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ISS-16 crew ends 192-day mission: Off-course but safe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-19 11:32:42
International Space Station Expedition 16 crewmembers landed their RSA Soyuz TMA-11 capsule off of its intended landing site in Kazakhstan due to an “unexplained” problem. However, recovery crews got to the landing site within the hour.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-19 11:32:42
International Space Station Expedition 16 crewmembers landed their RSA Soyuz TMA-11 capsule off of its intended landing site in Kazakhstan due to an “unexplained” problem. However, recovery crews got to the landing site within the hour.
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Longest U.S. astronaut in space heading home
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-18 14:23:28
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, and two space buddies, are leaving the International Space Station on Friday, April 18, 2008, for a quick trip home to Earth. Whitson leads all U.S. astronauts with about 377 days in space, coming from space station missions in 2002 and 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-18 14:23:28
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, and two space buddies, are leaving the International Space Station on Friday, April 18, 2008, for a quick trip home to Earth. Whitson leads all U.S. astronauts with about 377 days in space, coming from space station missions in 2002 and 2008.
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NASA Television to broadcast HD Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-18 09:35:28
NASA has announced that it will broadcast dramatic views of Earth from images taken by its astronauts in high definition television (HDTV) in honor of Earth Day, April 22, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-18 09:35:28
NASA has announced that it will broadcast dramatic views of Earth from images taken by its astronauts in high definition television (HDTV) in honor of Earth Day, April 22, 2008.
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Soyuz TMA-12 docks with ISS: First South Korean boards
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-10 16:37:51
At 16:57 Moscow time (8:57 a.m. EDT, 1257 GMT), on April 10, 2008, the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station with Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko and the first South Korean woman cosmonaut Yi So-yoen onboard.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-10 16:37:51
At 16:57 Moscow time (8:57 a.m. EDT, 1257 GMT), on April 10, 2008, the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station with Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko and the first South Korean woman cosmonaut Yi So-yoen onboard.
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Russian Soyuz TMA-12 launches first South Korean astronaut
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-08 08:22:16
Yi So-yeon, the first astronaut for South Korea, was launched successfully into space on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at 5:16 p.m. local time (1116 GMT) from launch pad LC 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan (central Asia).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-08 08:22:16
Yi So-yeon, the first astronaut for South Korea, was launched successfully into space on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at 5:16 p.m. local time (1116 GMT) from launch pad LC 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan (central Asia).
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ISS Expedition 17 mission to launch 2 Russians and 1 S. Korean
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-01 08:24:41
A Russian Soyuz FG launch vehicle will be sending up into space two Expedition 17 crewmembers and a South Korean spaceflight participant on April 8, 2008, aboard a Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-04-01 08:24:41
A Russian Soyuz FG launch vehicle will be sending up into space two Expedition 17 crewmembers and a South Korean spaceflight participant on April 8, 2008, aboard a Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft.
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NASA re-schedules STS-124 mission six days later
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-31 19:21:01
NASA mission managers decided to delay the STS-124 launch of space shuttle Discovery from May 25 to May 31, 2008, due to a weather delay in its external tank being delivered from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-31 19:21:01
NASA mission managers decided to delay the STS-124 launch of space shuttle Discovery from May 25 to May 31, 2008, due to a weather delay in its external tank being delivered from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Watch Jules Verne on NASA TV docking with Space Station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-26 09:52:25
The European Space Agency’s Jules Verne will be shown on NASA Television as it conducts a series of maneuvers for its automated “first-time” docking with the International Space Station on April 3, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-26 09:52:25
The European Space Agency’s Jules Verne will be shown on NASA Television as it conducts a series of maneuvers for its automated “first-time” docking with the International Space Station on April 3, 2008.
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How much do I hear for a genuine Moon scoop?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-25 08:01:55
Heritage Auction Galleries is auctioning off historic air and space artifacts on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. Get your $300,000 lunar scoop at out-of-this-world prices! You can bid online!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-25 08:01:55
Heritage Auction Galleries is auctioning off historic air and space artifacts on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. Get your $300,000 lunar scoop at out-of-this-world prices! You can bid online!
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STS-123 launches Endeavour with couple of minor problems
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-11 08:49:29
On Tuesday, March 11, 2008, NASA's space shuttle Endeavour was launched from the Kennedy Space Center at 2:28:14 a.m. EDT, with two problems, one to its steering thrusters and another to a system that dissipates heat.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-11 08:49:29
On Tuesday, March 11, 2008, NASA's space shuttle Endeavour was launched from the Kennedy Space Center at 2:28:14 a.m. EDT, with two problems, one to its steering thrusters and another to a system that dissipates heat.
