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 Atlantis sets sail - Shuttle safely ascends to orbit on space station resupply mission.
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NASA finds moon water - LCROSS mission confirms abundant water in crater at lunar south pole.
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Atlantis crew arrives - Shuttle astronauts land in Florida for final preps before Monday launch.
Chinese rocket launch - Research satellite launched by China for scientific and engineering experiments.
Poisk docks - Russia's Poisk module arrives at space station, adding another docking port and airlock.
Atlas rollout - Atlas 5 rocket rolls to pad for Friday's commercial satellite launch.
Solar sailing - 2010 promises to be banner year for innovative space propulsion concept.
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Delta 2 rocket readied for launch
In the predawn darkness at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex 2 pad, the United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket counts down toward the planned 11:38 a.m. PDT liftoff carrying the WorldView 2 commercial Earth-imaging satellite.
Photo credit: The Boeing Company
Credit: The Boeing Company
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