Spacecraft
Two pluses and a minus for NASA on STS-118 flight day six.
By: William Atkins
NASA extended the STS-118 mission after successfully testing the new power transfer system. Officials will decide Monday (maybe Tuesday) whether to fix a nasty gouge on Endeavour’s underbelly. A second spacewalk is scheduled to replace a faulty gyroscope.
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By: William Atkins
NASA extended the STS-118 mission after successfully testing the new power transfer system. Officials will decide Monday (maybe Tuesday) whether to fix a nasty gouge on Endeavour’s underbelly. A second spacewalk is scheduled to replace a faulty gyroscope.
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Stress and fatigue studied underwater in NASA’s NEEMO 13
By: William Atkins
The underwater mission called NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 13 (NEEMO 13) is studying ways to quickly and accurately diagnosis fatigue, stress, and fitness while performing stressful tasks during long-duration missions in space, underwater, or other extreme environments.
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By: William Atkins
The underwater mission called NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 13 (NEEMO 13) is studying ways to quickly and accurately diagnosis fatigue, stress, and fitness while performing stressful tasks during long-duration missions in space, underwater, or other extreme environments.
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Welcome to the space hotel Galactic Suite
By: William Atkins
According to its founder the grand opening in 2012 of the world's first space hotel--to be called Galactic Suite--will give wealthy tourists a luxury trip around the world fifteen times each day for three days.
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By: William Atkins
According to its founder the grand opening in 2012 of the world's first space hotel--to be called Galactic Suite--will give wealthy tourists a luxury trip around the world fifteen times each day for three days.
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NASA concerned over ice hit on underside of Endeavour
By: William Atkins
Tracking cameras on the ground and on the external tank recorded debris hitting the underbelly of the space shuttle Endeavour at about 58 seconds after it was launched into space 8/8/07 for its STS-118 mission.
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By: William Atkins
Tracking cameras on the ground and on the external tank recorded debris hitting the underbelly of the space shuttle Endeavour at about 58 seconds after it was launched into space 8/8/07 for its STS-118 mission.
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Endeavour’s STS-118 crew ready for Friday inspection and station docking
By: William Atkins
NASA’s Mission Control Center (MCC) has scheduled the docking of the shuttle with the space station at 12:53 pm EDT, Friday, August 10, 2007, along with an inspection of the underside of the shuttle as it approaches the docking port of the station.
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By: William Atkins
NASA’s Mission Control Center (MCC) has scheduled the docking of the shuttle with the space station at 12:53 pm EDT, Friday, August 10, 2007, along with an inspection of the underside of the shuttle as it approaches the docking port of the station.
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Endeavour’s STS-118 crew preparing for 3, possibly 4, spacewalks
By: William Atkins
Between August 11th and 15th, NASA astronauts will be performing three spacewalks in order to continue the assembly of the International Space Station. If a new power converter works, an additional fourth spacewalk will be added on August 17th.
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By: William Atkins
Between August 11th and 15th, NASA astronauts will be performing three spacewalks in order to continue the assembly of the International Space Station. If a new power converter works, an additional fourth spacewalk will be added on August 17th.
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Endeavour and STS-118 crew liftoff on time
By: William Atkins
With an on-time liftoff from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center of 6:36 PM EDT (22:36 UTC), the space shuttle Endeavour is starting its journey to the International Space Station.
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By: William Atkins
With an on-time liftoff from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center of 6:36 PM EDT (22:36 UTC), the space shuttle Endeavour is starting its journey to the International Space Station.
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Endeavour fueled up, STS-118 crew ready for Wednesday night launch
By: William Atkins
With problems fixed by NASA and good weather predicted, all is Go-for-liftoff for the Wednesday, August 8, 2008 launch of space shuttle Endeavour and its STS-118 crew that includes educator-astronaut Barbara Morgan.
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By: William Atkins
With problems fixed by NASA and good weather predicted, all is Go-for-liftoff for the Wednesday, August 8, 2008 launch of space shuttle Endeavour and its STS-118 crew that includes educator-astronaut Barbara Morgan.
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Russian Progress 26 cargo ship loads up space station
By: William Atkins
The Russian unmanned cargo ship was launched on Thursday, August 2, 2007, from the Russian spaceport Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazkhstan for its trip to the International Space Station.
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By: William Atkins
The Russian unmanned cargo ship was launched on Thursday, August 2, 2007, from the Russian spaceport Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazkhstan for its trip to the International Space Station.
