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Space Shuttle Atlantis sailed smoothly into orbit today with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station (ISS). Watching from front-row seats were 100 Internet-savvy NASA fans cheering on the shuttle and churning out constant Twitter updates. The tweeps, as they are called, represent 21 states plus the . . . → Read More: Space Shuttle Lifts Off Amid Twitter Frenzy  Comments are closed  News, Science, Social Networking, Space  Facebook, ISS, NASA, Social Media, Twitter Continuing our current series of posts on Twitter, Newbury Astronomical Society is organising a Perseids tweetup to mark the annual meteor display as the Earth passes through debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet. The visual display occurs every August, as the Earth passes through debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet, creating a spectacular meteor shower known as . . . → Read More: Join the Perseids tweetup on Twitter Space shuttle Endeavour was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make — a rescue mission. The shuttle is on standby in case the seven astronauts who go up on Atlantis next month need a safer ride home. Associated Press: Space shuttle moved to launch pad as rescue . . . → Read More: Endeavour shuttle on standby as rescue ship |
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