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 Delta 2 rocket launch - A Delta 2 rocket lifts off with an international oceanography satellite.
ESA's lifting body - Europe's re-entry demonstrator should be approved soon for blastoff in late 2013.
Crew arrives at ISS - Next space station crew docks to orbiting complex in Soyuz capsule.
Voyager finds bubbles - The Voyager spacecraft has discovered signs of giant magnetic bubbles at the solar system's outer edge.
Rosetta goes to sleep - ESA's Rosetta comet-chasing spacecraft goes into hibernation.
Shuttle photo op - Spectacular photos of shuttle Endeavour docked to the space station.
Sea Launch update - Two missions are planned this year by Sea Launch from the Pacific Ocean and Kazakhstan.
Fresh crew launched - Reinforcements for the space station crew blast off on a Soyuz rocket.
Picking a destination - NASA will decide this summer where its next Mars rover will land.
Spirit's last images - A collection of the final photos returned from NASA's Spirit rover on Mars.
Atlantis on deck - Beautiful photos of shuttle Atlantis at sunrise on the launch pad.
Endeavour home - Concluding a 16-day mission, Endeavour returns to Earth for the final time.
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Rosetta comet probe beams back views of home planet
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: November 16, 2009
Europe's Rosetta spacecraft flew by Earth last week, receiving a gravity assist and capturing rare images of the planet's dynamic atmosphere and city lights across North America.
See Spaceflight Now's full story on the objectives of Rosetta's flyby.
Rosetta's OSIRIS camera captured this picture of a crescent Earth at a range of 217,000 miles at 2228 GMT on Nov. 12. This image shows parts of South America and Antarctica. Credit: ESA Copyright 2009 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
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This image of an anticyclone over the South Pacific was taken Nov. 13 at 0548 GMT by Rosetta's OSIRIS narrow-angle camera. Credit: ESA Copyright 2009 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
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Cities in North America are shown in this image taken at 0444 GMT on Nov. 13. Lights from Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Atlanta, Detroit and other cities are visible. Cities such as New York and Washington are blanketed under cloud cover. Credit: ESA Copyright 2009 MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
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As Rosetta flew away from Earth, the probe's navigation camera took this picture the Americas at 1403 GMT on Nov. 13. The Gulf of Mexico is near the center of the image, which also shows the swirling remnants of Hurricane Ida off the east coast of the United States. Credit: ESA
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