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...and entertaining experiences. More than 1.5 million visitors annually tour Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex opens at 9 a.m. Closing times vary by season. The Visitor Complex is open daily except December 25 and certain...
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Space Ref
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=33268
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...will add to the attractions at Kennedy Space Center. NASA announced Tuesday that the space shuttle Atlantis will become a permanent fixture at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex after its last flight in June. The $100 million home for Atlantis will be...
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South Florida Business Journal
http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_southflorida/~3/l-eJAP6He5Q/kennedy-space-center-gets-atlantis.html
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...CANAVERAL — When space shuttle Atlantis returns from its final mission in July, it's coming home to stay at Kennedy Space Center. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden made the announcement that the Visitors Center here will get to keep and display Atlantis for...
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KTLA.com
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/os-space-shuttle-retirement-20110412,0,7079171.story?track=rss
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...with the goal of being finished by 2015. "If that happens . . . that is a significant number of jobs here at the Kennedy Space Center," Cabana said. Partnering with commercial launch companies. Cabana compared the current state of commercial aerospace to...
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Florida Today
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100730/NEWS02/7300317/1006/rss01
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...space and a timeline of the Senate from its first meetings in New York City to the current 111th session of Congress. A centerpiece will be the representation of the Senate chamber, Meade said. “You could walk over to Sen. (Scott) Brown’s desk, for example,...
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University Of Mass. Boston
http://www.wbur.org/2010/07/28/kennedy-senate-institute
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STATUS REPORT
Date Released:
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Source: Kennedy Space Center
Synopsis - Dec 18, 2009
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Posted Date: Dec 18, 2009
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Recovery and
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December 18, 2009 / 5:49 p.m. CT (2349 GMT)
: The first African-American to fly in space, two space station commanders who witnessed tragedy from orbit, and a record-setting spacewalker will enter the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in June 2010. Guy
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December 17, 2009 / 12:21 p.m. CT (1821 GMT)
: The White House Christmas tree this year includes an ornament honoring NASA's Kennedy Space Center thanks to an unidentified civic group that chose the Florida spaceport as a local landmark. First Lady
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The future of NASA’s Constellation moon rocket program may be under review, but still the work goes on.
A NASA blog on Tuesday had pictures of the agency’s newest mobile launch platform rising out of the wetlands at Kennedy Space Center. The MLP, as it
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Orlando Sentinel
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This just in from the office of U.S. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach:
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24) led the Florida Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to Administrator Charles Bolden expressing strong
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Florida Today
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“NASA is one of the most prestigious organizations in the world, and we are proud to have been selected to complete this very important installation for Kennedy Space Center,” said Ariel Almos, Founder and CEO of EyeClick.
EyeClick Ltd.
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...organizations in the world, and we are proud to have been selected to complete this very important installation for Kennedy Space Center,” said Ariel Almos, Founder and CEO of EyeClick. EyeClick Ltd. is pleased to announce the installation of its...
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Florida, already reeling from the collapse of the housing market and the effects of the Great Recession, faces a serious loss of revenue from both the evaporation of tourists who come to watch the launches, and from the relocating of NASA personnel
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Popular Science
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-12/space-shuttle-cancellation-endangers-florida-economy
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NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the next space shuttle flight to the International Space Station. Shuttle Endeavour and six NASA astronauts are targeted to launch the STS-130 mission on Feb. 4 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
The 13-day
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RedOrbit
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1798002/press_credentials_deadlines_set_for_next_space_shuttle_flight/index.html?source=r_space
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MIAMI (Reuters) - At El Leoncita Cuban & Mexican Restaurant near the Kennedy Space Center on Florida's "space" coast, a bar sign says it all:
"No happy hour on launch days."
Business from tourists is so strong that when a U.S. space shuttle blasts off
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Reuters
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The Ares I-X test rocket lifts off from the newly-modified Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida . Image credit: NASA
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Ares I-X rocket stood more than 325 feet tall on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space
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PhysOrg.com
http://www.physorg.com/news179156798.html
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...Cape Canaveral, Fla. Click to enlarge Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 blasts off from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center Nov. 16, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Click to enlarge Atlantis crew for STS-129 mission, (l-r): Leland...
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WCCO
http://wcco.com/national/Atlantis.spacewalk.mission.2.1336640.html
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The ceremony was attended by Bernardo Patti International Space Station Programme Manager in ESA's Directorate of Human Spaceflight, NASA's International Space Station Programme Manager Michael Suffredini, Robert Cabana, NASA's Director of the Kennedy
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AlphaGalileo,org
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=63092&CultureCode=en
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...on the Space Coast. NASA and Florida Power and Light flipped the switch on their new solar power plant Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center. Eyewitness News learned two more plants will soon go online, as well. Some construction is already underway. They are...
