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Mars Craft Detects Falling Snow
Soil Tests Also Hint at Past Presence of Liquid Groundwater

Hubble device fails; shuttle launch delayed
A repair mission set for Oct. 14 is postponed after an instrument breaks on the aging space telescope.


Space heroes get a rapturous welcome

Europe's station resupply ship concludes mission
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: September 29, 2008
An historic chapter in Europe's space program came to a close Monday when Jules Verne, a human-rated supply ship for the international space station, completed its mission with a fiery suicidal plunge into Earth's atmosphere.

SpaceX 'Falcon 1' Marks New Era For Space Industry

Falcon 1 is carrying a simulated payload, a hexagonal aluminum alloy chamber that weighs 364 pounds and stands about 5 feet tall, designed specifically for the test mission.