Astronaut
Jules Verne exits Space Station for destruct sequence
By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) "Jules Verne" departed the International Space Station on Friday, September 5, 2008, at 5:29 p.m. EDT (2129 GMT). In three weeks, it will be destroyed in a controlled descent into the Earth’s atmosphere.
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By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) "Jules Verne" departed the International Space Station on Friday, September 5, 2008, at 5:29 p.m. EDT (2129 GMT). In three weeks, it will be destroyed in a controlled descent into the Earth’s atmosphere.
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NASA adjusts 2008 launch schedule for last two shuttle missions
By: William Atkins
Because of weather problems caused by tropical storms and hurricanes, NASA is being forced to delay, by two days each, the final two space shuttle missions for 2008: STS-125 and STS-126.
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By: William Atkins
Because of weather problems caused by tropical storms and hurricanes, NASA is being forced to delay, by two days each, the final two space shuttle missions for 2008: STS-125 and STS-126.
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Former astronaut Steve MacLean new head of Canadian Space Agency
By: William Atkins
On Tuesday, September 2, 2008, Steven “Steve” Glenwood MacLean, a two-time space shuttle astronaut, was named as the new head of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
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By: William Atkins
On Tuesday, September 2, 2008, Steven “Steve” Glenwood MacLean, a two-time space shuttle astronaut, was named as the new head of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
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NASA announces Atlantis roll out to launch pad for Hubble mission
By: William Atkins
UPDATED: The Space Shuttle Atlantis will roll out of its Vehicle Assembly Building onSaturday, August 30, Tuesday, September 2, 2008, in preparation for its crew’s repair and service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, the fifth and final such mission for NASA to the space telescope.
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By: William Atkins
UPDATED: The Space Shuttle Atlantis will roll out of its Vehicle Assembly Building on
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Iran announces manned space program within ten years
By: William Atkins
The Iranian National Space Agency (ISA) intends to send Iranian astronauts into space within ten years. The announcement was made only days after Iran blasted a rocket into space as a test for its first domestically made satellite it hopes to launch sometime in the “near future.”
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By: William Atkins
The Iranian National Space Agency (ISA) intends to send Iranian astronauts into space within ten years. The announcement was made only days after Iran blasted a rocket into space as a test for its first domestically made satellite it hopes to launch sometime in the “near future.”
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18-year-old Hubble takes star pix of "pillars of creation"
By: William Atkins
In honor of its one-hundred-thousandth orbit around the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope was aimed toward a star cluster in the Tarantula nebula to record the remarkable birth of stars.
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By: William Atkins
In honor of its one-hundred-thousandth orbit around the Earth, the Hubble Space Telescope was aimed toward a star cluster in the Tarantula nebula to record the remarkable birth of stars.
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Space seeds sow science on Space Station
By: William Atkins
Native Australian plant seeds are orbiting in space onboard the International Space Station as part of an experiment to test the viability of storing seeds in space under weightless (freefall) conditions and in the presence of space radiation.
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By: William Atkins
Native Australian plant seeds are orbiting in space onboard the International Space Station as part of an experiment to test the viability of storing seeds in space under weightless (freefall) conditions and in the presence of space radiation.
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Watch discarded NASA tank zip across your night sky
By: William Atkins
NASA announced that the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS), a backup pressurization tank, which was thrown out of the International Space Station back in July 2007, has descended to an orbit so it is now easily visible to sky watchers here on Earth.
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By: William Atkins
NASA announced that the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS), a backup pressurization tank, which was thrown out of the International Space Station back in July 2007, has descended to an orbit so it is now easily visible to sky watchers here on Earth.
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Apollo 11 was flying to the Moon thirty-nine years ago
By: William Atkins
On July 18, 1969, 39 years ago, the three astronauts aboard the NASA Apollo 11 spacecraft were winging their way to the Moon for humankind's first manned landing on an extraterrestrial body. Their remarkable journey is recorded in an old NASA document with interesting names for their space vehicles.
