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November 4, 2009
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Good Morning,
NASA says that its space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to
take off for its 11 day flight to the International Space
Station on November 16th. Check out the first article for
more details on the launch.
Until Tomorrow,
Erin
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Atlantis gets Nov. 16 'maybe' launch date
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has selected a tentative launch
date for space shuttle Atlantis' 11-day flight to the Inter-
national Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center. Space
agency officials said the Nov. 16 launch at 2:28 p.m. EST is
dependent on the planned Nov. 14 launch of an Atlas V rocket
from the nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. If the
Atlas launch is delayed to Nov. 15, the shuttle's liftoff
will move to no earlier than 2:02 p.m. EST on Nov. 17, NASA
said. "The STS-129 mission will focus on storing spare hard-
ware on the exterior of the space station," NASA said in a
statement. "The flight will include three spacewalks and
(installation of) two platforms on the station's truss, or
backbone. The platforms will hold spare parts to sustain
station operations after the shuttle fleet is retired." Com-
mander Charlie Hobaugh and his crew of five astronauts are
to arrive at Kennedy at approximately 5 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 12, for final launch preparations. Joining Archambault
on STS-129 will be Pilot Barry Wilmore and astronauts Leland
Melvin, Randy Bresnik, Mike Foreman and Bobby Satcher. Nicole
Stott, an astronaut who is currently on the space station,
will return to Earth with the Atlantis crew after living in
space for more than two months. Her return on the shuttle
will mark the final time it is used to rotate space station
crew members.
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Gene makes flies more alcohol tolerant
RALEIGH, N.C. - U.S. scientists say they have found a gene
in fruit flies that can make the flies more tolerant to alco-
hol. North Carolina State University researchers said their
finding has implications for cirrhosis of the liver in humans
since a similar human gene contributes to a switch from meta-
bolizing alcohol to the formation of fat in heavy drinkers.
That shift can lead to fatty liver syndrome -- a precursor
to cirrhosis. In the study the research team said it measured
the time it takes for flies to stagger due to alcohol intake
while simultaneously identifying changes in the expression of
all their genes, determining which genes work together to
help the flies adapt to alcohol exposure. "Our findings point
to metabolic pathways associated with proclivity for alcohol
consumption that may ultimately be implicated in excessive
drinking," Professor Robert Anholt, senior author of the
study, said. "Translational studies like this one ? can help
us understand the balance between nature and nurture, why we
behave the way we do, and -- for better or worse -- what
makes us tick." The study that included postdoctoral resear-
cher Tatiana Morozova, Professor Trudy Mackay, Assistant
Professor Eric Stone, graduate student Julien Ayroles and
researchers from Boston University's School of Medicine ap-
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NASA App available for iPhone, iPod
WASHINGTON - The U.S. space agency says a free application
is now available for iPhones and iPods that delivers videos
and news updates about NASA missions. "Making NASA more
accessible to the public is a high priority for the agency,"
said Gale Allen, director of NASA's Strategic Integration
and Management for Exploration Systems Mission. "Tools like
this allow us to provide users easy access to NASA inform-
ation and progress at a fast pace." The space agency said
the application, available at Apple Inc. stores, collects,
customizes and delivers an extensive selection of updated
information, images and videos from various online NASA
sources, officials said. For example, users can access NASA
countdown clocks and Twitter feeds. It also allows users to
track the current positions of the International Space
Station and other spacecraft currently orbiting Earth in
three views: a map with borders and labels, visible satellite
imagery or satellite overlaid with country borders and
labels. The New Media Team at NASA's Ames Research Center
at Moffett Field, Calif., developed the application. More
information about NASA's iPhone application is available at
http://www.nasa.gov/iphone.
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