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White House commission says: Redo Ares, Keep Space Station!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-23 09:18:01
For many months members of the Augustine Commission have been studying the various options available to the United States with respect to its NASA manned space program. Among its conclusions is that under the current NASA budget, the U.S. space agency will not be able to complete its future goals on a timely basis.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-23 09:18:01
For many months members of the Augustine Commission have been studying the various options available to the United States with respect to its NASA manned space program. Among its conclusions is that under the current NASA budget, the U.S. space agency will not be able to complete its future goals on a timely basis.
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Space station crew says 'Konnichiwa' to first Japanese cargo ship
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-20 08:42:31
The H-2 Transfer Vehicle 1 (HTV-1), the first Japanese cargo ship to the International Space Station, arrived at 3:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 1947 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), on Thursday, September 17, 2009, with a appreciative 'hello' from the ISS crew.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-20 08:42:31
The H-2 Transfer Vehicle 1 (HTV-1), the first Japanese cargo ship to the International Space Station, arrived at 3:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 1947 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), on Thursday, September 17, 2009, with a appreciative 'hello' from the ISS crew.
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Bangladesh papers confirm truth: Apollo did land on Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-07 09:16:20
After years of conspiracy theories trying to convince people that the U.S. government faked the Moon landings, two Bangladeshi newspapers confirm indirectly that, indeed, the United States did land on the Moon in July 1969.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-09-07 09:16:20
After years of conspiracy theories trying to convince people that the U.S. government faked the Moon landings, two Bangladeshi newspapers confirm indirectly that, indeed, the United States did land on the Moon in July 1969.
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STS-128 liftoff early Tuesday morning with COLBERT
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-24 08:50:57
With the space shuttle Discovery packed full of a treadmill named COLBERT and a canister called Leonardo, the NASA STS-128 mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to lift off very early Tuesday morning from the Kennedy Space Center; that is, if the weather holds.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-24 08:50:57
With the space shuttle Discovery packed full of a treadmill named COLBERT and a canister called Leonardo, the NASA STS-128 mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to lift off very early Tuesday morning from the Kennedy Space Center; that is, if the weather holds.
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NASA plays back 40-year old Apollo 11 Moon landing
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-15 07:51:40
The U.S. space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will observe the fortieth anniversary of the historic first human landing on the Moon when it plays the entire audio from the Apollo 11 mission at the exact time and date it was broadcast in 1969. This time, however, it will be streamed on the Internet.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-15 07:51:40
The U.S. space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will observe the fortieth anniversary of the historic first human landing on the Moon when it plays the entire audio from the Apollo 11 mission at the exact time and date it was broadcast in 1969. This time, however, it will be streamed on the Internet.
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Watch re-creation of Apollo 11 Moon landing
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-13 07:18:56
The Kennedy Presidential Library will begin coverage of the first Moon landing by the NASA Apollo 11 mission on Thursday, July 16, 2009, forty years after Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins were launched into space with their Saturn V rocket. It’s all on WeChooseTheMoon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-13 07:18:56
The Kennedy Presidential Library will begin coverage of the first Moon landing by the NASA Apollo 11 mission on Thursday, July 16, 2009, forty years after Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins were launched into space with their Saturn V rocket. It’s all on WeChooseTheMoon.
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NASA delays next shuttle mission at least 4 days
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-13 08:43:22
Because of a leaky hydrogen vent system, NASA mission managers were forced to postpone the liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour and its STS-127 crew.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-13 08:43:22
Because of a leaky hydrogen vent system, NASA mission managers were forced to postpone the liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour and its STS-127 crew.
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Endeavour, STS-127: GO for space launch
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-04 07:06:25
On Wednesday, June 3, 2009, NASA gave the official “thumb’s up” for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour and its STS-127 crew to the International Space Station. It’s another assembly mission as NASA steadily makes progress for the completion of the Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-04 07:06:25
On Wednesday, June 3, 2009, NASA gave the official “thumb’s up” for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour and its STS-127 crew to the International Space Station. It’s another assembly mission as NASA steadily makes progress for the completion of the Station.
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STS-125 delayed until Sunday, NASA gets new boss
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-23 09:54:11
NASA announced on Saturday, May 23, 2009 that space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-125 crew will try to land at the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday after weather stopped any Saturday tries. That same day, the White House announced that President Barack Obama will name former NASA astronaut Charles Bolden to head the U.S. space agency.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-23 09:54:11
NASA announced on Saturday, May 23, 2009 that space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-125 crew will try to land at the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday after weather stopped any Saturday tries. That same day, the White House announced that President Barack Obama will name former NASA astronaut Charles Bolden to head the U.S. space agency.
