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STS-129 Shuttle mission
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully launched on Monday, November 16th at 19:28 UTC. Landing is currently targeted for Friday, November 27th at approximately 14:45 UTC (9:45am EST, 8:45am CST) at the Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida. Read about SMG's operational support in our STS-129 Pre-Mission summary.

Ares 1-X Launch is Imaged by GOES-East Weather Satellite
The GOES-East weather satellite imaged the successful launch of the Ares 1-X demonstration rocket. See the launch plume image from 1530 UTC (launch time).

SMG Supports the Ares 1-X Launch on October 28
Read about SMG support to the Ares 1-X demonstration flight in our Ares 1-X pre-mission summary

Successful landing of STS-128
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California at 7:54PM CDT on September 11, 2009 (00:54 UTC on the 12th). Read all about our operational support in our STS-128 Post-mission summary.

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