From: Spaceflight Now <newsalert@spaceflightnow.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 11:32 AM
Subject: NASA's 2020 Mars rover to look for signs of past life
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Astronaut Autograph Show Tickets Now Available
Tickets to the 2013 Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show (AAMS) on Nov. 9-10 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex are available now. Hosted by the not-for-profit Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, AAMS brings legendary astronauts representing every era of manned spaceflight to the Space Coast for a weekend of signing, story sharing and exciting meet-and-greet activities. One-day and weekend passes give guests access to the autograph show and lectures. Ticket packages also include admission to KSCVC (and its breathtaking new space shuttle Atlantis exhibit), dinner with the astronauts and more! Explore the options and secure your space now!
http://astronautscholarship.org/programs-and-events/2013-autograph-show/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2020 ROVER TO LOOK FOR SIGNS OF PAST LIFE ON MARS
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A team of scientists studying possible mission scenarios for a planned 2020 Mars mission modeled on NASA's Curiosity rover has recommended a spacecraft equipped with instruments designed to look for traces of past life in the red planet's frigid crust, agency managers said.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1307/10mars2020/
SPACEWALK COMPLETED AT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
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Astronauts Christopher Cassidy and Luca Parmitano took a six-hour spacewalk from the International Space Station on Tuesday to replace a Ku-band communications transceiver; to install cabling needed by an upcoming Russian laboratory module; to retrieve a pair of science experiments; mount radiator servicing attachment fittings; and carry out routine maintenance.
OPENING DAY FESTIVITIES:
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1307/09eva/
NEXT PROTON PAYLOAD PUT IN STORAGE DURING FAILURE PROBE
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A European television satellite that was scheduled to ride a Russian Proton rocket into orbit later this month has been placed into an extended storage mode, its launch date now unknown in the wake of the disastrous liftoff and crash of a similar booster last week.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1307/09proton/
NAVY SATELLITE HOISTED ABOARD ATLAS 5 ROCKET
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The second satellite in the orbital assembly of the U.S. Navy's new mobile communications network was loaded atop its United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket booster Monday at Cape Canaveral.
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av040/payload/
GUIDE TO THE PLANETS FOR iPAD
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From tiny Mercury to distant Neptune and Pluto, this interactive guide to the planets from Astronomy Now magazine takes you on a tour of our Solar System and beyond.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/planets-astronomy-now-guide/id633956878?ls=1&mt=8
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