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NEWSALERT: Saturday, November 6, 2004 @ 1615 GMT
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The latest news from Astronomy Now and Spaceflight Now
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DELTA ROCKET PUTS ON LATE-NIGHT SHOW WITH GPS LAUNCH
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After a nerve-racking stay on its Cape Canaveral launch pad with
uncomfortably close encounters by two powerful hurricanes, a Boeing Delta
2 rocket finally thundered into space today where it successfully deployed
a Global Positioning System satellite to aid U.S. military forces around
the world. (Spaceflight Now Plus subscribers can watch video of the
launch.)
http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d308/
Photo gallery from Friday's service tower rollback:
http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d308/041105mstgallery/01.html
NASA GROWS ICE FOR SPACE SHUTTLE TESTING
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NASA is simulating conditions typical of space shuttle launch days to see
what kinds of ice and frost form on the foam insulation of the
super-cooled External Tank. Engineers are trying to understand better how
much ice can safely accumulate on the tank without becoming a debris
hazard.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0411/05shuttleice/
NASA'S PRIZE COMPETITION SOLICITS IDEAS AND PARTNERS
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To cast a wide net for supporting future prize competitions, NASA's
Centennial Challenges program has issued two Requests for Information and
one Announcement of Partnership Opportunity. Centennial Challenges seeks
novel solutions to NASA's mission challenges from non-traditional sources
of innovation in academia, industry and the public.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0411/05nasaprize/
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