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 Atlantis sets sail - Shuttle safely ascends to orbit on space station resupply mission.
Rosetta views Earth - Spacecraft captures dramatic pictures of its home planet during last week's flyby.
Atlantis mission preview - Shuttle mission to fortify future of the space station.
Rover predicament - NASA will attempt to free the bogged down Spirit rover this week.
Atlas launch scrubbed - Technical glitch halts Atlas 5 rocket countdown, delays launch.
NASA finds moon water - LCROSS mission confirms abundant water in crater at lunar south pole.
Home again - Europe's Rosetta comet-chaser mission swings by Earth for gravity assist.
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 launches WorldView 2
A commercial Earth-imaging satellite built to see the planet's true colors for high-resolution mapping and monitoring launches atop a Delta 2 rocket from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 11:51 a.m. local time (2:51 p.m. EDT).
Photo credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
Credit: Gene Blevins/LA Daily News
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