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NASA Cassini may perform close encounter with Saturn’s Enceladus
By: William Atkins
NASA mission managers with the Cassini space probe are seriously considering flying the spacecraft extremely close to Enceladus while dodging ice crystals rushing out of its south pole.
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By: William Atkins
NASA mission managers with the Cassini space probe are seriously considering flying the spacecraft extremely close to Enceladus while dodging ice crystals rushing out of its south pole.
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NASA rover managers increasingly anxious with state of Opportunity
By: William Atkins
Mars Exploration Rover (MER) managers are growing very concerned with the low temperature of the electronics onboard Opportunity as Martian dust storms continue to assault the rover.
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By: William Atkins
Mars Exploration Rover (MER) managers are growing very concerned with the low temperature of the electronics onboard Opportunity as Martian dust storms continue to assault the rover.
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Phoenix to launch August 3, 2007, for trip to Mars
By: William Atkins
Launched aboard a Delta II rocket, the Phoenix spacecraft will travel to Mars so that it can dig in the Martian soil on the planet’s arctic region. This area is especially important because water and ice is known to exist there.
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By: William Atkins
Launched aboard a Delta II rocket, the Phoenix spacecraft will travel to Mars so that it can dig in the Martian soil on the planet’s arctic region. This area is especially important because water and ice is known to exist there.
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Explosion at remote Mojave spaceport site kills 3
By: William Atkins
A fatal explosion occurred on Thursday 7/26/2007 at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California where a new rocket motor was being tested for space tourism spacecraft SpaceShipTwo, a part of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.
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By: William Atkins
A fatal explosion occurred on Thursday 7/26/2007 at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California where a new rocket motor was being tested for space tourism spacecraft SpaceShipTwo, a part of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.
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Ridge on Saturn moon Iapetus was hard nut to crack
By: William Atkins
What is probably most unusual about the moon is its shape. Iapetus is not shaped like most large moons. Instead, it has a unique bulging ridge around its equator that makes it shaped like a walnut, prompting people to nickname it the “Walnut Moon”.
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By: William Atkins
What is probably most unusual about the moon is its shape. Iapetus is not shaped like most large moons. Instead, it has a unique bulging ridge around its equator that makes it shaped like a walnut, prompting people to nickname it the “Walnut Moon”.
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New Saturn moon discovered: S/2007 S4, but, let’s call it Frank
By: William Atkins
Scientists researching images taken from the Cassini-Huygens mission have found a small natural satellite of Saturn. The images were taken on May 30, 2007, the Cassini Imaging Science Team made their announcement on July 18th, and called the modest moon Frank.
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By: William Atkins
Scientists researching images taken from the Cassini-Huygens mission have found a small natural satellite of Saturn. The images were taken on May 30, 2007, the Cassini Imaging Science Team made their announcement on July 18th, and called the modest moon Frank.
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Power depleted Martian rovers caught by expanding dust storm
By: William Atkins
What was considered several weeks ago by NASA as just a weather delay for descending Victoria Crater is now a massive dust storm on Mars that has the potential of permanently shutting down one or both of the solar-powered Mars Exploration Rovers Opportunity and Spirit.
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By: William Atkins
What was considered several weeks ago by NASA as just a weather delay for descending Victoria Crater is now a massive dust storm on Mars that has the potential of permanently shutting down one or both of the solar-powered Mars Exploration Rovers Opportunity and Spirit.
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Restored Saturn V: Apollo workhorse showcased at NASA Johnson Space Center
By: William Atkins
The newly refurbished Saturn V rocket, also nicknamed the Moon Rocket, is now on display outside of the NASA Johnson Space Center. The 30-story tall rocket provided the power in the 1960s and 70s to lift U.S. astronauts to the Moon and back.
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By: William Atkins
The newly refurbished Saturn V rocket, also nicknamed the Moon Rocket, is now on display outside of the NASA Johnson Space Center. The 30-story tall rocket provided the power in the 1960s and 70s to lift U.S. astronauts to the Moon and back.
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Brazil VSB-30 rockets into space with DNA test
By: William Atkins
The country of Brazil has successfully launched, on Thursday, July 19, 2007, a 20-minute flight into space to study the relationship of the near absence of gravity—also called microgravity or near-weightlessness—on human enzymes and DNA.
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By: William Atkins
The country of Brazil has successfully launched, on Thursday, July 19, 2007, a 20-minute flight into space to study the relationship of the near absence of gravity—also called microgravity or near-weightlessness—on human enzymes and DNA.
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