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Wednesday CSExtra offers the latest reporting on space activities from around the world. On Tuesday, NASA postponed shuttle Discovery’s lift off until at least Thursday to address a rocket engine computer issue. Meanwhile, the International Space Station marked the 10th anniversary of a continuous human presence. In the House, Tuesday’s elections bring big change, possibly for NASA oversight. In Denver, voters ponder a commission on extraterrestrial affairs.
1. From Spaceflightnow.com: The launching of Shuttle Discovery’s final mission is postponed from Wednesday to no earlier than Thursday. The delay permits further troubleshooting of an electrical problem on a main engine controller. Mission managers will decide on Wednesday whether to proceed, or call for further delays to make additional repairs.
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts133/101102mec/index2.html
A. From the Associated Press via the New York Times and others: Voltage issues join gas leak repairs that prevented Discovery’s 11-day mission from starting on Monday as originally scheduled.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/science/space/03brfs-SHUTTLELIFTO_BRF.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=NASA&st=cse
B. From Collectspace.com: From previous NASA statements it has been presumed the Smithsonian Institution would become the museum of choice for the shuttle Discovery after her final mission. However, the Smithsonian’s Air & Space Museum may not have the $28 million needed to prepare a public display.
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-110110b.html
2. From Spacepolitics.com: The website offers an early examination of what Tuesday elections could mean for NASA’s oversight by Congress.
http://www.spacepolitics.com/2010/11/03/brooks-wins-giffords-with-a-narrow-lead/
3. From Scientific American: Tuesday marked the 10th anniversary of continuous human habitation aboard the International Space Station. The magazine looks back at the station’s assembly and who was aboard as the outpost has come together module by module.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=iss-assembly-photos
A. From the Orlando Sentinel: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden marks the 10th anniversary with praise for the Space Station’s partners and their efforts to work together for a common purpose, even if it meant putting aside political differences.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/2010/11/nasa-marks-space-stations-10th-anniversary-with-crew.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+news%2Fspace%2Fspace_blog+%28Space+Blog+The+Write+Stuff%29
B. From Florida Today: Aboard the International Space Station there was little time to celebrate the anniversary. The six astronauts were busy with preparations for the arrival of the shuttle Discovery. http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20101103/NEWS02/11030329/1086/Space+station+crew+marks+anniversary
4. From the Los Angeles Times: Joseph Gavin, the retired president of the New York-based Grumman aerospace company, has died at 90. Gavin headed the company’s Apollo lunar module development program in the 1990s. Grumman was later acquired by Northrop and became Northrop Grumman Corp of Los Angeles.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-joseph-gavin-20101103-21,0,3505531.story
5. From Discovery.com: In Denver, citizens vote on whether to establish an extraterrestrial affairs commission. The local movement to establish a commission funded with grants and donations began in April.
http://news.discovery.com/space/are-ufos-for-real-denver-wants-to-know.html
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