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Russian space librarians replace first S. Korean astronaut
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-10 10:14:19
South Korea announces that a female astronaut will replace a male as its first astronaut in space after its first choice was caught by Russian space officials mishandling sensitive reading materials.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-10 10:14:19
South Korea announces that a female astronaut will replace a male as its first astronaut in space after its first choice was caught by Russian space officials mishandling sensitive reading materials.
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NASA ready to launch extra long space mission to station
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-06 08:41:30
NASA’s mission control is ready for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour and its STS-123 crew on March 11, 2008, for a sixteen-day delivery mission to the International Space Station in order to install the Japanese Kibo and Canadian Dextre.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-06 08:41:30
NASA’s mission control is ready for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour and its STS-123 crew on March 11, 2008, for a sixteen-day delivery mission to the International Space Station in order to install the Japanese Kibo and Canadian Dextre.
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UK schoolkids get space experiment opportunity
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-04 23:26:31
Primary school students in the UK have the opportunity to design a science experiment to be carried out on the International Space Station.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-03-04 23:26:31
Primary school students in the UK have the opportunity to design a science experiment to be carried out on the International Space Station.
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NASA astronauts inspecting Atlantis for damage
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-08 10:04:22
When Atlantis lifted off on Thursday, February 7, 2008, three pieces of debris were seen falling off of the external tank. Today, Friday, flight day two, the STS-122 astronauts are inspecting the underside of Atlantis, a standard operating procedure, for any possible damage.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-08 10:04:22
When Atlantis lifted off on Thursday, February 7, 2008, three pieces of debris were seen falling off of the external tank. Today, Friday, flight day two, the STS-122 astronauts are inspecting the underside of Atlantis, a standard operating procedure, for any possible damage.
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Space shuttle Atlantis and STS-122 crew lifts off into space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-07 13:51:09
At 2:45 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 7, 2008, the space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew lifted off on-time from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with blue skies overhead and barely a cloud visible.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-07 13:51:09
At 2:45 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 7, 2008, the space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew lifted off on-time from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with blue skies overhead and barely a cloud visible.
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Atlantis has good tank fill-up, but weather may delay STS-122 launch
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-07 08:23:22
The space shuttle Atlantis had its external tank filled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen in preparation for launch. The engine-cutoff sensors, which were faulty before, had accurate readings. However, the weather is 70% a no-go for launching Thursday, February 7, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-07 08:23:22
The space shuttle Atlantis had its external tank filled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen in preparation for launch. The engine-cutoff sensors, which were faulty before, had accurate readings. However, the weather is 70% a no-go for launching Thursday, February 7, 2008.
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How is Willie Nelson connected with the NASA shuttle program?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-02-06 08:09:23
Country singer Willie Nelson is usually on the road (again) rather than in space, so how did Willie and U.S. astronaut Alvin Drew end up doing a music video together in Austin, Texas?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-02-06 08:09:23
Country singer Willie Nelson is usually on the road (again) rather than in space, so how did Willie and U.S. astronaut Alvin Drew end up doing a music video together in Austin, Texas?
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NASA to fix problem: Atlantis GO for Feb 7 launch
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-02 09:45:10
NASA has developed a make-shift plan for a bent flexible radiator hose so that the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-122 crew can proceed at 2:45 p.m. EST (1945 GMT) Thursday, February 7, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-02-02 09:45:10
NASA has developed a make-shift plan for a bent flexible radiator hose so that the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis and its STS-122 crew can proceed at 2:45 p.m. EST (1945 GMT) Thursday, February 7, 2008.
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NASA says shuttle Atlantis is just about ready for Feb 7 mission
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-30 17:30:49
According to a just released NASA statement, NASA has given the “Go” for space shuttle Atlantis to launch at 2:45 p.m. EST on February 7, 2008, as long as a bent hose is found to be ok.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-30 17:30:49
According to a just released NASA statement, NASA has given the “Go” for space shuttle Atlantis to launch at 2:45 p.m. EST on February 7, 2008, as long as a bent hose is found to be ok.
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Jan. 30th spacewalk to fix ISS solar motor seems successful
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-30 10:21:38
With the January 30, 2008 spacewalk still in progress, space-working astronauts outside the International Space Station have replaced a faulty motor with a backup one. And it looks promising for operating a solar array so that it will rotate and tilt toward the Sun to provide additional power for their orbiting home.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-01-30 10:21:38
With the January 30, 2008 spacewalk still in progress, space-working astronauts outside the International Space Station have replaced a faulty motor with a backup one. And it looks promising for operating a solar array so that it will rotate and tilt toward the Sun to provide additional power for their orbiting home.
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