Free subscription) | yesterday

If so, soon you may have your answer! 24 willow saplings from derived from clones of trees in Fredericton, New Brunswick and Truro, Nova Scotia are now in space!! The saplings were launched into space last Monday via NASA's space transport shuttle - Atlantis. They are on their way to the international space station. Rodney Savidge , a professor in the faculty of forestry and environmental management...

Smos Data!

Hulme Geog Blog (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Europe's latest Earth observation satellite has returned its first data. Smos was launched earlier this month on a quest to help scientists understand better how water is cycled around the Earth. The spacecraft will make the first global maps of the amount of moisture held in soils and of the quantity of salts dissolved in the oceans. For more details click this link to the Smos Website .

Water Mission Returns First Data

Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Smos builds up its map data in strips as it sweeps around the Earth From BBC: Europe's latest Earth observation satellite has returned its first data. Smos was launched earlier this month on a quest to help scientists understand better how water is cycled around the Earth. The spacecraft will make the first global maps of the amount of moisture held in soils and of the quantity of salts dissolved in...

Delayed Spacewalk Ends Successfully

webcastr (Free subscription) | yesterday

NASA astronauts completed a spacewalk at the International Space Station that had been delayed after a false alarm woke the crews of the station and the visiting space shuttle Atlantis.

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youloveit | 04/08/2009

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