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WFTV
http://www.wftv.com/news/21668102/detail.html
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Abacus Technology Corporation, headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, received the Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year Award for 2009 from NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The firm was recognized for providing outstanding services to KSC
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Space Ref
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29645
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The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off Monday afternoon Nov. 16, 2009, from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Six astronauts are headed to the international space station on an 11-day mission. (AP Photo/Terry Renna )In this
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Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/shuttle-docks-at-space-203052.html
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis closed in on the International Space Station on Wednesday for a high-flying linkup and supply drop.
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Watching the space shuttle launch of the Atlantis from Titusville, FL
You know you are a Florida resident when you can take off three hours of the day to see a NASA launch. Today, I saw my first launch when the Atlantis Space Shuttle launch took off
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2398608/atlantis_shuttle_launch_was_a_blast.html
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U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off on Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a mission to deliver a stockpile of spare parts for the orbiting International Space Station (ISS).
Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from pad 39-A, Monday,
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People's Daily Online
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6815377.html
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Atlantis blasted off Monday afternoon, carrying six astronauts and a full load of spare parts to the International Space Station. The shuttle will reach the orbiting outpost Wednesday.
The supply run should keep the space station humming for years to
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Kennedy Space Center.
The solid rocket boosters will separate at the 2 minutes, 4 second mark. The journey to orbit for the 6 member crew of STS-129 will last about 8.5 minutes.At that time the shuttle will be traveling at over 17,600 mph. About 20
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Orlando Sentinel
http://feeds.orlandosentinel.com/~r/orlandosentinel/news/local/lake/~3/DesVy0_M2HU/os-atlantis-shuttle-launch-20091116,0,398968.story
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts climbed aboard space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for an afternoon liftoff to the space station, as the sky over the launching site gradually cleared.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/astronauts-board-space-shuttle-199622.html
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WASHINGTON - The space shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts lift off Monday on a mission to bring vital supplies and spare parts to the nearly-completed International Space Station (ISS).
Liftoff is set for 2:28 pm (1928 GMT) from the Kennedy Space
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Vancouver Sun
http://feeds.canada.com/~r/canwest/F229/~3/MlcT8mh6qZI/story.html
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The Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to blast off at 2:28 p.m. ET Monday.
Liftoff is planned for 2:28 p.m. ET at the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral
The delivery of key spare parts will add years to the space station's life
The space
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CNN
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/rajbBqmtur8/index.html
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Live: Refresh this page for the latest still images from live video feeds at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA rolled back a towering gantry at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A tonight, setting the stage for an early-morning propellant-loading
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Florida Today
http://www.floridatoday.com/content/blogs/space/2009/11/live-at-ksc-tower-rollback-clears-way.shtml
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Monday November 16
2:00 am Gay USA
8:30 am Facts to Action Conference: Panel Discussion October 21st, 2009
9:30 am Army Newswatch: 09-23
10:00 am The Third Eye Show : Nov. 2009
11:00 am On the Waterfront:: Rising Incidence of Autism
11:30 am
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iBrattleboro
http://www.ibrattleboro.com/article.php/20091115154857866
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Live: Refresh this page for the latest still images from live video feeds at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA is preparing to unveil shuttle Atlantis at its Kennedy Space Center launch pad as a countdown winds toward the planned launch Monday of six
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Florida Today
http://www.floridatoday.com/content/blogs/space/2009/11/live-at-ksc-nasa-prepares-to-unveil.shtml
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The STS-129 crew pauses for a group portrait at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are Mission Specialist Leland Melvin; Pilot Barry E. Wilmore; Commander Charles O. Hobaugh; and Mission Specialists Randy
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PhysOrg.com
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LIVE IMAGES: The images above are from live video feeds in the Launch Complex 39 area at Kennedy Space Center, where Atlantis is scheduled to launch Monday. They will automatically refresh to the most up-to-the-minute image every 30 seconds.
The
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Florida Today
http://www.floridatoday.com/content/blogs/space/2009/11/live-at-ksc-atlantis-on-track-for.shtml
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A collection of vintage fighter jets will be flying from the Shuttle Landing Facility runway in January, bringing some 20 jobs to Kennedy Space Center and maybe a spark for the fledgling space tourism industry.
