items tagged with NASA
NASA establishes 3 national hypersonic science centers
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-06 10:29:16
NASA and the U.S. Air force have designated three organizations in California, Texas, and Virginia to advance research in air-breathing propulsion materials and structures for aircraft that travel five times the speed of sound (Mach 5) or faster.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-06 10:29:16
NASA and the U.S. Air force have designated three organizations in California, Texas, and Virginia to advance research in air-breathing propulsion materials and structures for aircraft that travel five times the speed of sound (Mach 5) or faster.
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NASA hosts March Madness of Space Missions
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-06 09:56:21
The U.S. space agency NASA is paralleling the college basketball tournament in March with its own space competition called NASA’s 2009 Mission Madness tournament, which has various missions competing against each other to decide the Greatest Mission of Space Exploration.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-06 09:56:21
The U.S. space agency NASA is paralleling the college basketball tournament in March with its own space competition called NASA’s 2009 Mission Madness tournament, which has various missions competing against each other to decide the Greatest Mission of Space Exploration.
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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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Let’s look back 50 years: Pioneer 4 goes to Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-01 09:13:16
On March 3, 1959, Pioneer 4 was launched by NASA to become the first successful U.S. mission to the Moon. The little 6.1 kilogram space probe flew by the Moon to become the first U.S. craft to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-01 09:13:16
On March 3, 1959, Pioneer 4 was launched by NASA to become the first successful U.S. mission to the Moon. The little 6.1 kilogram space probe flew by the Moon to become the first U.S. craft to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth.
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Reset countdown clock: Kepler Telescope to launch 1 day late
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-27 14:40:32
NASA announced on Thursday, February 26, 2009, that its Kepler Space Telescope will launch no earlier than Friday, March 6, one day later than originally scheduled, to double-check common hardware carried by Kepler’s rocket and the Taurus XL rocket that carried the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, which crashed after its launch.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-27 14:40:32
NASA announced on Thursday, February 26, 2009, that its Kepler Space Telescope will launch no earlier than Friday, March 6, one day later than originally scheduled, to double-check common hardware carried by Kepler’s rocket and the Taurus XL rocket that carried the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, which crashed after its launch.
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STS-119 launch now March 12, but with continuing valve concerns
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-26 09:07:27
NASA mission managers have announced that the STS-119 trip to the International Space Station is now 'targeted' for a lift-off on March 12, 2009. Engineers at the Kennedy Space Center are still troubleshooting a problem with the Flow Control Valves (FCVs), which may further delay the flight.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-26 09:07:27
NASA mission managers have announced that the STS-119 trip to the International Space Station is now 'targeted' for a lift-off on March 12, 2009. Engineers at the Kennedy Space Center are still troubleshooting a problem with the Flow Control Valves (FCVs), which may further delay the flight.
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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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Public asked to name Node 3 module on Space Station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-21 08:44:32
NASA is asking the public to name the next module to be attached to the International Space Station. Now called Node 3, the work-station module and cupola will include seven windows for out-of-this-world views of Earth and outer space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-21 08:44:32
NASA is asking the public to name the next module to be attached to the International Space Station. Now called Node 3, the work-station module and cupola will include seven windows for out-of-this-world views of Earth and outer space.
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NASA's Fermi sees largest gamma-ray burst
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-20 13:14:07
NASA reported on February 19, 2009 that its Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope saw the first gamma-ray burst ever seen in high resolution. But, the big news is that the GRB is the largest ever recorded, having the "greatest total energy, the fastest motions and the highest energy initial emissions ever seen."
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-20 13:14:07
NASA reported on February 19, 2009 that its Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope saw the first gamma-ray burst ever seen in high resolution. But, the big news is that the GRB is the largest ever recorded, having the "greatest total energy, the fastest motions and the highest energy initial emissions ever seen."
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Got carbon? NASA to launch Orbiting Carbon Observatory
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-20 09:31:17
On February 24, 2009, NASA is set to launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO), the first NASA spacecraft whose sole mission (and, it's an important one) is to study atmospheric carbon dioxide, an important greenhouse gas contained within our global climate.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-20 09:31:17
On February 24, 2009, NASA is set to launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO), the first NASA spacecraft whose sole mission (and, it's an important one) is to study atmospheric carbon dioxide, an important greenhouse gas contained within our global climate.
