[FPSPACE] FW: Onboard video from Moon-bound launch / Defect may explain shuttle leaks

[LARRY KLAES]

> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:31:03 -0500
> Subject: Onboard video from Moon-bound launch / Defect may explain shuttle leaks
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> NEWSALERT: Monday, June 22, 2009 @ 1530 GMT
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> MOON-BOUND LAUNCH: ROCKET CAMERAS SHOW THE WAY
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> Hitch a ride aboard the Atlas 5 rocket destined for the Moon with this
> dazzling footage provided by video cameras facing forward and aft. See the
> liftoff and ascent through the clouds, the first stage separate, the
> Centaur ignite and the payload shroud jettison.
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> http://spaceflightnowplus.com/index.php?k=av-020&s=date
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> REPAIRED SATELLITE FINALLY BLASTS OFF FROM BAIKONUR
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> A Malaysian communications satellite was shot into space Sunday after
> being grounded for nearly a year due to damage caused by a launch site
> crane accident last August.
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> http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0906/21measat3a/
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> MINOR DEFECT IN SHUTTLE FUEL TANK MIGHT BE CAUSING LEAKS
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> A very slight "clocking" misalignment in the way a hydrogen vent port
> flange on the shuttle Endeavour's external tank was riveted into the
> structure is the leading candidate for what caused gaseous hydrogen leaks
> that derailed two launch attempts June 13 and 17, the shuttle program
> manager says.
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> http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts127/090619update/
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> GPS CHIEF DISMISSES CONCERNS ABOUT SYSTEM
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> The manager of the Global Positioning System network responded Friday to
> growing concerns about potential coverage gaps in the navigation service
> used to guide missiles to targets and tell drivers what's around the next
> corner.
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> http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0906/19gps2r20/
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