items tagged with International Space Station
Forty-five story garage doors cause problems for NASA
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-15 09:32:48
The Vehicle Assembly Building at the NASA Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, is causing problems for the Space Shuttle program because repairs on rusted out mechanisms within the large metal doors have to be made—thus, one bay of two high-bays is closed down, reducing the number of shuttles that can be prepared for missions.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-15 09:32:48
The Vehicle Assembly Building at the NASA Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, is causing problems for the Space Shuttle program because repairs on rusted out mechanisms within the large metal doors have to be made—thus, one bay of two high-bays is closed down, reducing the number of shuttles that can be prepared for missions.
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First South Korean astronaut selected
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-05 08:16:57
Thirty-year-old Ko San, a graduate from Seoul National University and currently an artificial intelligence and robotic engineer and researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, will go to the International Space Station in April 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-05 08:16:57
Thirty-year-old Ko San, a graduate from Seoul National University and currently an artificial intelligence and robotic engineer and researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, will go to the International Space Station in April 2008.
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Russian tycoon-explorer to visit International Space Station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-04 08:25:24
Grocery businessman and politician Vladimir Gruzdev will be the first Russian to visit the International Space Station (ISS), as was announced on Monday, September 3, 2007, by Anatoly Perminov, leader of the Russian Federal Space Agency.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-04 08:25:24
Grocery businessman and politician Vladimir Gruzdev will be the first Russian to visit the International Space Station (ISS), as was announced on Monday, September 3, 2007, by Anatoly Perminov, leader of the Russian Federal Space Agency.
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Manned mission to Moon in Russia’s future
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-02 09:26:41
The Russian Federal Space Agency, also called Roskosmos (or RKA), has announced that it has plans to send cosmonauts to the Moon by 2025 and, then, to build an manned lunar base.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-02 09:26:41
The Russian Federal Space Agency, also called Roskosmos (or RKA), has announced that it has plans to send cosmonauts to the Moon by 2025 and, then, to build an manned lunar base.
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First Russian to become tourist at International Space Station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-01 09:09:24
The Russian Federal Space Agency announced that a yet-to-be-identified young businessman and politician will most likely become the first Russian space tourist in 2009.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-01 09:09:24
The Russian Federal Space Agency announced that a yet-to-be-identified young businessman and politician will most likely become the first Russian space tourist in 2009.
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NASA considers bringing Endeavour home early to avoid Hurricane Dean
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-18 09:49:20
With Hurricane Dean threatening the Gulf of Mexico and its Johnson Space Center, NASA mission managers for the STS-118 space shuttle mission are considering a one-day early return of Endeavour.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-18 09:49:20
With Hurricane Dean threatening the Gulf of Mexico and its Johnson Space Center, NASA mission managers for the STS-118 space shuttle mission are considering a one-day early return of Endeavour.
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NASA announces Endeavour is good to go
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-17 09:18:23
NASA officials decided Thursday August 16, 2007, that the gouge on the underbelly of the space shuttle Endeavour would not be repaired and it is safe for commander Kelly to fly it home.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-17 09:18:23
NASA officials decided Thursday August 16, 2007, that the gouge on the underbelly of the space shuttle Endeavour would not be repaired and it is safe for commander Kelly to fly it home.
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Third ISS/STS-118 spacewalk shortened by hole in glove
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-15 15:40:45
Astronaut Rick Mastracchio noticed a small hole in his glove about four hours into the second planned 6.5-hour spacewalk scheduled while the STS-118 crew is visiting the International Space Station for its continuing assembly mission.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-15 15:40:45
Astronaut Rick Mastracchio noticed a small hole in his glove about four hours into the second planned 6.5-hour spacewalk scheduled while the STS-118 crew is visiting the International Space Station for its continuing assembly mission.
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Teacher-astronaut Morgan rings the school bell out in space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-15 09:22:49
U.S. teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan held her first classroom session on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 14, 2007 aboard the space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station (ISS). The schoolchildren, no doubt, thought it was out of this world.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-15 09:22:49
U.S. teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan held her first classroom session on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 14, 2007 aboard the space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station (ISS). The schoolchildren, no doubt, thought it was out of this world.
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Two pluses and a minus for NASA on STS-118 flight day six.
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-13 08:36:53
NASA extended the STS-118 mission after successfully testing the new power transfer system. Officials will decide Monday (maybe Tuesday) whether to fix a nasty gouge on Endeavour’s underbelly. A second spacewalk is scheduled to replace a faulty gyroscope.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-13 08:36:53
NASA extended the STS-118 mission after successfully testing the new power transfer system. Officials will decide Monday (maybe Tuesday) whether to fix a nasty gouge on Endeavour’s underbelly. A second spacewalk is scheduled to replace a faulty gyroscope.
