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	<title>This Crazy Cosmos</title>
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		<title>Atlantis on the Final Space Shuttle Mission STS-135</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is video from NASA with highlights of the final space shuttle mission, along with news of spacecraft Dawn arriving at it&#8217;s rendezvous with asteroid Vesta, and an anniversary with planet Neptune.
Space Shuttle Atlantis is the last of the shuttle fleet to dock with the International Space Station.  STS-135 is the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program, which flew it&#8217;s first mission 30 years ago.
Shuttle Atlantis and it&#8217;s four crew members are scheduled to make their first landing attempt at the Kennedy Space Center this Thursday. 

NASA.gov
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		<title>NASA Highlights &amp; Events of 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NASA Television video of events of 2010&#8230;from spaceflight, to science and technology; from understanding life here on Earth, to where we might find it somewhere else; from protecting our home planet, to inspiring the next generation of explorers.

NASAtelevision
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		<link>http://www.mikiesoft.net/nasa-highlights-events-of-2010/</link>
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		<title>Astronomy Picture of the Day</title>
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The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) archive contains the largest collection of annotated astronomical images on the internet.
APOD is originated, written, coordinated, and edited since 1995 by Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell. 
Astronomy Picture of the Day @ apod.nasa.gov/
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		<link>http://www.mikiesoft.net/astronomy-picture-of-the-day/</link>
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		<title>Into The Universe with Stephen Hawking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the Discovery Channel&#8230;
Into The Universe with Stephen Hawking is an epic new kind of cosmology series, a Planet Earth of the heavens. It takes the world&#8217;s most famous scientific mind and sets it free, powered by the limitless possibilities of computer animation. 
Hawking gives us the ultimate guide to the universe, a ripping yarn based on real science, spanning the whole of space and time;  from the nature of the universe itself, to the chances of alien life, and the real possibility of time travel.
There are some truly mind-blowing video clips of the show at
dsc.discovery.com/tv/
The Official Website for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASA Links</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the end of the space shuttle program draws nearer, I think it important to watch and observe this moment in our nation&#8217;s history.
So here are a collection of links to NASA resources, which can also be found on the main website NASA.gov.
Information on NASA programs is available at the NASA Public Affairs Home Page
NASA TV information has  schedules and links to streaming video.
NASA Television Schedule features key mission events and media briefings during the mission.
Status reports and timely updates on launch countdown, mission progress, and landing operations will be posted at: nasa.gov/shuttle
Information on the International Space Station is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASA Space Shuttle Update 11/6/10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NASA Space Shuttle Update / Saturday November 6, 2010:
Launch of space shuttle Discovery has been delayed due to a leak in the ground umbilical carrier plate (GUCP) at Launch Pad 39A, which prompted a scrub of Friday&#8217;s launch attempt.
STS-133 mission managers also will look at a crack in the external tank foam that developed as supercold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen were being drained from the tank, although the crack didn&#8217;t develop until after the launch attempt was called off. 
Discovery&#8217;s six astronauts have left the Kennedy Space Center in their T-38 jets to return home to NASA&#8217;s Johnson Space [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikiesoft.net/nasa-space-shuttle-update-11610/</link>
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		<title>NASA Space Shuttle Update 11-5-10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NASA Space Shuttle Update / Friday November 5, 2010:
The shuttle weather team is carefully watching a cold front moving through Florida, that could impact the final launch of space shuttle Discovery.  There&#8217;s about a 50 percent chance the shuttle will lift off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA&#8217;s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, November 5th.
Friday&#8217;s tentative launch time is 3:04 p.m. EDT.  The shuttle team meets at 5:00 am Friday morning to make a final assessment of the weather conditions at the cape, before giving a  “go&#8221; or &#8220;no-go” decision to fill Discovery’s external fuel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikiesoft.net/nasa-space-shuttle-update-11-5-10/</link>
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		<title>Robonaut 2 @ NASA Tweetup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Robonaut 2 showed off for social media participants at NASA&#8217;s Tweetup for the STS-133 mission, the last flight for space shuttle Discovery.

A twin Robonaut is packed inside space shuttle Discovery to be taken to the International Space Station. The humanoid robot is the first to go into space, and will act as an assistant to the crew on the orbiting laboratory. 
Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux  
More space shuttle news and information at nasa.gov/
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		<link>http://www.mikiesoft.net/robonaut-2-nasa-tweetup/</link>
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		<title>Final Spaceflight of Space Shuttle Discovery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to last minute technical issues, the final launch of space shuttle Discovery has been delayed until at least Thursday.  If the shuttle does launch this Thursday, a mid-afternoon liftoff is scheduled. 
Discovery&#8217;s final spaceflight is scheduled to last 11 days, which includes two scheduled spacewalks.  It&#8217;s the 39th flight for the space shuttle, which has flown more times than any other orbiter in NASA’s shuttle fleet.
This last mission is known as STS-133; it&#8217;s crew members will carry several important components to the International Space Station, such as the Italian-built Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM,) and the Express Logistics [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikiesoft.net/final-spaceflight-of-space-shuttle-discovery/</link>
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		<title>Hubble Space Telescope 20 Years</title>
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NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope on April 24th, 1990.  Since then we&#8217;ve discovered things that we never even imagined, and seen light from distant galaxies and stars billions of years old.
Named for groundbreaking astronomer Edwin Hubble, the Hubble Space Telescope has helped astronomers prove the existence of black holes, dark energy, and defined the age of the universe. 
NASA celebrates 20 years of amazing astronomical discoveries with the Hubble Space Telescope with an interactive showcase of incredible images of our universe.  
NASA has also announced the extension of the Hubble Space Telescope Science Operations Contract through April [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mikiesoft.net/hubble-space-telescope-20-years/</link>
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