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November 16, 2010

ISS Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk

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Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Skripochka have completed a six and a half hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. This was Skripochka\’s first spacewalk and the fifth for Yurchikhin.

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November 13, 2010

Aerojet AJ26 Test Fired at Stennis

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A successful ten-second test firing of the Aerojet AJ26 engine was conducted at NASA\’s Stennis Space Center. The Aerojet AJ26 liquid fuel engine will power the first stage of the Orbital Sciences Corporation\’s Taurus II launch vehicle.

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November 11, 2010

ULA Delta-II Launch with COSMO-SkyMed 4

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On November 5, 2010, the fourth satellite of the COSMO-SkyMed constellation was placed into Earth orbit by an ULA Delta-II launch vehicle. COSMO-SkyMed is a constellation of four satellites equipped with X-band SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) technology. The satellites are able to monitor the Earth day and night, in all weather conditions. They are designed for military, civil, and commercial use. COSMO-SkyMed is the first Earth observation system fully designed and built in Italy.

Read the press release of the Italian Space Agency…

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November 1, 2010

Progress M-08M Docks at the International Space Station

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On October 30, 2010, the Progress M-08M cargo spacecraft docked to the Pirs Module at the International Space Station. The docking procedure was performed manually by Alexander Kaleri.

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October 28, 2010

Soyuz-U Launch with Progress M-08M

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On October 27,2010, a Soyuz-U launch vehicle lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome with Progress M-08M. The Progress cargo spacecraft is scheduled to dock at the International Space Station on Saturday, October 30, 2010.

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October 25, 2010

Final Flight of Discovery

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STS-133 will be the 35th shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Space Shuttle Discovery will deliver and install the Permanent Multipurpose Module, the Express Logistics Carrier 4, and deliver critical spare parts to the station. The STS-133 crew consists of Commander Steven Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, and Tim Kopra.