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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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U.S. Space Adventures to charter entire Russian Soyuz mission to Space Station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-03 17:54:31
In a momentous advancement for space tourism, the Russian Federal Space Agency (RSA) has joined forces with U.S. space broker company Space Adventures (SA) to send two wealthy space tourists to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in the second-half of 2011.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-07-03 17:54:31
In a momentous advancement for space tourism, the Russian Federal Space Agency (RSA) has joined forces with U.S. space broker company Space Adventures (SA) to send two wealthy space tourists to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in the second-half of 2011.
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ABC NewsRadio axes StarStuff program – why?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 09:14:48
ABC NewsRadio, Australia’s only 24 hour continuous news service, has axed one of its longest running programs because it wants to divert funding elsewhere. The program? StarStuff, the only space, science, astronomy and cosmology show on Australian radio. What a shame!
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NASA says “Help Wanted: Astronauts” to Moon and ISS
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-25 13:44:25
NASA announces that it will be accepting applications for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class until July 1, 2008. This is one job where it pays to be spaced out! If you want to live out of this world, apply now!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-25 13:44:25
NASA announces that it will be accepting applications for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class until July 1, 2008. This is one job where it pays to be spaced out! If you want to live out of this world, apply now!
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Forty-year-old scoop helps future NASA exploration of Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-21 12:15:30
A scoop on Surveyor 3, which landed on the Moon in 1967 and retrieved by Apollo 12 astronauts in 1969, is being used to help determine the best way for astronauts to dig in the lunar soil as NASA prepares to go back to the Moon.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-21 12:15:30
A scoop on Surveyor 3, which landed on the Moon in 1967 and retrieved by Apollo 12 astronauts in 1969, is being used to help determine the best way for astronauts to dig in the lunar soil as NASA prepares to go back to the Moon.
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Sally Ride makes history twenty-five years ago
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-18 16:36:55
On June 18, 1983, Sally Kristen Ride became the first American women in space as she flew onboard NASA’s space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-7.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-18 16:36:55
On June 18, 1983, Sally Kristen Ride became the first American women in space as she flew onboard NASA’s space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-7.
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Discovery performs de-orbit burn: heading home
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-14 09:40:02
At about 10:10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), the space shuttle Discovery performed a 2 minute, 35 second de-orbit maneuver that will take it out of orbit for its return to Earth. Discovery, with the STS-124 crew, touched down at 11:14 a.m. EDT.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-14 09:40:02
At about 10:10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), the space shuttle Discovery performed a 2 minute, 35 second de-orbit maneuver that will take it out of orbit for its return to Earth. Discovery, with the STS-124 crew, touched down at 11:14 a.m. EDT.
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Oceaneering ready to suit up in space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-13 11:34:13
NASA announced on June 12, 2008, that Oceaneering has sewed up the contract to design and build the next-generation space suits. Astronauts will wear CSSS space suits in the new Constellation program that will take the United States back to the Moon for more lunar exploration.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-13 11:34:13
NASA announced on June 12, 2008, that Oceaneering has sewed up the contract to design and build the next-generation space suits. Astronauts will wear CSSS space suits in the new Constellation program that will take the United States back to the Moon for more lunar exploration.
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Third spacewalk contains “windshield wiper maneuver”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-08 09:51:21
The third spacewalk for NASA astronauts Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan, as part of the STS-124 mission, will consist of a ride on the robotic arm by Garan over the top of the International Space Station as he carries a 550-pound replacement nitrogen tank.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-08 09:51:21
The third spacewalk for NASA astronauts Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan, as part of the STS-124 mission, will consist of a ride on the robotic arm by Garan over the top of the International Space Station as he carries a 550-pound replacement nitrogen tank.
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Kibo added to International Space Station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-04 08:38:18
The first spacewalk by two members of the NASA STS-124 crew, with the help of astronauts inside of the Space Station, removed the Japanese Kibo pressurized module from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Discovery and secured it to the side of the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-04 08:38:18
The first spacewalk by two members of the NASA STS-124 crew, with the help of astronauts inside of the Space Station, removed the Japanese Kibo pressurized module from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Discovery and secured it to the side of the International Space Station.
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NASA launch pad sustains damage during STS-124 liftoff
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-02 20:54:16
NASA announced Monday June 2, 2008, that the launch pad from which the space shuttle Discovery and its STS-124 crew lifted off on Saturday, May 31, 2008, at about 5 p.m., suffered serious damage.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-02 20:54:16
NASA announced Monday June 2, 2008, that the launch pad from which the space shuttle Discovery and its STS-124 crew lifted off on Saturday, May 31, 2008, at about 5 p.m., suffered serious damage.
