items tagged with Space Exploration
50 years ago: Luna 1 escapes Earth’s gravity
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-02 12:05:25
Fifty years ago, on January 2, 1959, Luna 1 started its mission to become the first ever human-made object to exceed the escape velocity of the Earth. The pioneering flight helped to secure further Russian history, with its historic 1961 space flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-01-02 12:05:25
Fifty years ago, on January 2, 1959, Luna 1 started its mission to become the first ever human-made object to exceed the escape velocity of the Earth. The pioneering flight helped to secure further Russian history, with its historic 1961 space flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space.
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NASA furthers space commercialization with OSC, SpaceX
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-24 11:27:02
NASA announced on Tuesday, December 23, 2008, that it has awarded two contacts for twenty commercial flights to re-supply cargo to the International Space Station. NASA is preparing for the future of the U.S. space program with the help of the private space sector.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-24 11:27:02
NASA announced on Tuesday, December 23, 2008, that it has awarded two contacts for twenty commercial flights to re-supply cargo to the International Space Station. NASA is preparing for the future of the U.S. space program with the help of the private space sector.
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Mars webcam goes dark
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-08 22:12:21
Mars has moved behind the Sun (from an Earthbound perspective), so the webcam aboard the Mars Express space probe has been shut down until the northern spring.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-08 22:12:21
Mars has moved behind the Sun (from an Earthbound perspective), so the webcam aboard the Mars Express space probe has been shut down until the northern spring.
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Brit kids send bears into space
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-08 04:11:15
Not to be outdone by recent Chinese and Indian adventures in space, the Brits have upped their game and launched four teddy bears wearing space suits to an altitude of just over 30 km.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-08 04:11:15
Not to be outdone by recent Chinese and Indian adventures in space, the Brits have upped their game and launched four teddy bears wearing space suits to an altitude of just over 30 km.
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Two-year delay for NASA's Mars mission
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-04 14:58:46
The launch of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has been delayed by two years to the northern autumn of 2011. As Scotty used to say, "you cannae change the laws of physics!"
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-12-04 14:58:46
The launch of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) has been delayed by two years to the northern autumn of 2011. As Scotty used to say, "you cannae change the laws of physics!"
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ESA agrees to spend US$12.8 billion on future space missions
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-29 08:30:35
Officials with the European Space Agency (ESA) agreed to spend euro 10 billion (US$12.8 billion) for a series of thirty space missions, including a robotic Martian rover, experiments onboard the International Space Station, and a network of climate satellites.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-29 08:30:35
Officials with the European Space Agency (ESA) agreed to spend euro 10 billion (US$12.8 billion) for a series of thirty space missions, including a robotic Martian rover, experiments onboard the International Space Station, and a network of climate satellites.
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NASA's five-year mission to Jupiter proceeds
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-25 18:54:08
US space agency NASA has announced it is "officially moving forward" on Juno, an "extremely energy efficient" mission to put a spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-25 18:54:08
US space agency NASA has announced it is "officially moving forward" on Juno, an "extremely energy efficient" mission to put a spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet.
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No TCP/IP for NASA's deep space Internet
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-18 16:12:46
It's been a decade in the making, but NASA has successfully tested a new deep-space communications network modelled on the Internet. Images have been transmitted to and from a spacecraft 20 million miles away.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-18 16:12:46
It's been a decade in the making, but NASA has successfully tested a new deep-space communications network modelled on the Internet. Images have been transmitted to and from a spacecraft 20 million miles away.
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NASA lights ten candles for Space Station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-18 08:30:09
In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the launching of the first component of the International Space Station (ISS), NASA and the world is celebrating the Zarya (“Dawn”) milestone on November 20, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-18 08:30:09
In celebration of the tenth anniversary of the launching of the first component of the International Space Station (ISS), NASA and the world is celebrating the Zarya (“Dawn”) milestone on November 20, 2008.
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Chandrayaan-1 in final orbit, ready for work
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-13 14:47:16
Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 has reached its operational orbit around the Moon. Next step: release the impactor!
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-13 14:47:16
Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 has reached its operational orbit around the Moon. Next step: release the impactor!