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NASA delays return of STS-125: Bad weather
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-22 08:55:20
Because of a storm front lingering over Florida, NASA has delayed the landing of the space shuttle Atlantis crew after successfully repairing and servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. Let's try again on Saturday, May 23, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-22 08:55:20
Because of a storm front lingering over Florida, NASA has delayed the landing of the space shuttle Atlantis crew after successfully repairing and servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. Let's try again on Saturday, May 23, 2009.
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New European astronauts unveiled
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-20 20:01:46
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the latest recruits to the European Astronaut Corps. Just six of the 8413 applicants were selected.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-20 20:01:46
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the latest recruits to the European Astronaut Corps. Just six of the 8413 applicants were selected.
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Follow STS-125 crew as they service Hubble
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-12 08:25:27
With a successful launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on May 11, 2009, the seven astronauts of the STS-125 mission will be involved in five complicated and needless-to-say dangerous spacewalks to repair and service the Hubble Space Telescope. Follow the complete mission from several NASA and NASA-related Web sites.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-12 08:25:27
With a successful launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on May 11, 2009, the seven astronauts of the STS-125 mission will be involved in five complicated and needless-to-say dangerous spacewalks to repair and service the Hubble Space Telescope. Follow the complete mission from several NASA and NASA-related Web sites.
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Hubble repair mission to be on IMAX 3-D
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-05 07:58:34
NASA announced on May 4, 2009 that its STS-125 mission to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope will be filmed by IMAX Corporation and Warner Brothers Pictures for a three-dimensional film called Hubble 3D.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-05 07:58:34
NASA announced on May 4, 2009 that its STS-125 mission to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope will be filmed by IMAX Corporation and Warner Brothers Pictures for a three-dimensional film called Hubble 3D.
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Nothing international about Space Station when using the toilet
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2009-04-16 10:16:32
According to Gennady Padalka, the current commander of the International Space Station, various politicians and bureaucrats are making Russian crewmembers use their own bathrooms, foods, and exercise equipment. What's next, pay toilets in space?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2009-04-16 10:16:32
According to Gennady Padalka, the current commander of the International Space Station, various politicians and bureaucrats are making Russian crewmembers use their own bathrooms, foods, and exercise equipment. What's next, pay toilets in space?
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NASA astronaut to appear on The Colbert Report
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-11 08:57:24
U.S. astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams will appear on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” to make an announcement on the naming of the Node 3 module on the International Space Station. Will it be a surprising announcement or not? Find out on April 14th!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-11 08:57:24
U.S. astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams will appear on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” to make an announcement on the naming of the Node 3 module on the International Space Station. Will it be a surprising announcement or not? Find out on April 14th!
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25 years of satellite repair: Solar Max to Hubble
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-06 09:56:30
With the STS-125 mission about to take off to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, it was just about 25 years ago when NASA’s STS-41C shuttle mission took off for the first orbital satellite repair mission about the Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-06 09:56:30
With the STS-125 mission about to take off to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, it was just about 25 years ago when NASA’s STS-41C shuttle mission took off for the first orbital satellite repair mission about the Earth.
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Russian commander brings in Soyuz after autopilot fails
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-28 10:52:50
On Saturday, March 28, 2009, Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka abruptly took the manual controls of his Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft during the last stage of docking to the Space Station when the automatic docking system failed.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-28 10:52:50
On Saturday, March 28, 2009, Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka abruptly took the manual controls of his Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft during the last stage of docking to the Space Station when the automatic docking system failed.
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NASA celebrates Apollo's 40th Anniversary to Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-27 10:44:13
With July 20, 2009 fast approaching, NASA announces it will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the first Moon landing by the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and the entire Apollo Program by the United States of America.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-27 10:44:13
With July 20, 2009 fast approaching, NASA announces it will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the first Moon landing by the Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and the entire Apollo Program by the United States of America.
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Astronauts test themselves for space cooties
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-21 10:15:13
Two of the STS-119 astronauts onboard the International Space Station tested themselves for possible biological contamination before taking a spacewalk in what NASA calls the "first-ever test of planetary protection technology."
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-21 10:15:13
Two of the STS-119 astronauts onboard the International Space Station tested themselves for possible biological contamination before taking a spacewalk in what NASA calls the "first-ever test of planetary protection technology."
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Space Station set to accordion last of solar wings
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-20 09:20:07
On Friday, March 20, 2009 (U.S. time), the astronauts of the International Space Station and the space shuttle Discovery (mission STS-119) will expand (unfurl) the fourth set of solar panels by remote control like an accordion. The process will be shown live on NASA TV.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-20 09:20:07
On Friday, March 20, 2009 (U.S. time), the astronauts of the International Space Station and the space shuttle Discovery (mission STS-119) will expand (unfurl) the fourth set of solar panels by remote control like an accordion. The process will be shown live on NASA TV.
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