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Dec 19, 2011

NASA News, Dec 19, 2011


NASA shuts down space shuttle Discovery for final time
Christian Science Monitor
Discovery's cargo hold — which carried to orbit the Hubble SpaceTelescope and Ulysses solar probe along with modules for the International Space Station and more than a dozen satellites — was closed for what may be its last time. ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Astronauts 'Deck the Halls' of Space Station
Space.com
If you'd like to send holiday wishes to Burbank and his fellow space stationcrewmembers, NASA makes it easy. You can choose among several electronic "postcards" at the following website: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/postcard/ You can follow ...
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Physicist and Former Astronaut John Grunsfeld to Head NASA Science Directorate
Sacramento Bee
In 2004 and 2005, he served as the commander and science officer on the backup crew for Expedition 13 to the International Space Station. "It is an honor and a privilege to be offered the opportunity to lead NASA's Science Mission Directorate during ...
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Soyuz Rocket Rolled Out For Launch Wednesday
The Flame Trench
... new International Space Station crew. Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, US astronaut Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency are scheduled to blast off at 8:16 am EST Wednesday from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Live NASATV ...
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The Flame Trench
Phobos-Grunt To Fall Towards Earth In January
iNEWP- Freedom of Speech
The Russian space shuttle program is currently the most viable way to get to destinations out in space such as the International Space Station since NASAshut down its own space shuttle program earlier this year.
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Allen Places Big Bet On Air Launches
Aviation Week
Allen and others associated with the venture—including Rutan, formerNASA Administrator Michael Griffin as a company board member, and Gary L. Wentz Jr., former chief engineer of science and mission systems at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center who ...
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Aviation Week
Wallops spaceport to get $4M in new Virginia budget
Daily Press
The authority's biggest client is Dulles-based Orbital Sciences Corp., which received a $1.9 billion NASA contract to ferry supplies to the International Space Station. Orbital is planning a test launch of its Taurus II rocket this spring from the...
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Reusable Rockets to take Giant Leap From Spaceport America
Space.com
"It met an important altitude milestone for our partners Space Adventures, it was the first time that an Armadillo vehicle went supersonic, it qualified the STIG family of vehicles for the NASA Flight Opportunities Program, and it exercised many of the ...
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Nasa delays commercial space taxis
Independent Online (blog)
Cape Canaveral - Budget cuts in a program to spur commercialspace taxis will likely keep the United States dependent on Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station until 2017,Nasa's head of space operations said on Thursday. ...
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Independent Online (blog)
A Christmas gift they won't already have…
CisionWire (press release)
Paolo was selected as an astronaut in 1998 and made his first space flight onboard Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-120) in October 2007 on a 15 day mission working on construction of the International Space Station. He returned to theSpace Station in ...
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Fourth Status Report on Commercial Partners Progress Released
NewDesignWorld (press release)
The agencys US industry partners continue to make progress in developing a transportation system to ferry cargo and US astronauts to the International Space Station. The development of industry systems will allow NASA to concentrate its resources on ...
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SSTL tests TechDemoSat-1 plasma population payload
Technology Newsroom (press release)
The Charged Particle Spectrometer (ChaPS) built by UCL's Mullard Space Science Laboratory (UCL-MSSL), has a form factor of a 1-U CubeSat. It will demonstrate a novel payload design that combines the capabilities of multiple analysers by using four ...
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Astronomy Update 12/17/11
Leader-Telegram
Last month, NASA launched the Mars Science Laboratory, with a space rover that has the potential to satisfy this curiosity. Dubbed Curiosity, this Mars rover is headed for an eight-month adventure through space before landing on the surface of Mars. ...
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Technology News Gallery: Week of Dec. 19
ITWorld Canada
NASA's "R2" is a humanoid robot that will help out with tasks around the International Space Station and maintain a Twitter account. Six hot IT jobs that will pay well in 2012By: Merideth Levinson (07 Dec 2011)Despite ominous predictions about how ...
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The Flame Trench space news and analysis: Soyuz Rocket Rolled ...
By Todd Halvorson
Space news and analysis from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral ... The steady hand who led NASA's shuttle launch team through the assembly of the International Space Station, the recovery from the 2003 Colu... Launch Weather ...
