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STS-129 lifts off through a beautiful sky in Florida
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-16 13:40:54
The space shuttle Atlantis and its NASA astronauts lifted off at 2:28 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Monday, November 16, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-16 13:40:54
The space shuttle Atlantis and its NASA astronauts lifted off at 2:28 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Monday, November 16, 2009.
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November 16, 2009 looks good for next shuttle launch
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-14 08:11:19
NASA is hoping for clear sailing on Monday as its space shuttle Atlantis crew prepares to launch for its mission delivering and installing spare parts to the International Space Station. The weather forecast predicts a 90% chance for acceptable launch conditions.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-14 08:11:19
NASA is hoping for clear sailing on Monday as its space shuttle Atlantis crew prepares to launch for its mission delivering and installing spare parts to the International Space Station. The weather forecast predicts a 90% chance for acceptable launch conditions.
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NASA launches Discovery shuttle; stops Ares 1 countdown
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-29 08:43:30
The space shuttle Discovery lifted off from Florida at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Friday, August 28, 2009, for its journey to the International Space Station. However, the first complete test firing of the new Ares 1 rocket was canceled after a power unit failed with only 20 seconds left in the countdown.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-29 08:43:30
The space shuttle Discovery lifted off from Florida at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Friday, August 28, 2009, for its journey to the International Space Station. However, the first complete test firing of the new Ares 1 rocket was canceled after a power unit failed with only 20 seconds left in the countdown.
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STS-128 delayed again: Valve problem
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-26 07:45:26
The Wednesday, August 26, 2009 launch of the space shuttle Discovery was scrubbed again, but this time because of a suspect valve in the main propulsion system. The scheduled launch date is now set for Friday, August 28, 2009, if repairs can be made in the meantime.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-26 07:45:26
The Wednesday, August 26, 2009 launch of the space shuttle Discovery was scrubbed again, but this time because of a suspect valve in the main propulsion system. The scheduled launch date is now set for Friday, August 28, 2009, if repairs can be made in the meantime.
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NASA busy with STS-127 and Apollo 11
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-16 08:41:19
It's a busy week for NASA as they launch the space shuttle Endeavour (STS-127) to the International Space Station and celebrate the fortieth anniversary of its first mission (Apollo 11) to land astronauts on the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-16 08:41:19
It's a busy week for NASA as they launch the space shuttle Endeavour (STS-127) to the International Space Station and celebrate the fortieth anniversary of its first mission (Apollo 11) to land astronauts on the Moon.
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NASA: Ares takes over Shuttle launch pad 39B
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-02 08:22:41
NASA announced on May 31, 2009, that its Launch Pad 39B at Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, has been transferred from the Shuttle Program to the new Constellation Program. Pad 39B will be readied for the first flight test of its new Ares I rocket, now scheduled for August 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-06-02 08:22:41
NASA announced on May 31, 2009, that its Launch Pad 39B at Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, has been transferred from the Shuttle Program to the new Constellation Program. Pad 39B will be readied for the first flight test of its new Ares I rocket, now scheduled for August 2009.
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Weather too "dynamic," STS-125 Atlantis to land in California
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-24 09:16:37
With the weather too iffy in Florida, mission controllers at the NASA Johnson Space Center announced that the space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-125 crew will be landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Sunday, May 24, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-24 09:16:37
With the weather too iffy in Florida, mission controllers at the NASA Johnson Space Center announced that the space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-125 crew will be landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Sunday, May 24, 2009.
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U.S. authorizes $2.5B for 2011 shuttle operations
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-30 08:30:07
If NASA’s space shuttle fleet needs one more year to finish the International Space Station, leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have agreed to provide $2.5 billion to NASA for the one-year extension of the program.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-30 08:30:07
If NASA’s space shuttle fleet needs one more year to finish the International Space Station, leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have agreed to provide $2.5 billion to NASA for the one-year extension of the program.
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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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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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Obama announces Shuttle ends and Orion begins in 2010
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-01 11:16:30
A new manned space era is now quickly in the official transition stage for NASA as new U.S. president Barack Obama announced that the old Space Shuttle fleet will definitely be retired in 2010 so the development of the new Orion capsule fleet can move forward in the most efficient way possible.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-01 11:16:30
A new manned space era is now quickly in the official transition stage for NASA as new U.S. president Barack Obama announced that the old Space Shuttle fleet will definitely be retired in 2010 so the development of the new Orion capsule fleet can move forward in the most efficient way possible.
