NASA has decided to build two new launch systems - both of which will draw upon existing Space Shuttle hardware. One vehicle will be a cargo-only heavy lifter, the other will be used to launch the Crew Exploration Vehicle.

NASA Plans to Build Two New Shuttle-derived Launch Vehicles | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference

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] NASA officials have loosened the standards for what
] constitutes an acceptable risk of damage from the kind of
] debris that led to the disintegration of the shuttle
] Columbia as it was returning from space two years ago,
] internal documents show.

NASA Is Said to Loosen Risk Standards for Shuttle

] The first pictures revealing the surface of Saturn's
] moon, Titan, were shown from Europe's Huygens probe
] showing what look like drainage channels on the surface
] of what until today has been a planet totally hidden from
] view.

space.com is pretty hosed right now :P

Huygens Probe Returns First Images of Titan's Surface

] With food stores running low, the two astronauts living
] aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are cutting
] back their meal intake and awaiting a critical cargo
] delivery expected to arrive on Dec. 25.

It sounds like they will have to bail if there's any problem with the Progress launch.

ISS Crew Counts Calories as Food Supply Runs Low

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] Russia%u2019s spacecraft building corporation Energia has
] unveiled a life-size model of the new Russian space
] shuttle, the Itar-Tass news agency reports.

Russia Unveils Model of New Clipper Space Shuttle