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Australia says it’s Lost In Space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-12 11:02:23
Australia’s report “Lost in Space? Setting a new direction for Australia's space science and industry sector” may mean that a national space program will soon be established to coordinate the country's various space-related projects.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-12 11:02:23
Australia’s report “Lost in Space? Setting a new direction for Australia's space science and industry sector” may mean that a national space program will soon be established to coordinate the country's various space-related projects.
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‘Star Trek’ force field could help protect real astronauts in space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-07 10:16:23
British, Portuguese, and Swedish physicists have come up with a strong magnetic shield that may be able to protect astronauts from dangerous space radiation as they make extended missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Better get Scotty to engineer the project!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-11-07 10:16:23
British, Portuguese, and Swedish physicists have come up with a strong magnetic shield that may be able to protect astronauts from dangerous space radiation as they make extended missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Better get Scotty to engineer the project!
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Chandrayaan-1 on its way to the Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-22 08:31:16
The Indian unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 (or “Lunar Craft-1”) began its lunar exploration mission to the Moon at 5:22 a.m. Indian Standard Time (00:52 UTC) on October 22, 2008. It is India’s first mission to Earth’s nearest neighbor.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-22 08:31:16
The Indian unmanned spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 (or “Lunar Craft-1”) began its lunar exploration mission to the Moon at 5:22 a.m. Indian Standard Time (00:52 UTC) on October 22, 2008. It is India’s first mission to Earth’s nearest neighbor.
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NASA launches mission to map edge of solar system
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-21 08:39:11
On Sunday, October 19, 2008, NASA launched its Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission for a two-year mission to image the outer boundary of our solar system with interstellar space. Such an image has never before been seen!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-21 08:39:11
On Sunday, October 19, 2008, NASA launched its Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission for a two-year mission to image the outer boundary of our solar system with interstellar space. Such an image has never before been seen!
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Indian Moon mission ready
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-10-20 17:08:00
The first moon mission for India, Chandrayaan-1, is scheduled to lift off on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. The unmanned spacecraft is expected to orbit the Moon, with part of it ejected and aimed for a direct hit onto the lunar surface.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-10-20 17:08:00
The first moon mission for India, Chandrayaan-1, is scheduled to lift off on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. The unmanned spacecraft is expected to orbit the Moon, with part of it ejected and aimed for a direct hit onto the lunar surface.
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Live webcast of NASA IBEX on solar system boundary mission
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-15 20:40:03
The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) will be webcast on October 19, 2008, as it is deployed from a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airplane and then launched on a Pegasus rocket over the Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific Ocean.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-15 20:40:03
The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) will be webcast on October 19, 2008, as it is deployed from a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airplane and then launched on a Pegasus rocket over the Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific Ocean.
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NASA offers Christmas presents of Mercury through its messenger
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-08 09:18:00
Never before seen photographs of Mercury are now available from NASA, after its spacecraft MESSENGER imaged parts of Mercury, such as Kuiper Crater and Machaut Crater. These images are providing quite a few of surprises to "Santa-happy" scientists back home on Earth.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-08 09:18:00
Never before seen photographs of Mercury are now available from NASA, after its spacecraft MESSENGER imaged parts of Mercury, such as Kuiper Crater and Machaut Crater. These images are providing quite a few of surprises to "Santa-happy" scientists back home on Earth.
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NASA IBEX to see edge of Solar System
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-02 11:54:39
The NASA Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is scheduled to liftoff on October 19, 2008, for its two-year mission to image the boundary of our solar system with interstellar space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-02 11:54:39
The NASA Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is scheduled to liftoff on October 19, 2008, for its two-year mission to image the boundary of our solar system with interstellar space.
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MESSENGER spacecraft to slingshot Mercury
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-02 08:21:23
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER is poised to flyby Mercury again on October 6, 2008. The first flyby, on January 14th of this year, was a humdinger, and the second one is expected to be even better as the spacecraft prepares to gravitationally slingshot itself into an orbit about the planet in 2011.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-02 08:21:23
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER is poised to flyby Mercury again on October 6, 2008. The first flyby, on January 14th of this year, was a humdinger, and the second one is expected to be even better as the spacecraft prepares to gravitationally slingshot itself into an orbit about the planet in 2011.
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Solar wind dropping, says ESA
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-23 22:46:48
The solar wind emanating from the Sun has fallen to the lowest level observed since accurate readings have been made.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-09-23 22:46:48
The solar wind emanating from the Sun has fallen to the lowest level observed since accurate readings have been made.
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