With a fleet of four F-104 fighter jets,
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Florida Today
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20091113/BUSINESS/911130320/1003/rss03
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Participants will train for space in the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, the same jet used to prepare Mercury, Gemini and Apollo Astronauts for space travel. The four-day program offered by Incredible Adventures and Starfighters Aerospace is
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Emediawire.com
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3185304.htm
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Google Street View images are great for scoping out a restaurant or friend's house before you visit, but since most of the photos are taken by cars, there aren't a lot of Street View images of parks or other places cars can't go.
The fix this
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Orlando Sentinel
http://feeds.orlandosentinel.com/~r/orlandosentinel/business/~3/IgJKPnGh79g/orl-sl-google-trike-111009,0,6660580.storylink
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Monday November 9
2:00 am Gay USA
3:00 am In Our Own Words: poets Lynn Martin and Vidda Crochetta
8:00 am Google for Nonprofits: What’s in the Toolshed?: October 15, 2009
9:30 am Button Up Vermont 2009: October 16, 2009
10:30 am The Third
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iBrattleboro
http://www.ibrattleboro.com/article.php/20091108232936605
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October was a busy month here at WESH.com, from changes at the Kennedy Space Center to developments in the Casey Anthony case and the search for Haleigh Cummings. Below are our top 10 most-read stories last month.
With the space shuttle scheduled to
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WESH
http://www.wesh.com/news/21501932/detail.html
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While the debate continues in Washington over the future of NASA's human spaceflight plans, contractors at Kennedy Space Center are pressing ahead with plans to lay off hundreds more workers as the date of the space shuttle retirement looms.
Boeing
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Orlando Sentinel
http://feeds.orlandosentinel.com/~r/orlandosentinel/news/~3/GBTsQBLuA3c/orl-sl-layoffs-at-ksc-103009,0,1380624.storylink
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When planning a space center where rockets, space shuttles and other high flying equipment goes into outer space, don't you think you should look for a location that is not adjacent to a wild life refuge? Over the years, launch commanders at the
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(Washington, DC) - Today, the National Administration of Space and Aeronautics (NASA) held the Ares I-X test launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cocoa, Florida. The Ares I-X rocket is a 327 foot tall aerodynamic model of Ares I, but only stage
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Space Ref
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=29523
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A bow shock forms around the Constellation Program's 327-foot-tall Ares I-X test rocket traveling at supersonic speed during its Oct. 28, 2009 launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The rocket produces 2.96 million pounds of thrust at liftoff and
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Space.com
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~3/oYD-knjKalc/091028-ares-1x-supersonic.html
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(NBC) - It was an historic morning at Kennedy Space Center as the rocket that is supposed to replace the space shuttles took its first test flight.
It was a sight not seen in more than 30 years, a new rocket design lifting off from the Kennedy Space
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WFIE-TV
http://www.14wfie.com/global/story.asp?s=11401574
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Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The world’s largest rocket, designed
to launch the replacement for NASA’s space shuttle, blasted off
in a test flight from Kennedy Space Center in Florida today.
The 327-foot (100-meter) rocket, Ares I-X, weighing 1.8
million
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Bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aZfh8IRzxGuI&refer=worldwide_news
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Nothing gets the NASA boys fired up quite like a rocket launch.
The Ares I-X rocket, a modified prototype of the Ares I rocket that may send humans back to the Moon, and the 2.6 million pounds of thrust it put out, sent the engineers at Kennedy Space
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Wired
http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wiredscience/~3/k_4Nuv41qSk/
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A cone of moisture surrounds part of the Ares I-X rocket during lift off Wednesday, on a sub-orbital test flight from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
A cone of moisture surrounds part of the Ares I-X rocket during
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NorthJersey.com
http://www.northjersey.com/r?19=961&43=251967&44=66972227&32=4497&7=309037&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northjersey.com%2F091028_DA_1345.html
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In a photo provided by NASA, NASA's Ares I-X rocket is seen on launch pad 39b at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
With lots of hand shakes and applause all around in the control room, the Kennedy Space Center’s director, Robert Cabana,
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Christian Science Monitor
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/10/28/nasas-ares-1-x-rocket-finally-gets-off-the-ground/
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NASA's Ares I-X finally got off launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Centre at 15:30 GMT today.
Following a scrubbed launch yesterday, and overnight thunderstorms, the Constellation programme trailblazer lifted off en route to an Atlantic splashdown at the
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The Register
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/28/ares_i_x_launch/
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NASA's Ares I-X test rocket has been delayed today in part because of the number of lightning strikes in the area - 154 since last evening, NASA said. While NASA can't control the weather, the Ares launch pad and surrounding area as well protected
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NetworkWorld
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