The Flame Trench space news and analysis
Physicist and Former Astronaut John Grunsfeld to Head NASA ...
By Press Release
In 2004 and 2005, he served as the commander and science officer on the backup crew for Expedition 13 to the International Space Station. “It is an honor and a privilege to be offered the opportunity to lead NASA's Science Mission ...
AmericaSpace
NASA Hails Return of Discovery and Crew | MyPress.SE - Universal ...
By NewsDesk - Christer Ornestad
Mission and Space Shuttle Program managers recap the success of the STS-133 flight of Discovery and its crew to the International Space Station in a post-landingnews conference held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ...
MyPress.SE - Universal News Agency
Boeing Hires Final Shuttle Commander in Key Commercial Crew ...
By Doug Messier
BOEING PR — HOUSTON – The Boeing Company has announced that Christopher J. Ferguson, a retired U.S. Navy captain and former NASA astronaut, has been named director of Commercial Crew Interface in the company's Space ...By enabling development of a safe, reliable and cost-effective solution for crew transportation to and from the International Space Station, CST-100 ensures that the on-orbit research facility will continue to fulfill its promise as a world-class laboratory. ...
Parabolic Arc
Former Astronaut John Grunsfeld to Lead NASA Science Directorate
By Nancy Atkinson
“John's understanding of the critical connection between scientific research and the human exploration of space makes him an ideal choice for this job,” NASAAdministrator Charles Bolden said. “I look forward to working with him to take the agency's science ... and upgrade the observatory. Additionally, in 2004 and 2005, Grunsfeld served as the commander and science officer on the backup crew for Expedition 13 to the International Space Station. Read more about Grunsfeld here....
Universe Today
NASA Sets Date for Dragon's Space Station Debut : Discovery News
A spaceship developed by privately owned SpaceX is scheduled for launch Feb. 7 on an unprecedented mission to the International Space Station.
news.discovery.com/.../nasa-sets-date-for-dragons-space-statio...
Technology Innovation Magazine Highlights the International Space ...
The ISS didn't just make the cover story NASA's Technology Innovation magazine , the entire issue was devoted to it.
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/.../Innovation_Magazine.html
NASA OKs Feb. launch of private space station trip - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: A private California company will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station in February.
news.yahoo.com/nasa-oks-feb-launch-private-space-station-tri...
NASA OKs Feb. launch of private space station trip - PhysOrg.com
A private California company will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station in February.
www.physorg.com/.../2011-12-nasa-oks-feb-private-space.ht...
Private space station trip launch approved by NASA | NOLA.com
A private space company will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station in February. NASA announced the news Friday. ...
www.nola.com/science/.../private_space_station_trip_lau.html
NASA launches new space station — on radio - Technology ...
NASA launches new space station — on Internet radio ... NASA features andnews items are embedded throughout the programming alongside greetings by ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../nasa-launches-new-space-station-inte...
NASA OKs February launch of private space station trip » Latest ...
A private space company will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station in February. NASA announced the news today. ...
tribstar.com/.../NASA-OKs-February-launch-of-private-space-...
NASA Engages Public With New Custom Internet Radio Station ...
NASA Engages Public With New Custom Internet Radio Station - SpaceRef.
www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=35515
NASA Looks to 3-D Printing for Spare Parts for Space Station ...
A first step toward space factories may come from NASA's recent selection of a U.S. startup's proposal to build a 3D printer for the space station. Such printing ...
www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nasa-d...spare...
NASA OKs Feb. launch of private space station trip - San Antonio ...
NASA announced the news Friday, one year and one day after Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, became the first private business to launch a ...
www.mysanantonio.com/.../NASA-OKs-launch-of-private-spa...
Historic Mission To International Space Station ... - Fox News
"SpaceX has made incredible progress over the last several months preparing Dragon for its mission to the space station," said William Gerstenmaier, NASA's...
www.foxnews.com/.../historic-mission-to-international-space-s...
GAO says NASA plan to extend International Space Station life to ...
