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Fay Closes Kennedy Space Center

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008, at 10:28 AM
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Hurricane Fay on Monday morning, August 18 between Cuba and Florida.

Tropical storm Fay has closed America's space port, Kennedy Space Center, today (Tuesday, August 19), with only about 200 emergency employees staying on the site. The storm hit the coast of Southwest Florida this morning and should affect the space center this afternoon. The 3 space shuttles are safely tucked away in buildings. Launches coming up are Atlantis (STS-125), to launch 12:34 AM on October 7 to make the final maintenance run to the Hubble Space Telescope, and Endeavour (STS-126), to launch 8:31 PM on November 10 to the International Space Station.

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Kenneth Renshaw NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador/Saturn Observation Campaign Kenneth is one of 494 volunteer educators and astronomers who donate their time to educate America's youth, and the general public, about astronomy and the U.S. space program. Organized in 1999 by NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab,it focuses on spacecraft built by the JPL such as Voyager, Mars Rover, Galileo, Cassini as well as the Hubble Space Telescope. Renshaw is one of four ambassadors in Arkansas, and makes presentations to all age and experience groups from pre-school to university science level. His official NASA website it www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/profiles/Kenneth_Renshaw.htm His email address is renshaw@newwavecomm.net

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