items tagged with International Space Station
Future astronauts might say, “Houston, the Altair has landed!”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 08:48:22
NASA announced December 13, 2007, at the Johnson Space Center, that the new name for its 21st century lunar lander is Altair. Its official designation is Lunar Surface Access Module, or LSAM.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 08:48:22
NASA announced December 13, 2007, at the Johnson Space Center, that the new name for its 21st century lunar lander is Altair. Its official designation is Lunar Surface Access Module, or LSAM.
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NASA to attempt Sunday launch: all four sensors must work
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-08 17:28:10
The engine cutoff sensors to the hydrogen tank within the external tank aren’t behaving themselves. All four must work on Sunday, December 8, 2007, for NASA to launch STS-122 and the shuttle Atlantis for its delivery and installation mission to the space station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-08 17:28:10
The engine cutoff sensors to the hydrogen tank within the external tank aren’t behaving themselves. All four must work on Sunday, December 8, 2007, for NASA to launch STS-122 and the shuttle Atlantis for its delivery and installation mission to the space station.
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STS-122 launch delayed until Sunday at earliest
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-08 08:26:20
The launching of space shuttle Atlantis was delayed again as fuel sensor problems continue to plague the start of the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-08 08:26:20
The launching of space shuttle Atlantis was delayed again as fuel sensor problems continue to plague the start of the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
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Cape Canaveral, Florida readies itself for NASA STS-122 mission
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-04 10:05:20
Thursday, December 6, 2007 is fast approaching and all looks good for an on-time liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-122 crew for its delivery of the European Columbus scientific laboratory to the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-04 10:05:20
Thursday, December 6, 2007 is fast approaching and all looks good for an on-time liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-122 crew for its delivery of the European Columbus scientific laboratory to the International Space Station.
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STS-122 crew and NASA Atlantis approved for launch
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-01 09:03:59
On November 30, 2007, NASA and contractor mission managers and engineers held a day-long meeting involving all aspects of the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-01 09:03:59
On November 30, 2007, NASA and contractor mission managers and engineers held a day-long meeting involving all aspects of the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
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NASA discovers possible leak on Space Station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-30 09:27:45
A perceived minor leak is being observed by NASA engineers after an inspection found a slight loss of air, about 3 pounds (1.3 kilograms) per day, in the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-30 09:27:45
A perceived minor leak is being observed by NASA engineers after an inspection found a slight loss of air, about 3 pounds (1.3 kilograms) per day, in the International Space Station.
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Scientific expansion of space station prime goal of STS-122
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-27 11:05:19
The scheduled December 6, 2007 launch of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-122 crew is the culmination of many months, if not years, of preparation to add laboratory space for scientific studies inside the International Space Station (ISS).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-27 11:05:19
The scheduled December 6, 2007 launch of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-122 crew is the culmination of many months, if not years, of preparation to add laboratory space for scientific studies inside the International Space Station (ISS).
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Saturday’s spacewalk a success: Last hurdle completed
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-24 09:59:28
Because all the spacewalking objectives were accomplished by astronauts Whitson and Tani, NASA mission control managers have decided to activate Harmony’s systems a day early, which if all goes well will give a clear go-ahead for space shuttle Atlantis, and the STS-122 mission, to launch on December 6, 2007.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-24 09:59:28
Because all the spacewalking objectives were accomplished by astronauts Whitson and Tani, NASA mission control managers have decided to activate Harmony’s systems a day early, which if all goes well will give a clear go-ahead for space shuttle Atlantis, and the STS-122 mission, to launch on December 6, 2007.
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NASA STS-122 should be GO for launch
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-23 14:32:51
If Saturday's spacewalk at the International Space Station is successful, nothing seems to be standing in the way of NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis lifting off on December 6, 2007.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-23 14:32:51
If Saturday's spacewalk at the International Space Station is successful, nothing seems to be standing in the way of NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis lifting off on December 6, 2007.
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South Korea gets serious about space ambitions
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-23 09:26:54
Under the guidance of their aeronautics and space agency, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), South Korea announced plans to launch a satellite, in 2020, to orbit the Moon and another satellite, in 2025, to land an unmanned rover on the lunar surface.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-23 09:26:54
Under the guidance of their aeronautics and space agency, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), South Korea announced plans to launch a satellite, in 2020, to orbit the Moon and another satellite, in 2025, to land an unmanned rover on the lunar surface.