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More valve concerns: NASA's STS-119 delayed further
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-21 09:21:32
On February 20, 2009, NASA announced that STS-119 mission managers remain concerned with the readiness of space shuttle Discovery to fly. Additional tests on its flow control valves are necessary before it delivers the S6 truss segment to the Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-21 09:21:32
On February 20, 2009, NASA announced that STS-119 mission managers remain concerned with the readiness of space shuttle Discovery to fly. Additional tests on its flow control valves are necessary before it delivers the S6 truss segment to the Space Station.
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NASA's STS-119 rescheduled for Feb. 27
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-14 08:56:34
NASA officials have delayed the space shuttle Discovery launch from February 22 to 27 because they are still concerned with the shuttle’s fuel tank pressurization values. The mission is important to NASA and the world space community because its astronauts will install the last set of solar panels to complete the power grid for the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-14 08:56:34
NASA officials have delayed the space shuttle Discovery launch from February 22 to 27 because they are still concerned with the shuttle’s fuel tank pressurization values. The mission is important to NASA and the world space community because its astronauts will install the last set of solar panels to complete the power grid for the International Space Station.
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NASA readies STS-119 for power boost to Space Station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-02 10:44:59
The Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew are preparing for their assembly mission to the International Space Station, where they will assemble the fourth starboard Integrated Truss Segment, along with a fourth set of solar arrays. The final solar array will boost the power generated on the ISS so that six crewmembers can now live onboard.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-02 10:44:59
The Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew are preparing for their assembly mission to the International Space Station, where they will assemble the fourth starboard Integrated Truss Segment, along with a fourth set of solar arrays. The final solar array will boost the power generated on the ISS so that six crewmembers can now live onboard.
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Orbiting NASA tool bag seen with binoculars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-13 12:30:45
You can see the NASA tool bag that astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper dropped into an orbit about Earth, just like the people did at the Toolbag Sighting Party in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico on January 12, 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-13 12:30:45
You can see the NASA tool bag that astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper dropped into an orbit about Earth, just like the people did at the Toolbag Sighting Party in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico on January 12, 2009.
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U.S. civilian, military space programs may work together
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-05 07:27:02
According to the President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, it is possible that the United States may link together its civilian space program, headed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and its military space program, headed by the Department of Defense (DOD).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-05 07:27:02
According to the President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, it is possible that the United States may link together its civilian space program, headed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and its military space program, headed by the Department of Defense (DOD).
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NASA furthers space commercialization with OSC, SpaceX
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-24 11:27:02
NASA announced on Tuesday, December 23, 2008, that it has awarded two contacts for twenty commercial flights to re-supply cargo to the International Space Station. NASA is preparing for the future of the U.S. space program with the help of the private space sector.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-24 11:27:02
NASA announced on Tuesday, December 23, 2008, that it has awarded two contacts for twenty commercial flights to re-supply cargo to the International Space Station. NASA is preparing for the future of the U.S. space program with the help of the private space sector.
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NASA looking for place to retire space shuttles
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-18 08:40:34
Do you know of a good location to publicly display one of the space shuttle orbiters or one of their main engines? NASA is looking for a few good places after the Space Transportation System (STS) program ends.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-18 08:40:34
Do you know of a good location to publicly display one of the space shuttle orbiters or one of their main engines? NASA is looking for a few good places after the Space Transportation System (STS) program ends.
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Hubble to greet visiting astronauts in May 2009
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-05 08:58:21
NASA announced that the launch date for the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission is May 12, 2009. The STS-125 mission will involve a seven-person crew onboard the space shuttle Atlantis.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-05 08:58:21
NASA announced that the launch date for the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission is May 12, 2009. The STS-125 mission will involve a seven-person crew onboard the space shuttle Atlantis.
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Endeavour, STS-126 crew lands on temp California runway
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-30 16:26:20
Because of bad weather in Florida, the STS-126 crew of the space shuttle Endeavour landed at its backup landing location at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-30 16:26:20
Because of bad weather in Florida, the STS-126 crew of the space shuttle Endeavour landed at its backup landing location at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California.
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