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STS 129 Countdown Status Briefing

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NASA ISS Science Briefing

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Updated at 6:45 p.m. EST: NASA officials say analysis shows the space debris in question poses no serious threat to the International Space Station.
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Astronauts may need shelter from space junk
A small piece of space junk will fly uncomfortably close to the International Space Station late Friday and may force astronauts aboard the outpost to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats.

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The transfer of ownership of the Tranquility node from the European Space Agency, or ESA, to NASA has been rescheduled for 19:00 GMT, Friday, Nov. 20.

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Sometime in fiscal 2011, astronauts headed to the International Space Station (ISS) will have a little aquatic company: two tanks of killifish.
The little fish, however, will not be going into orbit as pets or mascots, but as part of an experiment -- designed by a consortium of about 20 research organizations including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency -- to examine the physical and genetic effects of long sojourns in space.
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Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne has spoken of his pride at taking command of the International Space Station.
The European Space Agency astronaut is the first national outside of the US and Russia to lead a crew on the orbiting platform.

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First European commander of the International Space Station
ESA astronaut Frank De Winne will become the first European commander of the International Space Station this weekend, after the current commander Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka has left the ISS.

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