Spacecraft
Happy Birthday John Young: First commander of Space Shuttle
By: William Atkins
Former NASA astronaut John Watts Young, born on September 24, 1930, was the commander of STS-1 on April 12, 1981. Oh, by the way, he also walked on the Moon on April 21, 1972, during the Apollo 16 mission.
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By: William Atkins
Former NASA astronaut John Watts Young, born on September 24, 1930, was the commander of STS-1 on April 12, 1981. Oh, by the way, he also walked on the Moon on April 21, 1972, during the Apollo 16 mission.
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China to add 4th launch site: Wenchang Satellite Launch Center
By: William Atkins
Besides its three existing launch sites at Jiuquan, Taiyuan, and Xichang, China is adding a fourth site at Hainan Province to keep up with its expanding presence in space.
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By: William Atkins
Besides its three existing launch sites at Jiuquan, Taiyuan, and Xichang, China is adding a fourth site at Hainan Province to keep up with its expanding presence in space.
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Do Martians live in caves?
By: William Atkins
The NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor orbital probes have found entrances to seven probable caves (nicknamed “Seven Sisters”) located on the slope of the Martian volcano Arsia Mons.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor orbital probes have found entrances to seven probable caves (nicknamed “Seven Sisters”) located on the slope of the Martian volcano Arsia Mons.
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Nobel Laureate Weinberg calls space station an “orbital turkey”
By: William Atkins
While calling NASA’s “manned” space flight programs (such as Space Station) worthless with regards to science, Steven Weinberg calls NASA’s “unmanned” space flight programs (such as Martian probes Spirit and Opportunity, and earth-orbiting observatory Hubble Telescope) very important to the advancement of science.
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By: William Atkins
While calling NASA’s “manned” space flight programs (such as Space Station) worthless with regards to science, Steven Weinberg calls NASA’s “unmanned” space flight programs (such as Martian probes Spirit and Opportunity, and earth-orbiting observatory Hubble Telescope) very important to the advancement of science.
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Delta 2 lifts off for 75th straight successful mission
By: William Atkins
On Tuesday, September 18, 2007 a Delta 2 (7920) rocket lifted a WorldView 1 satellite off the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The on-time liftoff occurred at 11:35 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (1835 GMT).
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By: William Atkins
On Tuesday, September 18, 2007 a Delta 2 (7920) rocket lifted a WorldView 1 satellite off the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The on-time liftoff occurred at 11:35 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (1835 GMT).
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Leaky seals found on NASA’s shuttle Discovery
By: William Atkins
A hydraulic leak in the right main landing gear assembly of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery may delay its October liftoff for its STS-120 mission to the International Space Station by a few days.
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By: William Atkins
A hydraulic leak in the right main landing gear assembly of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery may delay its October liftoff for its STS-120 mission to the International Space Station by a few days.
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Forty-five story garage doors cause problems for NASA
By: William Atkins
The Vehicle Assembly Building at the NASA Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, is causing problems for the Space Shuttle program because repairs on rusted out mechanisms within the large metal doors have to be made—thus, one bay of two high-bays is closed down, reducing the number of shuttles that can be prepared for missions.
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By: William Atkins
The Vehicle Assembly Building at the NASA Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, is causing problems for the Space Shuttle program because repairs on rusted out mechanisms within the large metal doors have to be made—thus, one bay of two high-bays is closed down, reducing the number of shuttles that can be prepared for missions.
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British may reverse course, manned space program possible by 2010
By: William Atkins
The United Kingdom’s British National Space Centre is recommending to the government that manned missions should begin. If approved, a manned British space program could be up and running by 2010.
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By: William Atkins
The United Kingdom’s British National Space Centre is recommending to the government that manned missions should begin. If approved, a manned British space program could be up and running by 2010.
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Luna 2, first spacecraft to Moon’s surface, launched 48 years ago
By: William Atkins
On September 13, 1959 (September 12, Moscow time, at 06:39:42 UTC), the Soviet Union’s Luna 2 was launched to the Moon. Thirty-three-and-one-half hours later, it impacted the Moon, the first spacecraft to reach the lunar surface.
