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	Crew got inspiration from space shuttle moments www.spaceflightnow.com From seeing the space shuttle ride piggyback on a 747 as a little boy to witnessing a launch for the first time, the Endeavour astronauts cherish special memories of the past as they get ready to soar Sunday morning.
	New Views of Pluto Reveal Weird Bright Spot www.space.com The Hubble Space Telescope has returned the most detailed images of Pluto ever taken.
	Mementos From NASA’s Canceled Moon Program Flying on Space Shuttle www.space.com Pins bearing the logo of NASA’s canceled Constellation program will travel next week aboard shuttle Endeavour for a round trip mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
	New Space Telescopes Could Spot Dangerous Asteroids www.space.com NASA’s effort to spot asteroids that could threaten Earth may be starved for funding, but two new space telescopes could be enough to help safeguard the planet.
	Private industry in space a risky, slow business: experts www.space-travel.com Washington (AFP) Feb 4, 2010 – NASA’s plan for the private sector to build spacecraft to fly astronauts to the International Space Station is a high-risk undertaking that won’t show results for years, experts said.
	Russian cargo ship docks with ISS www.space-travel.com Moscow (AFP) Feb 5, 2010 – A Russian cargo ship carrying more than 2.6 tonnes of freight, including DVDs and chocolate, docked Friday with the International Space Station (ISS), the control centre said.
	Do Spirals Make Us So www.spacedaily.com Paris, France (ESA) Feb 05, 2010 – Using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have, for the first time, created a demographic census of galaxy types and shapes from a time before the Earth and the Sun existed, to the present day.
	NASA And GM Take Giant Leap In Robotic Technology www.spacedaily.com Houston TX (SPX) Feb 05, 2010 – NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries.
	NASA Studies Nanomechanics Of Inner Ear For Motion Sickness www.spacedaily.com Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2010 – Learning how to walk again after long-duration space flights is a problem astronauts face as they readjust to Earth’s gravity. To learn how microgravity affects human space travelers, NASA scientists studied the nanomechanics of hair cells in the inner ear.
	Newborn Black Holes Boost Explosive Power of Supernovae www.spacedaily.com Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 05, 2010 – An international team of scientists, including two astronomers from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have observed a supernova with peculiar radio emission.
	Boulder Instrument Package To Study Space Weather Set For Launch www.spacedaily.com Boulder CO (SPX) Feb 05, 2010 – A $32 million University of Colorado at Boulder instrument package set for launch Feb. 9 by NASA should help scientists better understand the violent effects of the sun …
	Blushing Pluto? Dwarf planet takes on a ruddier hue: NASA www.spacedaily.com Washington (AFP) Feb 4, 2010 – Pluto, the dwarf planet on the outer edge of our solar system, has a dramatically ruddier hue than it did just a few years ago, NASA scientists said Thursday, after examining photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
	Endeavour’s mission to build another room on the station www.spaceflightnow.com KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Reeling from a morale-sapping change of course, engineers are readying Endeavour for launch Sunday on NASA’s final five shuttle missions, a three-spacewalk flight to attach a 15-ton crew module to the International Space Station.
	Come see a space shuttle launch before time runs out www.spaceflightnow.com Endeavour’s predawn blastoff Sunday begins the final countdown to retirement of the storied spaceships this year, leaving only a few opportunities left to see a shuttle launch in person.
	Latest NASA crossroads is familiar territory for space www.spaceflightnow.com President Barack Obama’s cancellation of NASA’s plan to renew manned lunar missions, the completion of major assembly milestones on the International Space Station and the imminent termination of the shuttle …
	As Shuttle Launch Looms, NASA Workers in ‘Shock’ Over Future www.space.com With the launch of space shuttle Endeavour just two days away, NASA workers are staying focused despite being in shock from the cancellation of the agency’s moon program earlier this week.
	NASA Airs ‘Reality Show’ From Space www.space.com NASA has begun streaming video online from cameras inside the International Space Station.
	Space Shuttle Endeavour ‘Go’ for Sunday Launch www.space.com NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour is ready for its Sunday launch to the International Space Station – a planned predawn liftoff that is expected to be the last time an orbiter lifts off in darkness.
	Solar Dynamics Observatory: The Variable Sun Mission science.nasa.gov February 5, 2010: For some years now, an unorthodox idea has been gaining favor among astronomers. It contradicts old teachings and unsettles thoughtful observers, especially climatologists.
	Pluto, Mars, Hubble and other recent space images from NASA and ESO www.telegraph.co.uk Pluto, Mars, Hubble and other recent space images from NASA and ESO.
	Soichi Noguchi, an astronaut aboard the space station, uses Twitter to send pictures back to Earth www.telegraph.co.uk Soichi Noguchi, an astronaut aboard the space station, uses Twitter to send pictures back to Earth.
	GOES-P Set for Launch www.physorg.com In the mobile service tower at Launch Complex 37 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Fla., a solid rocket booster for the Delta IV rocket, slated to launch NASA’s GOES-P satellite as it is lowered toward the base of the rocket. Credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller

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