Spacecraft
Discovery/STS-120 ready for Oct 23 launch
By: William Atkins
Because decay on three carbon composite panels on Discovery is not going to be repaired, the launch of STS-120 will not be delayed on October 23, 2007. Liftoff is scheduled for 11:38 EDT (15:38 GMT).
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By: William Atkins
Because decay on three carbon composite panels on Discovery is not going to be repaired, the launch of STS-120 will not be delayed on October 23, 2007. Liftoff is scheduled for 11:38 EDT (15:38 GMT).
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NASA cuts ties with Kistler for COTS
By: William Atkins
Private company Rocketplane Kistler was unable to meet its fourth COTS milestone—to raise U.S.$500 million in financing—in order to eventually develop commercial supply ships for the International Space Station.
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By: William Atkins
Private company Rocketplane Kistler was unable to meet its fourth COTS milestone—to raise U.S.$500 million in financing—in order to eventually develop commercial supply ships for the International Space Station.
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Go-ahead for Shuttle mission STS-120
By: Stephen Withers
NASA officials have selected October 23 as the launch date for the next Space Shuttle mission.
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By: Stephen Withers
NASA officials have selected October 23 as the launch date for the next Space Shuttle mission.
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China wants to help with Space Station
By: William Atkins
Chinese vice minister of science and technology Li Xueyong stated that China would like to participate with the International Space Station.
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By: William Atkins
Chinese vice minister of science and technology Li Xueyong stated that China would like to participate with the International Space Station.
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Missions of rovers Spirit and Opportunity extended through 2009
By: William Atkins
According to a October 15, 2007 press release from NASA, the Mars Exploration Rovers—Spirit and Opportunity—have had their missions extended out through 2009.
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By: William Atkins
According to a October 15, 2007 press release from NASA, the Mars Exploration Rovers—Spirit and Opportunity—have had their missions extended out through 2009.
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Happy 10th Year Birthday for Cassini spacecraft
By: William Atkins
The Cassini spacecraft is ten years old and continues to successfully carry out its mission to explore the planet Saturn and its natural satellites (moons). Do you remember the controversy for its October 15, 1997 launch?
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By: William Atkins
The Cassini spacecraft is ten years old and continues to successfully carry out its mission to explore the planet Saturn and its natural satellites (moons). Do you remember the controversy for its October 15, 1997 launch?
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Cassini finds hydrocarbon lakes at Titan’s south pole
By: William Atkins
The NASA Cassini spacecraft has begun to explore the south pole of Saturn’s moon Titan. So far it has discovered three lakes filled with liquid methane and ethane.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA Cassini spacecraft has begun to explore the south pole of Saturn’s moon Titan. So far it has discovered three lakes filled with liquid methane and ethane.
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Discovery’s Oct. 23, 2007 mission may be delayed
By: William Atkins
NASA officials confirmed on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, that three panels on the edge of Discovery’s wings may need to be repaired before the mission can be launched. A decision should be made next week.
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By: William Atkins
NASA officials confirmed on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, that three panels on the edge of Discovery’s wings may need to be repaired before the mission can be launched. A decision should be made next week.
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Soyuz TMA-11 heading for International Space Station after launch
By: William Atkins
Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, and Malaysian space flight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor were successfully launched on their Expedition 16 mission to the space station.
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By: William Atkins
Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, and Malaysian space flight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor were successfully launched on their Expedition 16 mission to the space station.
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First photo shoot of Moon by Japanese Selene spacecraft
By: William Atkins
Officials with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that its lunar exploring spacecraft Selene (“Kaguya”) is working fine. It has released a small satellite called Relay Satellite (Rstar), also working nominally, and taken its first pictures of the Moon.
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By: William Atkins
Officials with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that its lunar exploring spacecraft Selene (“Kaguya”) is working fine. It has released a small satellite called Relay Satellite (Rstar), also working nominally, and taken its first pictures of the Moon.
