items tagged with Moon
The search begins now for a few good NASA astronauts
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-18 17:59:50
NASA officials announced on Tuesday, September 18, 2007, that it is accepting applications for its 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class until July 1, 2008. The U.S. space agency states, “NASA HAS SPACE FOR YOU!”
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-18 17:59:50
NASA officials announced on Tuesday, September 18, 2007, that it is accepting applications for its 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class until July 1, 2008. The U.S. space agency states, “NASA HAS SPACE FOR YOU!”
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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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Japan launches fairy princess flight to Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-14 09:27:52
On Friday, September 14, 2007, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its SELENE spacecraft at 10:31 a.m. Japanese time (9:31 p.m. EDT, 0131 GMT). It is the country's first orbiter spacecraft launched toward the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-14 09:27:52
On Friday, September 14, 2007, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its SELENE spacecraft at 10:31 a.m. Japanese time (9:31 p.m. EDT, 0131 GMT). It is the country's first orbiter spacecraft launched toward the Moon.
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New X Prize sets lunar challenge
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-13 16:05:53
The $US30 million Google Lunar X Prize challenges private sector engineers and entrepreneurs to put a robotic rover on the Moon's surface by 2014.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-13 16:05:53
The $US30 million Google Lunar X Prize challenges private sector engineers and entrepreneurs to put a robotic rover on the Moon's surface by 2014.
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Luna 2, first spacecraft to Moon’s surface, launched 48 years ago
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-13 08:26:21
On September 13, 1959 (September 12, Moscow time, at 06:39:42 UTC), the Soviet Union’s Luna 2 was launched to the Moon. Thirty-three-and-one-half hours later, it impacted the Moon, the first spacecraft to reach the lunar surface.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-13 08:26:21
On September 13, 1959 (September 12, Moscow time, at 06:39:42 UTC), the Soviet Union’s Luna 2 was launched to the Moon. Thirty-three-and-one-half hours later, it impacted the Moon, the first spacecraft to reach the lunar surface.
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SELENE is "largest lunar mission since Apollo"
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-08 11:03:05
SELENE is a Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft that is expected to launch on September 13, 2007, at 01:35:47 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is 10:35:47 a.m. Japan Standard Time (JST) and 9:35:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, September 12th).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-08 11:03:05
SELENE is a Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft that is expected to launch on September 13, 2007, at 01:35:47 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is 10:35:47 a.m. Japan Standard Time (JST) and 9:35:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, September 12th).
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Experience the space movie: “In the Shadow of the Moon”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-09-07 14:37:28
The movie "In the Shadow of the Moon", a historical account of the U.S. Apollo moon program that sent twelve NASA astronauts onto the lunar surface and another six orbiting around it, goes into its first limited release on Friday, September 7, 2007.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-09-07 14:37:28
The movie "In the Shadow of the Moon", a historical account of the U.S. Apollo moon program that sent twelve NASA astronauts onto the lunar surface and another six orbiting around it, goes into its first limited release on Friday, September 7, 2007.
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Two asteroids collide, space rocks spew out, one kills dinosaurs
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-05 21:01:37
In a nutshell, a new U.S. study states that two giant asteroids collided inside the asteroid belt about 160 million years ago, and two fragments hit the Earth and the Moon. Mass extinctions occurred on Earth, killing, among other creatures, the dinosaurs.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-05 21:01:37
In a nutshell, a new U.S. study states that two giant asteroids collided inside the asteroid belt about 160 million years ago, and two fragments hit the Earth and the Moon. Mass extinctions occurred on Earth, killing, among other creatures, the dinosaurs.
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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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NASA watches total lunar eclipse for meteoroids
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-27 08:03:52
During the ninety-minute total lunar eclipse on Tuesday, August 28, 2007, NASA astronomers hope to record a meteoroid impacting the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-27 08:03:52
During the ninety-minute total lunar eclipse on Tuesday, August 28, 2007, NASA astronomers hope to record a meteoroid impacting the Moon.
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Total lunar eclipse set to turn Moon red
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-23 07:32:30
Early Tuesday morning, August 28, 2007, a colorful lunar eclipse will be visible from Australia, parts of Asia, Japan, and most of the Americas. In the United States, the western part of the country will be favored with the best conditions.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-23 07:32:30
Early Tuesday morning, August 28, 2007, a colorful lunar eclipse will be visible from Australia, parts of Asia, Japan, and most of the Americas. In the United States, the western part of the country will be favored with the best conditions.
