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NASA fires successfully Orion abort motor
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-22 09:23:27
The Orion team at NASA successfully tested for the first time its abort motor, which will be used in case the crew encounters an emergengy during launch of its Orion crew exploration vehicle. The major milestone brings the U.S. manned space program one more step closer to landing astronauts on the Moon by 2020.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-22 09:23:27
The Orion team at NASA successfully tested for the first time its abort motor, which will be used in case the crew encounters an emergengy during launch of its Orion crew exploration vehicle. The major milestone brings the U.S. manned space program one more step closer to landing astronauts on the Moon by 2020.
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Japanese SELENE confirms Apollo 15 landing spot on Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-18 12:23:07
According to a press release of the Japanese space agency, a “halo” has been photographed by the Terrain Camera onboard its SELENE (Kaguya) spacecraft, which shows the exact location of the NASA Apollo 15 Moon landing. Skeptics of the NASA Apollo missions to the Moon four decades ago may have to eat moondust!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-18 12:23:07
According to a press release of the Japanese space agency, a “halo” has been photographed by the Terrain Camera onboard its SELENE (Kaguya) spacecraft, which shows the exact location of the NASA Apollo 15 Moon landing. Skeptics of the NASA Apollo missions to the Moon four decades ago may have to eat moondust!
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Apollo 11 was flying to the Moon thirty-nine years ago
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-18 11:03:32
On July 18, 1969, 39 years ago, the three astronauts aboard the NASA Apollo 11 spacecraft were winging their way to the Moon for humankind's first manned landing on an extraterrestrial body. Their remarkable journey is recorded in an old NASA document with interesting names for their space vehicles.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-18 11:03:32
On July 18, 1969, 39 years ago, the three astronauts aboard the NASA Apollo 11 spacecraft were winging their way to the Moon for humankind's first manned landing on an extraterrestrial body. Their remarkable journey is recorded in an old NASA document with interesting names for their space vehicles.
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NASA's launch pad repairs will be finished in time for Hubble trip
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-29 11:46:11
A $2.7 million repair job is being performed on Launch Pad 39A after the NASA space shuttle Discovery damaged it when it lifted off May 31, 2008, for its STS-124 mission to the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-29 11:46:11
A $2.7 million repair job is being performed on Launch Pad 39A after the NASA space shuttle Discovery damaged it when it lifted off May 31, 2008, for its STS-124 mission to the International Space Station.
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Discovery Channel puts “Glory Days” of NASA on HD
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-07 09:35:32
Over one hundred epic hours of classic NASA footage from the 1960s and 70s have been upgraded to high definition (HD) for the fiftieth anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). See them soon on Earth!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-07 09:35:32
Over one hundred epic hours of classic NASA footage from the 1960s and 70s have been upgraded to high definition (HD) for the fiftieth anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). See them soon on Earth!
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