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By: William Atkins
On September 13, 1959 (September 12, Moscow time, at 06:39:42 UTC), the Soviet Union’s Luna 2 was launched to the Moon. Thirty-three-and-one-half hours later, it impacted the Moon, the first spacecraft to reach the lunar surface.
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Hubble loses another gyroscope but keeps on ticking
By: William Atkins
On September 1, 2007, gyroscope Gyro 2 failed on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). With a NASA repair mission scheduled for August 7, 2008, Hubble will have to operate until that time with only two gyros.
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By: William Atkins
On September 1, 2007, gyroscope Gyro 2 failed on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). With a NASA repair mission scheduled for August 7, 2008, Hubble will have to operate until that time with only two gyros.
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SELENE is "largest lunar mission since Apollo"
By: William Atkins
SELENE is a Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft that is expected to launch on September 13, 2007, at 01:35:47 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is 10:35:47 a.m. Japan Standard Time (JST) and 9:35:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, September 12th).
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By: William Atkins
SELENE is a Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft that is expected to launch on September 13, 2007, at 01:35:47 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is 10:35:47 a.m. Japan Standard Time (JST) and 9:35:47 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, September 12th).
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Mars rover Opportunity survives storm
By: William Atkins
After a severe storm over the last two months, the NASA Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity will begin its descent into Victoria Crater sometime next week. It is spending the days before its descent by slowly moving to its point of entry into the crater.
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By: William Atkins
After a severe storm over the last two months, the NASA Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity will begin its descent into Victoria Crater sometime next week. It is spending the days before its descent by slowly moving to its point of entry into the crater.
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Second stage of Russian Proton rocket malfunctions
By: William Atkins
On Thursday, September 6, 2006, the Russians launched its Proton M rocket with a Japanese JCSAT 11 communications spacecraft as its payload. Unfortunately, its second stage did not ignite, and the rocket and payload fell back to Earth and was destroyed.
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By: William Atkins
On Thursday, September 6, 2006, the Russians launched its Proton M rocket with a Japanese JCSAT 11 communications spacecraft as its payload. Unfortunately, its second stage did not ignite, and the rocket and payload fell back to Earth and was destroyed.
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First South Korean astronaut selected
By: William Atkins
Thirty-year-old Ko San, a graduate from Seoul National University and currently an artificial intelligence and robotic engineer and researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, will go to the International Space Station in April 2008.
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By: William Atkins
Thirty-year-old Ko San, a graduate from Seoul National University and currently an artificial intelligence and robotic engineer and researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, will go to the International Space Station in April 2008.
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First Russian to become tourist at International Space Station
By: William Atkins
The Russian Federal Space Agency announced that a yet-to-be-identified young businessman and politician will most likely become the first Russian space tourist in 2009.
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By: William Atkins
The Russian Federal Space Agency announced that a yet-to-be-identified young businessman and politician will most likely become the first Russian space tourist in 2009.
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NASA announces Boeing is prime contractor for Ares 1 upper stage
By: William Atkins
NASA announced on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 that Boeing will be the prime contractor to design and manufacture the Ares 1 upper stage launch vehicle, which will carry the Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV) to low Earth orbit.
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By: William Atkins
NASA announced on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 that Boeing will be the prime contractor to design and manufacture the Ares 1 upper stage launch vehicle, which will carry the Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV) to low Earth orbit.
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NASA discovers reason for foam problem; endeavours to fix it
By: William Atkins
NASA officials stated on Friday, August 24, 2007 that they found microscopic cracks in the foam covers on brackets of Discovery’s external tank (ET) during inspections for its STS-120 mission on October 23.
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By: William Atkins
NASA officials stated on Friday, August 24, 2007 that they found microscopic cracks in the foam covers on brackets of Discovery’s external tank (ET) during inspections for its STS-120 mission on October 23.
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NASA and ATK team up for first stage of Ares I and V rockets
By: William Atkins
NASA has contracted with Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) for the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the first stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle and the Ares V cargo launch vehicle.
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By: William Atkins
NASA has contracted with Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) for the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the first stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle and the Ares V cargo launch vehicle.
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