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December 24, 2004

Progress On Its Way

With No Backup, The "Astronaut's Rule" Is In Effect

A Russian cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station. The Progress resupply ship launched at 1719:31 EST from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, and less than 10 minutes later settled into orbit. Moments after that, automatic commands deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas.

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Mars Rover 'Opportunity' Looks Back

A hundred years (if that...) from now, I hope that this photo will sit alongside the Mars Rover, Opportunity, after its having been brought back from Mars to sit in the Smithsonian.

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Mystery Maid Cleans Mars Rover

No Tip Required!

The folks at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, CA, would very much like to thank whoever -- or whatever -- cleaned the solar panels on the Mars rover Opportunity. They just don't know who to thank.

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Ghostly Passengers Make Final Journey In Space

SpaceX's Falcon One To Carry Remains To The Stars

When you go to the Spirit in the Sky, would you really like to take off -- out of Earth's atmosphere? For about 125 people whose last wish was to do just that, their time is soon to come.

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China's Second Manned Space Mission Set For September

Two Taikonauts Will Be On Board

Flushed with success from its first launch earlier this year, China will send another space flight in September. This time, the Shenzhou V spacecraft will carry two "taikonauts."

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Aero-Views: FAA Hiring Plan Is A Firing Plan, Too

NAATS: FSS A-76 Announcement Might Leave 2000 Controllers Without Jobs

The FAA released its hiring plan for the terminal and en route options of the Air Traffic Control system, while they are planning to make an announcement within weeks that may put nearly 2000 Air Traffic Controllers in the Flight Service option on the street by Oct. 1, 2005. Flight Service is currently in the final stages of an A-76 process, also known as a public-private competition.

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