The movie is loosely based on the early U.S. space program and Project Mercury. NASA officials want to confirm what they think is part of an Ariane 5 rocket booster that washed ashore on Mustang Island, but it was removed from the beach and county officials and the U.S. Coast Guard weren't sure Saturday where it had gone. Russia completed an experiment simulating a long-term space mission aboard the International Space Station on Sunday. Next Launch A Lockheed Martin Atlas 2AS is scheduled to launch a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Sept. 8 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Visit the Tracking Station for a full listing of upcoming launches.
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