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By: William Atkins
On July 18, 1969, 39 years ago, the three astronauts aboard the NASA Apollo 11 spacecraft were winging their way to the Moon for humankind's first manned landing on an extraterrestrial body. Their remarkable journey is recorded in an old NASA document with interesting names for their space vehicles.
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U.S. Space Adventures to charter entire Russian Soyuz mission to Space Station
By: William Atkins
In a momentous advancement for space tourism, the Russian Federal Space Agency (RSA) has joined forces with U.S. space broker company Space Adventures (SA) to send two wealthy space tourists to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in the second-half of 2011.
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By: William Atkins
In a momentous advancement for space tourism, the Russian Federal Space Agency (RSA) has joined forces with U.S. space broker company Space Adventures (SA) to send two wealthy space tourists to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in the second-half of 2011.
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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NASA says “Help Wanted: Astronauts” to Moon and ISS
By: William Atkins
NASA announces that it will be accepting applications for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class until July 1, 2008. This is one job where it pays to be spaced out! If you want to live out of this world, apply now!
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By: William Atkins
NASA announces that it will be accepting applications for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class until July 1, 2008. This is one job where it pays to be spaced out! If you want to live out of this world, apply now!
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Forty-year-old scoop helps future NASA exploration of Moon
By: William Atkins
A scoop on Surveyor 3, which landed on the Moon in 1967 and retrieved by Apollo 12 astronauts in 1969, is being used to help determine the best way for astronauts to dig in the lunar soil as NASA prepares to go back to the Moon.
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By: William Atkins
A scoop on Surveyor 3, which landed on the Moon in 1967 and retrieved by Apollo 12 astronauts in 1969, is being used to help determine the best way for astronauts to dig in the lunar soil as NASA prepares to go back to the Moon.
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Sally Ride makes history twenty-five years ago
By: William Atkins
On June 18, 1983, Sally Kristen Ride became the first American women in space as she flew onboard NASA’s space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-7.
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By: William Atkins
On June 18, 1983, Sally Kristen Ride became the first American women in space as she flew onboard NASA’s space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-7.
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Discovery performs de-orbit burn: heading home
By: William Atkins
At about 10:10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), the space shuttle Discovery performed a 2 minute, 35 second de-orbit maneuver that will take it out of orbit for its return to Earth. Discovery, with the STS-124 crew, touched down at 11:14 a.m. EDT.
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By: William Atkins
At about 10:10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), the space shuttle Discovery performed a 2 minute, 35 second de-orbit maneuver that will take it out of orbit for its return to Earth. Discovery, with the STS-124 crew, touched down at 11:14 a.m. EDT.
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Oceaneering ready to suit up in space
By: William Atkins
NASA announced on June 12, 2008, that Oceaneering has sewed up the contract to design and build the next-generation space suits. Astronauts will wear CSSS space suits in the new Constellation program that will take the United States back to the Moon for more lunar exploration.
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By: William Atkins
NASA announced on June 12, 2008, that Oceaneering has sewed up the contract to design and build the next-generation space suits. Astronauts will wear CSSS space suits in the new Constellation program that will take the United States back to the Moon for more lunar exploration.
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Third spacewalk contains “windshield wiper maneuver”
By: William Atkins
The third spacewalk for NASA astronauts Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan, as part of the STS-124 mission, will consist of a ride on the robotic arm by Garan over the top of the International Space Station as he carries a 550-pound replacement nitrogen tank.
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By: William Atkins
The third spacewalk for NASA astronauts Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan, as part of the STS-124 mission, will consist of a ride on the robotic arm by Garan over the top of the International Space Station as he carries a 550-pound replacement nitrogen tank.
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Kibo added to International Space Station
By: William Atkins
The first spacewalk by two members of the NASA STS-124 crew, with the help of astronauts inside of the Space Station, removed the Japanese Kibo pressurized module from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Discovery and secured it to the side of the International Space Station.
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By: William Atkins
The first spacewalk by two members of the NASA STS-124 crew, with the help of astronauts inside of the Space Station, removed the Japanese Kibo pressurized module from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Discovery and secured it to the side of the International Space Station.
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