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Shuttle astronaut quits
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-21 14:26:35
Crew assignments for space shuttle mission STS-126 have been revised following the resignation of an experienced astronaut.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-21 14:26:35
Crew assignments for space shuttle mission STS-126 have been revised following the resignation of an experienced astronaut.
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Space station astronauts hook up life-support to Harmony
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-20 09:32:42
International Space Station commander Peggy Whitson and ISS flight engineer Daniel Tani are out floating in space (Tuesday, November 20, 2007) next to the space station connecting cooling lines and power cables to the new Harmony module.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-20 09:32:42
International Space Station commander Peggy Whitson and ISS flight engineer Daniel Tani are out floating in space (Tuesday, November 20, 2007) next to the space station connecting cooling lines and power cables to the new Harmony module.
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NASA lifts smoking ban on astronaut spacesuits
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-16 09:25:47
On Thursday, November 15, 2007, NASA officials lifted a nearly week-long ban on spacewalks due to the smell of smoke in a ground-based spacesuit.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-16 09:25:47
On Thursday, November 15, 2007, NASA officials lifted a nearly week-long ban on spacewalks due to the smell of smoke in a ground-based spacesuit.
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Smoke-smelled shuttle/station spacesuit scuttles spacewalks
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-14 08:36:35
A pressure-chamber test at the NASA Johnson Space Center on Friday, November 9, 2007, in which an astronaut smelled smoke inside his spacesuit, continues to prevent any further spacewalks until the problem is resolved.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-14 08:36:35
A pressure-chamber test at the NASA Johnson Space Center on Friday, November 9, 2007, in which an astronaut smelled smoke inside his spacesuit, continues to prevent any further spacewalks until the problem is resolved.
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Space shuttle Atlantis back on launch pad
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-11 18:03:32
NASA's space shuttle Atlantis has arrived at its launch pad at Kennedy Space Center.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-11 18:03:32
NASA's space shuttle Atlantis has arrived at its launch pad at Kennedy Space Center.
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NASA spacewalks keep on coming to harmonize space station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-09 10:06:38
International Space Station astronaut Peggy Whitson and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko are catching up on work Friday, November 9, 2007, in order to work on Harmony after extra extravehicular activities (EVAs) were needed to fix the solar array during the STS-120 visit.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-09 10:06:38
International Space Station astronaut Peggy Whitson and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko are catching up on work Friday, November 9, 2007, in order to work on Harmony after extra extravehicular activities (EVAs) were needed to fix the solar array during the STS-120 visit.
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Safe return for Discovery
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-07 17:22:38
Space shuttle Discovery landed safely at Kennedy Space Center following a 15-day mission.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-07 17:22:38
Space shuttle Discovery landed safely at Kennedy Space Center following a 15-day mission.
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Columbus prepares to set sail for Space Station
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-05 23:14:39
The European Space Agency's Columbus orbiting laboratory has been placed into a payload canister ready to be loaded aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-05 23:14:39
The European Space Agency's Columbus orbiting laboratory has been placed into a payload canister ready to be loaded aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.
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NASA's STS-120 astronauts head home from space station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-05 10:16:21
The STS-120 crew undocked early Monday morning, November 5, 2007, from the space station after their adventuresome and successful trip, which for all intents and purposes allowed the Space Station to continue toward its completion in 2010.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-11-05 10:16:21
The STS-120 crew undocked early Monday morning, November 5, 2007, from the space station after their adventuresome and successful trip, which for all intents and purposes allowed the Space Station to continue toward its completion in 2010.
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One physical stretch by an astronaut will lead to one long intellectual stretch for humankind
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-11-05 08:40:01
Without the successful NASA spacewalk conducted on Saturday, November 3, 2007, to repair a damaged solar array, future planned missions would have had to be halted. One man, one team, one community performed a makeshift operation to save the day and, in the process, to save the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-11-05 08:40:01
Without the successful NASA spacewalk conducted on Saturday, November 3, 2007, to repair a damaged solar array, future planned missions would have had to be halted. One man, one team, one community performed a makeshift operation to save the day and, in the process, to save the International Space Station.
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