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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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Atlantis rolls out to launch pad amidst storm warning
By: William Atkins
The important mission of the space shuttle Atlantis to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed over the past few days as Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna hit the Florida Coast. Now, Hurricane Ike and Tropical Storm Josephine threaten to cause further problems.
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By: William Atkins
The important mission of the space shuttle Atlantis to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed over the past few days as Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna hit the Florida Coast. Now, Hurricane Ike and Tropical Storm Josephine threaten to cause further problems.
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Student contest for futuristic NASA commercial supersonic airliner
By: William Atkins
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Thursday, September 4, 2008, a challenge to all U.S. high school and college students to “research and describe a small, supersonic airliner that could enter commercial service in the next decade.”
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By: William Atkins
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on Thursday, September 4, 2008, a challenge to all U.S. high school and college students to “research and describe a small, supersonic airliner that could enter commercial service in the next decade.”
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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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Digital pixs of Dead Sea Scrolls headed to Internet via NASA
By: William Atkins
Israeli scientists are preparing to digitally photograph thousands of fragments of the approximate one thousand separate documents of the Dead Sea Scrolls so they will be viewable on the Internet to the general public and available for scientific and religious study.
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By: William Atkins
Israeli scientists are preparing to digitally photograph thousands of fragments of the approximate one thousand separate documents of the Dead Sea Scrolls so they will be viewable on the Internet to the general public and available for scientific and religious study.
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NASA considers extension of shuttle to 2015
By: William Atkins
NASA administrator Michael Griffin has asked his troops to consider what it would take to extend the operational life of the U.S. space shuttle fleet out to 2015.
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By: William Atkins
NASA administrator Michael Griffin has asked his troops to consider what it would take to extend the operational life of the U.S. space shuttle fleet out to 2015.
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Worms in space: NASA confirms International Space Station infected
By: Davey Winder
NASA has confirmed that a laptop aboard the International Space Station has been infected with the W32.Gammima.AG worm, and admits this isn't the first time it has happened...
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By: Davey Winder
NASA has confirmed that a laptop aboard the International Space Station has been infected with the W32.Gammima.AG worm, and admits this isn't the first time it has happened...
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GLAST renamed Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
By: William Atkins
NASA announced in February 2008 that it was holding a contest to re-name its Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST. The new name—Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope—was announced by NASA in August 2008 to honor Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954).
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By: William Atkins
NASA announced in February 2008 that it was holding a contest to re-name its Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST. The new name—Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope—was announced by NASA in August 2008 to honor Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954).
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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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NASA reports rocket explosion on Wallops Island
By: William Atkins
A 53-foot rocket carrying two NASA experiments exploded 27 seconds after lift off on Friday morning, August 22, 2008, at its rocket launch site located on its Wallops Island Facility at the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
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By: William Atkins
A 53-foot rocket carrying two NASA experiments exploded 27 seconds after lift off on Friday morning, August 22, 2008, at its rocket launch site located on its Wallops Island Facility at the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
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August 20: First space pets come home and Voyager 2 launched
By: William Atkins
Did you know? … That on August 20, 1960, the U.S.S.R. returned—for the first time—two live dogs from space and that, on August 20, 1977, the U.S. launched the NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft, which is still providing important data over thirty years later while racing toward the edge of the solar system.
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By: William Atkins
Did you know? … That on August 20, 1960, the U.S.S.R. returned—for the first time—two live dogs from space and that, on August 20, 1977, the U.S. launched the NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft, which is still providing important data over thirty years later while racing toward the edge of the solar system.
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Computer program to combat astronaut depression could help people on Earth
By: William Atkins
NASA is seriously studying depression, psychological pressures, and interpersonal conflicts within its astronauts as the space agency gets ready to send long-duration manned missions to the Moon and Mars.
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By: William Atkins
NASA is seriously studying depression, psychological pressures, and interpersonal conflicts within its astronauts as the space agency gets ready to send long-duration manned missions to the Moon and Mars.
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Ares 1 rocket vibrations to be quelled with weights and shock absorbers
By: William Atkins
NASA announced on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 that it has worked out a solution to the excessive-vibration problem in its yet-to-be developed Ares 1 launch vehicle.
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By: William Atkins
NASA announced on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 that it has worked out a solution to the excessive-vibration problem in its yet-to-be developed Ares 1 launch vehicle.
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Launch of moon-exploring LRO delayed by military spaceplane
By: William Atkins
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), the first mission for NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration, will be delayed from December 2008 to February 2009 after its launch date is switched with an Air Force reusable unmanned experimental spaceplane.
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By: William Atkins
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), the first mission for NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration, will be delayed from December 2008 to February 2009 after its launch date is switched with an Air Force reusable unmanned experimental spaceplane.
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Smallest ever space image taken by Phoenix Mars Lander
By: William Atkins
NASA announced on August 15, 2008 that its Phoenix Mars Lander has imaged a single particle of Martian dust using its atomic force microscope at a “… higher magnification than anything ever seen from another world.”
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By: William Atkins
NASA announced on August 15, 2008 that its Phoenix Mars Lander has imaged a single particle of Martian dust using its atomic force microscope at a “… higher magnification than anything ever seen from another world.”
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SpaceX doesn’t mark the spot for NASA’s NanoSail-D spacecraft
By: William Atkins
The NASA NanoSail-D solar-powered spacecraft will not get a chance to test its four solar sails because, on August 2, 2008, the first and second stages of its launch vehicle, Falcon 1, failed to separate, and the payload did not achieve Earth orbit.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA NanoSail-D solar-powered spacecraft will not get a chance to test its four solar sails because, on August 2, 2008, the first and second stages of its launch vehicle, Falcon 1, failed to separate, and the payload did not achieve Earth orbit.
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Is Gary McKinnon an alien obsessed nerd or a NASA hacking mastermind?
By: Davey Winder
British citizen Gary McKinnon is either a master hacker who perpetrated the biggest US military computer hack of all time or a bumbling nerd obsessed with aliens. Whatever, the Americans want to throw him in jail and throw away the key. The European Court of Human Rights says they cannot have him, at least until the end of the month...
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By: Davey Winder
British citizen Gary McKinnon is either a master hacker who perpetrated the biggest US military computer hack of all time or a bumbling nerd obsessed with aliens. Whatever, the Americans want to throw him in jail and throw away the key. The European Court of Human Rights says they cannot have him, at least until the end of the month...
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