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First on Feb. 20, 1962: John Glenn orbits Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-17 17:39:41
On the first attempt by the United States to orbit a human around the Earth, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to be successfully placed in Earth orbit. The date was February 20, 1962, and Glenn was piloting his spacecraft called Friendship 7.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-17 17:39:41
On the first attempt by the United States to orbit a human around the Earth, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to be successfully placed in Earth orbit. The date was February 20, 1962, and Glenn was piloting his spacecraft called Friendship 7.
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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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Space highway crowded: Two major satellites collide
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-13 10:42:52
On Tuesday, February 10, 2009, the Russian Kosmos 2251 satellite and the U.S. Iridium 33 satellite collided with each other about 790 kilometers (490 miles) above the surface of the Earth. The Secure Earth Foundation is calling for the establishment of a civil space traffic control system to prevent such problems in the future.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-13 10:42:52
On Tuesday, February 10, 2009, the Russian Kosmos 2251 satellite and the U.S. Iridium 33 satellite collided with each other about 790 kilometers (490 miles) above the surface of the Earth. The Secure Earth Foundation is calling for the establishment of a civil space traffic control system to prevent such problems in the future.
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NASA STS-119 mission delayed at least one week
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-03 19:35:02
NASA announced on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 that its next assembly mission to the International Space Station will be delayed at least one week in order to check out iffy control valves on space shuttle Discovery, the NASA orbiter that will take its STS-119 crew up into space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-03 19:35:02
NASA announced on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 that its next assembly mission to the International Space Station will be delayed at least one week in order to check out iffy control valves on space shuttle Discovery, the NASA orbiter that will take its STS-119 crew up into space.
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Google, NASA add planet Mars to Google Earth 5.0
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-02 17:48:16
On Monday, February 2, 2009, NASA announced its collaboration with Google to bring a high-resolution, three-dimensional view of Mars. The Google Earth 5.0 will provide maps of the Red Planet so you can explore the planet just like NASA robots on its surface and NASA spacecraft orbiting above.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-02 17:48:16
On Monday, February 2, 2009, NASA announced its collaboration with Google to bring a high-resolution, three-dimensional view of Mars. The Google Earth 5.0 will provide maps of the Red Planet so you can explore the planet just like NASA robots on its surface and NASA spacecraft orbiting above.
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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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Space firsts on February 3, 1966: Luna 9 and ESSA-1
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-01 12:11:12
On February 3, 1966 the Soviet Union’s Luna 9 spacecraft made the first successful soft landing on the Moon, and the United States launched its first operational weather satellite ESSA-1. Both were instrumental in the continuing exploration of outer space by both countries, and now, forty-three years later, by many countries on Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-01 12:11:12
On February 3, 1966 the Soviet Union’s Luna 9 spacecraft made the first successful soft landing on the Moon, and the United States launched its first operational weather satellite ESSA-1. Both were instrumental in the continuing exploration of outer space by both countries, and now, forty-three years later, by many countries on Earth.
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Elderly Spirit rover may have dementia on Mars
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-01 11:10:40
Beginning on January 24, 2009, NASA scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory became worried when the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spirit began having problems recording its Martian activities onto its memory as it and its sister rover Opportunity continue to explore the planet's surface.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-01 11:10:40
Beginning on January 24, 2009, NASA scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory became worried when the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spirit began having problems recording its Martian activities onto its memory as it and its sister rover Opportunity continue to explore the planet's surface.
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Frizions: Painting a polarizing image of ice
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-01 10:13:11
NASA astrophysicist Peter Wasilewski studies the magnetic properties of meteorites and Moon and Earth rocks. However, after work he switches from rocks to ice, where he becomes a Frizion artist. A Frizion is an image of ice that is taken with polarizing light. Wasilewski calls it "Painting with light on a canvas of ice."
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-01 10:13:11
NASA astrophysicist Peter Wasilewski studies the magnetic properties of meteorites and Moon and Earth rocks. However, after work he switches from rocks to ice, where he becomes a Frizion artist. A Frizion is an image of ice that is taken with polarizing light. Wasilewski calls it "Painting with light on a canvas of ice."
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NASA 360 explores high-tech ideas so we can understand them
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-29 12:22:15
The website "NASA 360 Vodcasts" discusses the TV show "NASA 360," which "... examines NASA's past, present and future to show how NASA has improved life on Earth. How is NASA helping develop and inspire technological innovation? Watch, and we'll tell you!"
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-29 12:22:15
The website "NASA 360 Vodcasts" discusses the TV show "NASA 360," which "... examines NASA's past, present and future to show how NASA has improved life on Earth. How is NASA helping develop and inspire technological innovation? Watch, and we'll tell you!"
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