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Space station crew forced to use out house
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-28 09:07:02
The toilet on the Zvezda module isn’t working, which forced the three crewmembers of the International Space Station to use the toilet on the Soyuz and, then, a bag collection system. Luckily, help is on the way!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-28 09:07:02
The toilet on the Zvezda module isn’t working, which forced the three crewmembers of the International Space Station to use the toilet on the Soyuz and, then, a bag collection system. Luckily, help is on the way!
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Space aliens in U.S. and U.K. news, Vatican approves
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-14 08:20:57
Several media organizations are reporting in May 2008 about news, past and present, concerning extraterrestrials. Check out what the British government, U.S. astronauts, and the Vatican chief astronomer have to say.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-14 08:20:57
Several media organizations are reporting in May 2008 about news, past and present, concerning extraterrestrials. Check out what the British government, U.S. astronauts, and the Vatican chief astronomer have to say.
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ESA campaigning for new astronauts to Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-08 16:37:10
The European Space Agency is looking for at least four young, motivated scientists, engineers, and jet pilots for its next-generation of astronauts.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-08 16:37:10
The European Space Agency is looking for at least four young, motivated scientists, engineers, and jet pilots for its next-generation of astronauts.
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Repair call to Hubble delayed to late Sept. or early Oct.
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-02 10:11:56
NASA announced that the Hubble Space Telescope will not be visited by the STS-125 crack astronaut repair crew until later in 2008. The delay is caused by the addition of improved manufacturing designs within the external tank.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-05-02 10:11:56
NASA announced that the Hubble Space Telescope will not be visited by the STS-125 crack astronaut repair crew until later in 2008. The delay is caused by the addition of improved manufacturing designs within the external tank.
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Space Shuttle Discovery to launch pad for May 31, 2008 liftoff
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-29 17:53:28
NASA will be moving the space shuttle Discovery to Launch Pad 39A on Saturday, May 3, 2008, in preparation for carrying the crewmembers of the STS-124 mission to the International Space Station for another assembly mission.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-29 17:53:28
NASA will be moving the space shuttle Discovery to Launch Pad 39A on Saturday, May 3, 2008, in preparation for carrying the crewmembers of the STS-124 mission to the International Space Station for another assembly mission.
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May 5, 1961: Shepard is first U.S. astronaut in space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-29 09:32:36
Forty-seven years ago Alan B. Shepard, Jr. became the first American citizen to go into space when he was launched at 9:34 a.m. EST aboard Freedom 7 and went 116.5 miles (187.42 kilometers) into the sky.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-29 09:32:36
Forty-seven years ago Alan B. Shepard, Jr. became the first American citizen to go into space when he was launched at 9:34 a.m. EST aboard Freedom 7 and went 116.5 miles (187.42 kilometers) into the sky.
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Space radiation may cause cancer in astronauts
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-23 12:04:10
With long-term human habitation on the Moon and long-duration manned Martian missions on the agenda for many space agencies, researchers at Georgetown University have discovered evidence that high-energy radiation in space may cause premature aging in the cells of astronauts.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-23 12:04:10
With long-term human habitation on the Moon and long-duration manned Martian missions on the agenda for many space agencies, researchers at Georgetown University have discovered evidence that high-energy radiation in space may cause premature aging in the cells of astronauts.
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Duct tape saves the day on the Moon
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-04-21 15:24:52
The date was December 11, 1972. NASA Apollo astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt had landed on the Moon. Lucky for them a roll of good old-fashion duct tape was onboard after damaging their lunar rover.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-04-21 15:24:52
The date was December 11, 1972. NASA Apollo astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt had landed on the Moon. Lucky for them a roll of good old-fashion duct tape was onboard after damaging their lunar rover.
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Media state NASA will stay 6 months on Moon in 2020. Incorrect!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-04-20 11:29:18
Based on comments by Carl Walz, NASA Director of Advanced Capabilities Division, some media reports are stating that astronauts will be staying six months on the Moon in 2020. These media statements are not correct. Please read on.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-04-20 11:29:18
Based on comments by Carl Walz, NASA Director of Advanced Capabilities Division, some media reports are stating that astronauts will be staying six months on the Moon in 2020. These media statements are not correct. Please read on.
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