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Endeavour’s STS-118 crew ready for Friday inspection and station docking
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-10 09:34:26
NASA’s Mission Control Center (MCC) has scheduled the docking of the shuttle with the space station at 12:53 pm EDT, Friday, August 10, 2007, along with an inspection of the underside of the shuttle as it approaches the docking port of the station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-10 09:34:26
NASA’s Mission Control Center (MCC) has scheduled the docking of the shuttle with the space station at 12:53 pm EDT, Friday, August 10, 2007, along with an inspection of the underside of the shuttle as it approaches the docking port of the station.
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Endeavour’s STS-118 crew preparing for 3, possibly 4, spacewalks
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-09 08:55:05
Between August 11th and 15th, NASA astronauts will be performing three spacewalks in order to continue the assembly of the International Space Station. If a new power converter works, an additional fourth spacewalk will be added on August 17th.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-09 08:55:05
Between August 11th and 15th, NASA astronauts will be performing three spacewalks in order to continue the assembly of the International Space Station. If a new power converter works, an additional fourth spacewalk will be added on August 17th.
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Endeavour and STS-118 crew liftoff on time
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-08 17:36:51
With an on-time liftoff from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center of 6:36 PM EDT (22:36 UTC), the space shuttle Endeavour is starting its journey to the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-08 17:36:51
With an on-time liftoff from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center of 6:36 PM EDT (22:36 UTC), the space shuttle Endeavour is starting its journey to the International Space Station.
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Russian Progress 26 cargo ship loads up space station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-05 19:35:12
The Russian unmanned cargo ship was launched on Thursday, August 2, 2007, from the Russian spaceport Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazkhstan for its trip to the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-05 19:35:12
The Russian unmanned cargo ship was launched on Thursday, August 2, 2007, from the Russian spaceport Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazkhstan for its trip to the International Space Station.
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Space Station prepares for load of supplies from Russians
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-30 11:32:36
Progress 26, an unmanned Russian cargo ship, is to be launched for a trip to the International Space Station to replenish supplies for Expedition 15 members.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-30 11:32:36
Progress 26, an unmanned Russian cargo ship, is to be launched for a trip to the International Space Station to replenish supplies for Expedition 15 members.
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First female commander of space station: Peggy Whitson
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-24 08:04:41
As the first female commander of the International Space Station, Dr. Peggy A. Whitson hopes to attract more women into sciences, mathematics, and engineering. NASA astronaut Whitson is currently training for the Expedition 16 mission, which will launch in October 2007.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-24 08:04:41
As the first female commander of the International Space Station, Dr. Peggy A. Whitson hopes to attract more women into sciences, mathematics, and engineering. NASA astronaut Whitson is currently training for the Expedition 16 mission, which will launch in October 2007.
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Tourists wish they had booked Soyuz to space station earlier
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-19 08:04:47
Prices to reserve a seat on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft for a ride to the International Space Station have climbed from $20M to $25M and now stand at $30 million in U.S. dollars. If you wait another year, the ticket price goes up even higher to $40M.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-19 08:04:47
Prices to reserve a seat on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft for a ride to the International Space Station have climbed from $20M to $25M and now stand at $30 million in U.S. dollars. If you wait another year, the ticket price goes up even higher to $40M.
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STS-118 crew practice at Kennedy for August launch of Endeavour
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-17 14:16:43
The crew of STS-118, the 119th space shuttle flight, arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, July 16, 2007, for several days of pre-flight practice for their upcoming launch of their assembly mission to the International Space Center.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-17 14:16:43
The crew of STS-118, the 119th space shuttle flight, arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, July 16, 2007, for several days of pre-flight practice for their upcoming launch of their assembly mission to the International Space Center.
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22 year wait over, teacher-in-space astronaut ready to fly on Endeavour
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-11 08:42:25
Barbara Morgan, the backup to Christa McAuliffe whose Challenger flight on January 28, 1986 disintegrated 73 seconds after liftoff, has been waiting twenty-two years to get a chance to go into space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-11 08:42:25
Barbara Morgan, the backup to Christa McAuliffe whose Challenger flight on January 28, 1986 disintegrated 73 seconds after liftoff, has been waiting twenty-two years to get a chance to go into space.
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NASA moves up launch of next shuttle mission, STS-118, to August 7th
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-29 09:30:07
NASA officials have decided to move up the next Space Shuttle mission by two days, to August 7, 2007, in order to better coordinate with other space missions during that month.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-29 09:30:07
NASA officials have decided to move up the next Space Shuttle mission by two days, to August 7, 2007, in order to better coordinate with other space missions during that month.
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