From: "Spaceflight Now" <newsalert@spaceflightnow.com>
Date: Nov 19, 2013 12:02 PM
Subject: Mars probe blasts off / 29 satellites to launch on Minotaur today
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SPACESHIPS SCALED TO FIT ON YOUR DESK
Beautifully crafted models of rockets and spaceships. The mighty Delta 4 Heavy and Atlas 5 rockets now available in two sizes.
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MARS ATMOSPHERIC PROBE BLASTS OFF ABOARD ATLAS 5
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket dispatched a $671 million gas-sniffing sleuth to Mars on Monday, taking the first step in a long-distance voyage across the solar system to survey the Martian atmosphere and decipher an enigma nearly as old as the solar system itself.
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av038/131118launch/
THRIFT PAYS FOR EXTRA SCIENCE BY NASA'S MAVEN MISSION
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Citing cost-conscious caution in the early days of the development of NASA's MAVEN mission, scientists say the Mars mission has enough funding reserves to bankroll extra researchers on the MAVEN science team and enhance data analysis models to get the most out of the spacecraft's survey of the Martian atmosphere.
http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av038/131117budget/
MINOTAUR ROCKET SET FOR LAUNCH WITH 29 SATELLITES
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Crowned with a record-breaking payload of 29 satellites for the U.S. military, NASA and students, a Minotaur 1 rocket is set to launch Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. EST (0030 GMT Wednesday) from Wallops Island, Va. Weather permitting, the launch of the 70-foot rocket could be visible along the U.S. East Coast.
http://spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/ors3/status.html
NASA ENDS PRODUCTION OF NEW NUCLEAR POWER SOURCE
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NASA has decided to stop development of an improved lightweight plutonium power generator, blaming budget constraints and a diminished need for a high-efficiency nuclear power source with the restart of U.S. plutonium production, officials said Sunday.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1311/19asrg/
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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