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Space Station Expedition 16 crew to launch 10.10.2007
By: William Atkins
International Space Station Expedition 16 crew members Whitson, Malenchenko, and Shukor are ready to liftoff from a Soyuz-FG rocket on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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By: William Atkins
International Space Station Expedition 16 crew members Whitson, Malenchenko, and Shukor are ready to liftoff from a Soyuz-FG rocket on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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NASA adds $1BIL with Senate funding
By: William Atkins
On October 4, 2007, the U.S. Senate approved additional funding to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the amount of one billion dollars. The extra money makes its 2008 fiscal budget $18.5 billion.
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By: William Atkins
On October 4, 2007, the U.S. Senate approved additional funding to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the amount of one billion dollars. The extra money makes its 2008 fiscal budget $18.5 billion.
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Chinese astronauts may land on Moon first in 21st century
By: William Atkins
NASA head tells an audience that he believes China will land on the Moon’s surface before the United States returns. Whether it is China, Japan, or India the race is on to send humans to the Moon. In fact, Japan just orbited an unmanned lunar probe.
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By: William Atkins
NASA head tells an audience that he believes China will land on the Moon’s surface before the United States returns. Whether it is China, Japan, or India the race is on to send humans to the Moon. In fact, Japan just orbited an unmanned lunar probe.
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NASA signs Moon and Mars deal with Russia
By: William Atkins
During a Wednesday, September 3, 2007 ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, NASA and RKA officials signed a deal to cooperate on several unmanned excursions to the Moon and Mars.
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By: William Atkins
During a Wednesday, September 3, 2007 ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, NASA and RKA officials signed a deal to cooperate on several unmanned excursions to the Moon and Mars.
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Sputnik 1: The event that started space exploration
By: William Atkins
The Soviet Sputnik program was launched at 19:28:34 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or 22:28:34 Moscow Time (MSK), on October 4, 1957. Fifty years later, on October 4, 2007, the fifieth anniversary of Sputnik 1 will be celebrated.
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By: William Atkins
The Soviet Sputnik program was launched at 19:28:34 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or 22:28:34 Moscow Time (MSK), on October 4, 1957. Fifty years later, on October 4, 2007, the fifieth anniversary of Sputnik 1 will be celebrated.
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YES2 space experiment by students turns into a MAYBE
By: William Atkins
The Young Engineers Satellite 2 (YES2) involves a tether that was supposed to extend out about 20 miles (33 kilometers) with a probe on its end. The tether failed to unwind fully, however, the probe is on its way for an Earth landing.
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By: William Atkins
The Young Engineers Satellite 2 (YES2) involves a tether that was supposed to extend out about 20 miles (33 kilometers) with a probe on its end. The tether failed to unwind fully, however, the probe is on its way for an Earth landing.
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NASA liftoff: Dawn brightens the early morning
By: William Atkins
The NASA Dawn spacecraft was launched onboard a Delta 2 rocket at 7:34 a.m. EDT on Thursday, September 27, 2007—about twenty-one minutes after the dawning of the day—on a mission to learn about the early history of the solar system from two large asteroids.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA Dawn spacecraft was launched onboard a Delta 2 rocket at 7:34 a.m. EDT on Thursday, September 27, 2007—about twenty-one minutes after the dawning of the day—on a mission to learn about the early history of the solar system from two large asteroids.
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Dawn arrives at 7:13 a.m., then exits 7:20 a.m. at Cape Canaveral
By: William Atkins
The natural dawn (daybreak) over Florida is expected at 7:13 a.m. EDT on Thursday, September 27, 2007, but the man-made Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to liftoff on its journey to the asteroids Vesta and Ceres at 7:20 a.m. (1120 GMT) —seven minutes later.
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By: William Atkins
The natural dawn (daybreak) over Florida is expected at 7:13 a.m. EDT on Thursday, September 27, 2007, but the man-made Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to liftoff on its journey to the asteroids Vesta and Ceres at 7:20 a.m. (1120 GMT) —seven minutes later.
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