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Fri Apr 18 12:07:23 CDT 2014

Good afternoon all,
 Will quickly say hi and wish those of you who celebrate...A Very Happy Easter....we are still waiting to see if today's launch will go, sure looks doubtful but with a commercial rocket, there is much more leeway than a gov't with all the restrictions....waiting for friends visiting from Norway to take them on KSC for a special Viewing...I will be doing a video conference with students in Qatar on Sunday, this will be interesting and not quite sure what to expect but it is always fun to try something new...we have to remember to always do our best, enjoy everything we do, live in the present, keep things in perspective, be thankful for the good in our lives, smile & have fun! Gabe

NASA Sets Preview Briefing, TV Schedule for Space Station Spacewalk<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDE3LjMxMzg5MTkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxNy4zMTM4OTE5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODYxNDc1JmVtYWlsaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/april/nasa-sets-preview-briefing-tv-schedule-for-space-station-spacewalk> Two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk in the coming week to replace a failed backup computer relay system on the space station's truss. The activity, designated U.S. EVA 26, will be broadcast live on NASA Television and previewed in a briefing at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston at 9:30 a.m. EDT Friday, April 18 (you can still see this on NASA TV)

<http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/april/nasa-completes-ladee-mission-with-planned-impact-on-moons-surface/index.html>

LADEE Mission Ends With Planned Lunar Impact
 <http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/april/nasa-completes-ladee-mission-with-planned-impact-on-moons-surface/index.html> LADEE Mission Overview | NASA<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ladee/mission-overview/>
Ground controllers at NASA's Ames Research Center, have confirmed the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft impacted the surface of the moon as planned Thursday night.
Launched in September 2013, LADEE began orbiting the moon Oct. 6 and gathering data Nov. 10. In March 2014, LADEE extended its mission following a successful 100-day primary science

Astronauts Pay a Visit to Surveyor 3<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDE3LjMxMzk5OTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxNy4zMTM5OTk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODYxNTU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.nasa.gov/content/astronauts-pay-a-visit-to-surveyor-3>

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On April 17, 1967, NASA's Surveyor 3 spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on a mission to the lunar surface. A little more than two years after it landed on the moon with the goal of paving the way for a future human mission, the Surveyor 3 spacecraft got a visit from Apollo 12 Commander Charles Conrad Jr. and astronaut Alan L. Bean, who snapped this photo on November 20, 1969. After Surveyor 1's initial studies of the lunar surface in 1966, Surveyor 3 made further inroads into preparations for human missions to the moon. Using a surface sampler to study the lunar soil, Surveyor 3 conducted experiments to see how the lunar surface would fare against the weight of an Apollo lunar module. The moon lander, which was the second of the Surveyor series to make a soft landing on the moon, also gathered information on the lunar soil's radar reflectivity and thermal properties in addition to transmitting more than 6,000 photographs of its surroundings. The Apollo 12 Lunar Module, visible in the background at right, landed about 600 feet from Surveyor 3 in the Ocean of Storms. The television camera and several other pieces were taken from Surveyor 3 and brought back to Earth for scientific examination. Here, Conrad examines the Surveyor's TV camera prior to detaching it. Astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr. remained with the Apollo 12 Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit while Conrad and Bean descended in the LM to explore the moon. > Apollo 12 and Surveyor 3 > Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Looks at Apollo 12, Surveyor 3 Landing Sites Image Credit: NASA

Cape Canaveral Launch Site Seen From the International Space Station<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDE4LjMxNDM0NDYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxOC4zMTQzNDQ2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODYxOTQxJmVtYWlsaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9Z2VvcmdlLmdhYnJpZWxsZS0xQGtzYy5uYXNhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.nasa.gov/content/cape-canaveral-launch-site-seen-from-the-international-space-station>

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NASA astronaut Steve Swanson captured this view of Cape Canaveral, Florida from the International Space Station, sharing it on Instagram on April 14, 2014. At Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, SpaceX is preparing to launch its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, loaded with nearly 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiment hardware, on its third commercial resupply mission to the space station. The SpaceX-3 launch is scheduled for Friday, April 18 at 3:25 p.m. EDT with an instantaneous launch window. The U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 40 percent chance of favorable conditions at launch time. A launch Friday will send Dragon on a course to rendezvous with the station Sunday morning. Commander Koichi Wakata and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio will capture the space freighter using the Canadarm2 robotic arm at 7:14 a.m. to set it up for its berthing to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module. The backup launch opportunity for the launch of SpaceX-3 is Saturday, April 19 at 3:02 p.m. > International Space Station on Instagram > SpaceX-3 Launch Blog Image Credit: NASA

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