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Friday 06.22.07: NASA controllers call off first Atlantis landing, three later tries
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-22 12:16:00
Orbit #218 saw NASA controllers wave off the de-orbit burn of Atlantis after it was deemed impossible to land due to rainy weather in Florida. A second attempt to land in Florida will be made on Orbit #219. If unsuccessful, three attempts are possible at Edwards Air Force Base on Orbits #219, #220, and #221.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-22 12:16:00
Orbit #218 saw NASA controllers wave off the de-orbit burn of Atlantis after it was deemed impossible to land due to rainy weather in Florida. A second attempt to land in Florida will be made on Orbit #219. If unsuccessful, three attempts are possible at Edwards Air Force Base on Orbits #219, #220, and #221.
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Shuttle landing delays thanks to 20th century technology
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-22 05:20:23
As the Atlantis awaits calm weather and clearance by NASA to land, hopefully on Friday but possibly on Saturday or even Sunday, the gap between reality and sci-fi is all too evident.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-22 05:20:23
As the Atlantis awaits calm weather and clearance by NASA to land, hopefully on Friday but possibly on Saturday or even Sunday, the gap between reality and sci-fi is all too evident.
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Future Nokia phones may double as lightning detectors
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-05-24 17:23:51
Your mobile phone is already a music player, a camera, a games console and an Internet access device, so why not make it a lightning detector too? That's the plan set out in a Nokia patent application.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-05-24 17:23:51
Your mobile phone is already a music player, a camera, a games console and an Internet access device, so why not make it a lightning detector too? That's the plan set out in a Nokia patent application.
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Weather forecasting while you fly
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-05-09 15:31:14
The Boeing Company has filed a patent application so that aircraft could contain weather-sensing devices to collect real-time weather forecasting data as they fly around the world.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-05-09 15:31:14
The Boeing Company has filed a patent application so that aircraft could contain weather-sensing devices to collect real-time weather forecasting data as they fly around the world.
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Boston Marathon held during Nor’Eastern but astronaut Williams has perfect weather
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-16 09:45:44
Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, qualified for the Boston Marathon and will be running the race from a treadmill with highly controlled weather conditions, as opposed to the other 24,000 participants who will be fighting fierce storms that are also racing across the area.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-04-16 09:45:44
Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, qualified for the Boston Marathon and will be running the race from a treadmill with highly controlled weather conditions, as opposed to the other 24,000 participants who will be fighting fierce storms that are also racing across the area.
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