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Stress and fatigue studied underwater in NASA’s NEEMO 13
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-12 14:17:38
The underwater mission called NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 13 (NEEMO 13) is studying ways to quickly and accurately diagnosis fatigue, stress, and fitness while performing stressful tasks during long-duration missions in space, underwater, or other extreme environments.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-12 14:17:38
The underwater mission called NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 13 (NEEMO 13) is studying ways to quickly and accurately diagnosis fatigue, stress, and fitness while performing stressful tasks during long-duration missions in space, underwater, or other extreme environments.
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NASA Cassini may perform close encounter with Saturn’s Enceladus
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-02 10:51:35
NASA mission managers with the Cassini space probe are seriously considering flying the spacecraft extremely close to Enceladus while dodging ice crystals rushing out of its south pole.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-02 10:51:35
NASA mission managers with the Cassini space probe are seriously considering flying the spacecraft extremely close to Enceladus while dodging ice crystals rushing out of its south pole.
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NASA’s NEEMO-13 goes under the sea
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-26 07:57:01
NASA is conducting the thirteenth of its undersea missions called NEEMO, short for NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, between August 6 and 15, 2007. The mission will test procedures and equipment for future explorations of the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-26 07:57:01
NASA is conducting the thirteenth of its undersea missions called NEEMO, short for NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, between August 6 and 15, 2007. The mission will test procedures and equipment for future explorations of the Moon.
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Japan having problems launching SELENE orbital Moon mission
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-23 22:11:36
The Japanese lunar orbiter SELENE has been delayed again; it is already four years behind schedule.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-23 22:11:36
The Japanese lunar orbiter SELENE has been delayed again; it is already four years behind schedule.
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NASA robots make dry run in Arctic Circle for Moon, Mars missions
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-23 09:46:12
The NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group (IRG) developed the K10 robots called “Black” and “Red” to roam around an impact crater at the Arctic Circle to simulate conditions at Shackleton Crater near the Moon’s south pole.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-23 09:46:12
The NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group (IRG) developed the K10 robots called “Black” and “Red” to roam around an impact crater at the Arctic Circle to simulate conditions at Shackleton Crater near the Moon’s south pole.
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Ridge on Saturn moon Iapetus was hard nut to crack
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-23 08:16:59
What is probably most unusual about the moon is its shape. Iapetus is not shaped like most large moons. Instead, it has a unique bulging ridge around its equator that makes it shaped like a walnut, prompting people to nickname it the “Walnut Moon”.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-23 08:16:59
What is probably most unusual about the moon is its shape. Iapetus is not shaped like most large moons. Instead, it has a unique bulging ridge around its equator that makes it shaped like a walnut, prompting people to nickname it the “Walnut Moon”.
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New Saturn moon discovered: S/2007 S4, but, let’s call it Frank
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-21 09:40:09
Scientists researching images taken from the Cassini-Huygens mission have found a small natural satellite of Saturn. The images were taken on May 30, 2007, the Cassini Imaging Science Team made their announcement on July 18th, and called the modest moon Frank.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-21 09:40:09
Scientists researching images taken from the Cassini-Huygens mission have found a small natural satellite of Saturn. The images were taken on May 30, 2007, the Cassini Imaging Science Team made their announcement on July 18th, and called the modest moon Frank.
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P&W Rocketdyne to design, develop, test Ares engines for new NASA spaceships
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-18 18:06:36
On Monday, July 16, 2007, NASA awarded Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne a contract to build the J-2X engines for the Ares launch vehicles. Through the Constellation program, Ares will launch the next-generation of astronauts aboard Orion.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-18 18:06:36
On Monday, July 16, 2007, NASA awarded Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne a contract to build the J-2X engines for the Ares launch vehicles. Through the Constellation program, Ares will launch the next-generation of astronauts aboard Orion.
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Hocus Pocus: Venus changes from Evening Star to Morning Star
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-14 18:51:22
The Evening Star, actually the planet Venus, has been a very bright object in the night sky since last winter. However, early in August 2007, it will make its departure from the night sky. But, wait! It will re-appear as the Morning Star later in August.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-14 18:51:22
The Evening Star, actually the planet Venus, has been a very bright object in the night sky since last winter. However, early in August 2007, it will make its departure from the night sky. But, wait! It will re-appear as the Morning Star later in August.
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