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blog article on the anomaly.

blogs.nasa.gov/commercialresup

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Mission Control update from Bill Harwood:

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"Also, on the previous burns, sounds like (not understandable) erroneously stopped the burns. The Cygnus team thinks that the engines are still good, and so now it's just a matter of coming up with a new burn plan to try to still get (capture on) Tuesday. So they're still working on that. They probably won't have that by the time you go to sleep, so by the time you wake up, we'll know what the plan is."

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BREAKING From Bill Harwood of :

Something is wrong with the Northrop Grumman that launched earlier today on a from .

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Mission control just alerted the ISS crew to a possible issue with the Cygnus cargo ship: "Just to let you guys know, good comm with Cygnus, we're going to have solar array deploy in about an hour. The first two burns were not performed by Cygnus, so they're re-assessing what's the current state of the burn plan."

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George Whitesides is running for the House in SoCal's 27th district. He was CEO of Virgin Galactic, executive director of the National Space Society, and chief of staff during the administration.

latimes.com/california/story/2

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Good morning from the of .

Downer Day begins.

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From the Melbourne ... all but out of it. The hourly forecast on Weather.com still says sustained winds of 20 MPH starting midday, nothing worse through tomorrow.

On the Gulf side, though, could make landfall in the Panhandle as a Category 1.

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Totally unconfirmed but, according to multiple social media sources at today's convention in Las Vegas, Scott Grimes said that Season 4 should start filming sometime in early 2025. No official confirmation from Seth MacFarlane, , , or anyone else.

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We now officially have Tropical Storm . is still forecast to have minimal effects, about 2"-4" of rain with winds no higher than 20 MPH.

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From :

Three Lake County sheriff deputies shot in an ambush. One deputy is dead. Two suspects are deceased, a third is in custody.

Witness: "... this is a community with lots of guns, they are all hunters and farmers ..."

mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2

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As recently as June 24, campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon said she thought wasn't a battleground state. Dillon is now the campaign chair.

Florida has a reproductive rights initiative on the November ballot, which should juice the state turnout. But if the campaign chair think it's not worth it, then the opportunity is lost.

So far hasn't announced any Florida rallies in upcoming days, only in "battleground" states.(2/2)

politico.com/news/2024/06/25/f

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From ...

Is in play for the 2024 electoral college? I think so. The question is, does the DNC think so.

More ... (1/2)

youtube.com/watch?v=TLYj90cnvy

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says there's a candidate debate September 4 on . says she never agreed to it, expects him to hold to his commitment to the September 10 debate.

I think she should counter with an offer to debate on with Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid the moderators. 🤣

cnn.com/2024/08/03/politics/ka

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Around the corner from our house in Central.

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What may become shifted west overnight, less of a concern for for now. Still forecast as no more than a tropical storm.

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What might have been ... Orbiter Enterprise at Pad 39A for fitting tests.

Enterprise originally was to have a refit into a full-fledged orbiter, but NASA decided instead to upgrade a spare airframe into Challenger.

These are the voyages ...

youtube.com/watch?v=VhWjx3hYht

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on what soon may be Tropical Storm . Much uncertainty as it passes over Cuba.

floridatoday.com/story/news/hu

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held a telecon this afternoon to discuss tomorrow's scheduled Cygnus commercial cargo flight to (weather permitting).

They used the briefing to debunk the rumors swirling about the crew having to return on a crew .

The recent study was in case Tracy Dyson (who launched on ) had to come home on Dragon. NASA is *not* sending Dragon suits to the astronauts on tomorrow's flight. They'd need the suits to come home on Dragon.

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From : Parts of are now under tropical storm warning in anticipation of .

cnn.com/2024/08/02/weather/flo

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From :

Top officials shut down an investigation into an alleged $10 million bribe of Trump by the government.

wapo.st/3SxAkvO

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From :

campaign has added 14,500 new volunteers in , the most of any state.

If there's a surprise in November, I think it will be Florida. We have a reproductive choice initiative on the ballot, which will drive pro-choice turnout. should help with black turnout, women in particular. If she takes Florida, it's game over in the electoral college.

mynews13.com/fl/orlando/politi

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