One factor still in play is whether commercial resupply flights to the station will take place as soon and often as NASA plans.
blog.al.com/space.../gao_says_nasa_plan_to_extend_i.html
NASA launches new space station — on Internet radio
NASA features and news items are embedded throughout the programming alongside ... NASA astronauts living on the International Space Station, for example, ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/.../ns/technology_and_science-space/
NASA shuts down space shuttle Discovery for final time
NASA powered down the space shuttle Discovery for a final time Friday (Dec. ...solar probe along with modules for the International Space Station and more ...
www.csmonitor.com/.../NASA-shuts-down-space-shuttle-Disco...
NASA Revises Plan to Buy Private Space Taxis
by Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer NASA astronauts will not be taking commercial spaceships to the International Space Station until at least 2017, ...
www.space.com/13953-nasa-commercial-crew-space-act-agree...
NASA OKs Feb. launch of private space station trip - Associated Press
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station next year. NASA ...
hosted2.ap.org/.../id-50158c77032f4816b72f28116d252b3a
NASA clears SpaceX for trial run to space station - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A private company will make a trial cargo run to the International Space Station in February, a key ...
news.yahoo.com/nasa-clears-spacex-trial-run-space-station-22...
NASA OKs Feb. launch of private space station trip | www.kirotv.com
A private California company will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station in February.
www.kirotv.com/ap/ap/top-news/nasa-oks-feb.../nFyNQ/
NASA OKs Feb. launch of private space station trip | ajc.com
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private California company will attempt the first- ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station in February.
www.ajc.com/news/nation.../nasa-oks-feb-launch-1255624.ht...
NASA clears SpaceX for trial run to space station | Reuters
NASA clears SpaceX for trial run to space station ... It's wonderful news thatSpace X is on the way to fulfilling Elon's dreams of creating a space transportation...
www.reuters.com/.../us-space-business-idUSTRE7B825D2011...
NASA OKs Feb. launch of private space station trip - Standard ...
A private space company will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station in February. NASA announced the news Friday. ...
www.standard.net/.../nasa-oks-feb-launch-private-space-station...
NASA Looks to 3D Printing for Spare Space-Station Parts | Made in ...
The space station could get a 3D printer by 2014 that enables astronauts to print out tools, spare parts and eventually even small satellites. It's part of a long-term ...
www.innovationnewsdaily.com/3d-printer-space-station-factor...
NASA OKs launch of private space station trip - Connecticut Post
NASA announced the news Friday, one year and one day after Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, became the first private business to launch a ...
www.ctpost.com/.../NASA-OKs-launch-of-private-space-statio...
NASA OKs Feb. launch of private space station trip | Washington ...
A private California company will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station in February. NASA announced the news Friday, ...
washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/12/nasa.../1989426
NASA okays launch of private space station trip - The Hindu
A private U.S. company will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station next year. NASA announced the news Friday, one year ...
www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article2702216.ece
NASA OKs Feb. launch of private space station trip - San Jose ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A private California company will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station in February.
www.mercurynews.com/science-headlines/ci_19507558
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LONDON Christmas News, Dec 19, 2011



Increase in Holiday Shopping Indicates Increased Confidence, Experts Say
ABC News
Consumers peruse the shops on Oxford Street on the penultimate Saturday before Christmas Day on December 17, 2011 in London, England. Increased holiday shopping hours, including on Thanksgiving, extended free shipping offers and more shipping days...
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ABC News
Wombles launch bid for Christmas No 1 at HMV Oxford Street
Altsounds.com
Britain's favourite eco-warriors, The Wombles celebrate the release of their new single, 'Wombling Merry Christmas', with a photocall for media at HMV's flagship Oxford Street store in London's West End on Sunday 12th November 2011. ...
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Altsounds.com
No Christmas break at Richmond Row lot
London Free Press
The city offers two hours of free street parking downtown in December to help retailers lure Christmas shoppers. Jeff McNaughton, owner of Wallace Home Hardware on Richmond St., wants to see free parking in the lot behind his store. ...
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The ultimate Christmas party poopers
Mirror.co.uk
The first word that springs to mind when I think of Christmas these days is greed. I think people have lost the spiritual element ofChristmas. Only the other day I was walking down Oxford Street inLondon and there were people elbowing each other out ...
