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  1. STS-130 Mission:The 2 solid rocket boosters for Endeavour's targeted Feb., flight will be attached to the shuttle's external fuel tank today
  2. STS-130 Mission:Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay doors were closed Fri. for its move from its hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building Dec. 12
  3. The European Space Agency transferred ownership of the Tranquility space station node to NASA today @ Kennedy. It's targeted to launch Feb 4
  4. At Vandenberg AFB, the WISE spacecraft was transported to NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 today and hoisted atop the Delta II rocket.
  5. Check out pics of Constellation's new mobile launcher: http://ow.ly/D3WZ.
  6. NASA, FPL & SunPower announced today a plan to expand solar power facilities & set up a new R&D renewable energy office at Kennedy
  7. STS-129 Mission: NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships Liberty Star & Freedom Star arrive at their dock this a.m., w/ Atlantis' 2 SRBs
  8. NASA's first large-scale solar power facility will be commissioned Thurs. The 1-megawatt solar farm is supplying Kennedy w/ power right now
  9. NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) now is set to launch from Vandenberg, AFB in Calif., no earlier than Dec. 9 at 6:10a PST
  10. http://twitpic.com/psl6x - Liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-129 mission to the ISS. Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews, Canon
  11. Watch the liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-129 mission: http://bit.ly/2wQj
  12. A beautiful launch from Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A.
  13. Launch team and STS-129 crew ready for launch. Countdown resumed at T-9 min. Launch set for 2:28:10 pm ET. Go Atlantis!
  14. Launch count is holding for 45 min at T-9 min. Managers will conduct a poll to verify the team's readiness before proceeding with launch.
  15. Launch teams have resumed counting down to Atlantis' launch. Next planned built in hold will be at T-9 min for 45 mins.
  16. Shuttle Weather Officer, Kathy Winters, now predicts an 80% chance of favorable weather for launch at 2:28 pm ET.
  17. Countdown clocks are holding at T-20 minutes. Teams aren't working any technical issues that would delay today's launch.
  18. Astronauts now are strapped into shuttle Atlantis. The Closeout Crew soon will close the hatch in preparation for liftoff.
  19. Atlantis' STS-129 astronauts are being strapped into the shuttle one by one for liftoff today at 2:28 pm ET.
  20. The STS-129 crew has reached Kennedy's launch Pad 39A and will soon enter the white room and prepare to board shuttle Atlantis.