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Mirror.co.uk
WE GO UNDIE-COVER WITH TOP LINGERIE TIPS FOR CHRISTMAS!
Daily Star
Armed with her advice, Star reporter James Moore went along with top model Charlotte McKenna, 23, to try them out at (MUST INCLUDE) Debenhams' flagshipstore on London's Oxford Street. Amazingly, according to recent figures, nearly two thirds of blokes ...
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Ultimate Christmas grumps: Sheila Hancock
Mirror.co.uk
by Kirsty English, Daily Mirror 19/12/2011 The first word that springs to mind when I think of Christmas these days is greed. I think people have lost the spiritual element of Christmas. Only the other day I was walking down Oxford Street inLondon and ...
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Jacqueline Gold: Vibes remain good for queen of Ann Summers
The Independent
Despite only opening in September, Westfield Stratford City is already a top-fivestore for Ann Summers, with the others in Dublin, Manchester's Trafford Centre, Birmingham's Bullring and London's Oxford Street. However, Ms Gold acknowledges the huge ...
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Christmas University Challenge: 'I'm going to have to hurry you...'
Telegraph.co.uk
Magdalen College, Oxford (from left): entrepreneur Luke Johnson, civil servant Sarah Healey, the novelist Alan Hollinghurst and Harry Mount By Lucy Jones and Harry Mount The email that arrived one morning asking me to participate in Christmas ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Diary 115: A Last Week in London Before Christmas
StyleBistro
The next image is taken outside of Selfridges and features Oxford Street at the moment. The 2 last images are from yesterday reading the Fall issue of ID Magazine which I will keep in its whole:) The theme for this issue is Dream Big:) Beautiful. ...
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StyleBistro
Christmas events and what's on in Bristol this week
Guide2Bristol
... Ice Rink in Frogmore Street. The big theatrical event this week is the opening of Coram Boy, the Bristol Old Vic's Christmas show which is being performed at the Colston Hall. The show tells the tale of two cities, Bristol and London; two fathers,...
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Meryl Streep Film and EU Debates Bring Maggie Thatcher's Moment
Daily Beast
Her father, Albert, left school at 14 and became the proprietor of his own grocerystore and a leading figure in local politics. “Sacrifice today for a better tomorrow” was Albert Roberts's mantra. He condemned socialism for penalizing the workers in ...
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Some stores go all out in decking the windows
Houston Chronicle
A holiday window display at the Bergdorf Goodman store in New York City. A pedestrian walks past a Christmas window display with a sign that reads 'Is itChristmas yet?' in a store on Oxford Street, in London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. ...
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Radiohead Release 'From The Basement'
ClashMusic.com
Available in an expansive format, Thom Yorke even took to thestreets of London to give away the band's own newspaper. Since then, Radiohead have released a string of remixes while Thom Yorke recently popped up at the Occupy London Christmas party. ...
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ClashMusic.com
BRAIN STRAIN: Psychology of Christmas shopping on a budget
Grand Forks Herald
By: Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press An unidentified shopper on Oxford Street in central London, takes a rest from the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping on the last weekend before Christmas Day, as other shoppers hurry by Sunday Dec. 18, 2011. ...
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HMV: what the analysts say
Telegraph.co.uk
... product markets which all declined in value terms over the period with music down nearly 20pc, visual down 16pc and games down 9.5pc. We expect these pronounced negative trends to have continued into H2. HMV Shop on Oxford Street , London , Britain.
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Telegraph.co.uk
Top five alternative places to do Christmas shopping in London ...
If the thought of Oxford Street gives you palpitations and you're distinctly ... lead up to Christmas the stores open on Wednesday nights to offer a festive shopping...
www.londonlovesbusiness.com/londons.../1261.article
A London Christmas: Family Days Out | vtravelled Blog
London: Christmas Fun for Kids and Families ... However if you look beyond the crazy shoppers on Oxford Street you will find some true festive ... The world- famous department store offers a 30-minute visit through an Ice Grotto filled with...
blog.vtravelled.com/things-to-do-with-kids-family-in-london-...
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