Spacecraft
Shuttle Endeavour heading for home
By: Stephen Withers
Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station in preparation for its return to Earth later this week.
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By: Stephen Withers
Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station in preparation for its return to Earth later this week.
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NASA Cassini spacecraft to take dip near space geyser
By: William Atkins
On Wednesday, March 12, 2008, NASA mission controllers will direct the Cassini spacecraft to make its closest approach to Saturn’s moon Enceladus to sample water-ice, dust, and gas from active geysers.
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By: William Atkins
On Wednesday, March 12, 2008, NASA mission controllers will direct the Cassini spacecraft to make its closest approach to Saturn’s moon Enceladus to sample water-ice, dust, and gas from active geysers.
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Jules Verne ready for launch
By: Stephen Withers
Jules Verne, the ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle, has been declared ready for launch.
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By: Stephen Withers
Jules Verne, the ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle, has been declared ready for launch.
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NASA cautions U.S. space program has mighty competitor in China
By: William Atkins
On Wednesday, February 13, 2008, NASA administrator Dr. Michael Griffin spoke to the U.S. House of Representative's Science and Technology Committee about the advances made in the Chinese space program over the past few years—admitting that China is a major competitor of the United States.
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By: William Atkins
On Wednesday, February 13, 2008, NASA administrator Dr. Michael Griffin spoke to the U.S. House of Representative's Science and Technology Committee about the advances made in the Chinese space program over the past few years—admitting that China is a major competitor of the United States.
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NRO to launch NROL-28 satellite after failure of NROL-21
By: William Atkins
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is scheduled to launch a classified spacecraft payload, NROL-28, on Friday, February 29, 2008. Its non-functioning NROL-21 satellite was in the news lately because it had to be shot down by the U.S. Navy with one of its missiles.
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By: William Atkins
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is scheduled to launch a classified spacecraft payload, NROL-28, on Friday, February 29, 2008. Its non-functioning NROL-21 satellite was in the news lately because it had to be shot down by the U.S. Navy with one of its missiles.
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Sun to destroy Earth in 7.6 billion years
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
No need to panic just yet, but in 7.6 billion years, the dying Sun will expand and burn up our planet completely. The answer? Use a large passing asteroid to ‘nudge’ our orbit further outwards; live on space ‘life rafts’ or leave the planet in search of strange new worlds.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
No need to panic just yet, but in 7.6 billion years, the dying Sun will expand and burn up our planet completely. The answer? Use a large passing asteroid to ‘nudge’ our orbit further outwards; live on space ‘life rafts’ or leave the planet in search of strange new worlds.
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NASA announces retirement of legendary solar explorer: Ulysses
By: William Atkins
On Friday, February 22, 2008, NASA announced that the Ulysses spacecraft will be soon retired after over seventeen years in space orbiting the Sun and going as far out as Jupiter. The remarkable space mission of Ulysses has provided Earth scientists with a galactic amount of data.
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By: William Atkins
On Friday, February 22, 2008, NASA announced that the Ulysses spacecraft will be soon retired after over seventeen years in space orbiting the Sun and going as far out as Jupiter. The remarkable space mission of Ulysses has provided Earth scientists with a galactic amount of data.
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Google search of Moon could result in $20 million
By: William Atkins
If a privately funded spacecraft can find its way to the Moon and travel about on its surface, Google will award the developers $20 million in the quest for the Google Lunar X Prize.
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By: William Atkins
If a privately funded spacecraft can find its way to the Moon and travel about on its surface, Google will award the developers $20 million in the quest for the Google Lunar X Prize.
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OPEC’s oil has nothing on Saturn’s moon Titan
By: William Atkins
According to research performed by an international team of scientists using data from the Cassini-Huygens mission, one Saturn's moons Titan has lakes and seas full of liquid hydrocarbons: oil.
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By: William Atkins
According to research performed by an international team of scientists using data from the Cassini-Huygens mission, one Saturn's moons Titan has lakes and seas full of liquid hydrocarbons: oil.
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Fly with Cassie to the planet Saturn
By: William Atkins
If you like to travel in space to Saturn, log on to a new 3D NASA website called Cassie (Cassini at Saturn-Interactive Explorer) and travel virtually to the ringed planet.
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By: William Atkins
If you like to travel in space to Saturn, log on to a new 3D NASA website called Cassie (Cassini at Saturn-Interactive Explorer) and travel virtually to the ringed planet.
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NASA sends The Beatles “on and on across the universe”
By: William Atkins
On January 31, 2008, NASA announced that its Deep Space Network will beam The Beatles’ song “Across the Universe” into outer space at 7 p.m. EST on Monday, February 4, 2008. You can join in on the celebration!
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By: William Atkins
On January 31, 2008, NASA announced that its Deep Space Network will beam The Beatles’ song “Across the Universe” into outer space at 7 p.m. EST on Monday, February 4, 2008. You can join in on the celebration!
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TMA-10 Russian-Malaysian cosmonauts had rough ride home
By: William Atkins
It was reported by Russian space officials, on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, that on October 21, 2007 three space travelers came down for a landing at a steeper descent than normal: calling it “like an elephant pressing on my chest.”
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By: William Atkins
It was reported by Russian space officials, on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, that on October 21, 2007 three space travelers came down for a landing at a steeper descent than normal: calling it “like an elephant pressing on my chest.”
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GRAIL: New NASA robotic mission to explore inside of Moon
By: William Atkins
The NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, consisting to twin orbiting spacecraft, will be launched in 2011 to explore the interior structure of the Moon.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, consisting to twin orbiting spacecraft, will be launched in 2011 to explore the interior structure of the Moon.
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Jules Verne goes to space in February 2008
By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency’s first automated transfer vehicle (ATV), called the Jules Verne (ATV-1), is being prepared for its first launch in February 2008--a mission to the International Space Station.
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By: William Atkins
The European Space Agency’s first automated transfer vehicle (ATV), called the Jules Verne (ATV-1), is being prepared for its first launch in February 2008--a mission to the International Space Station.
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Ulysses spacecraft known for its resourcefulness
By: William Atkins
With the Sun beginning a new solar cycle (No. 24), the Ulysses spacecraft just happens to be at the right spot, at the right time: the solar North Pole.
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By: William Atkins
With the Sun beginning a new solar cycle (No. 24), the Ulysses spacecraft just happens to be at the right spot, at the right time: the solar North Pole.
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Forty years ago: Apollo 5 lifts off to test lunar module
By: William Atkins
On January 22, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 5 was launched from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Pad 37B on an unmanned mission around Earth to test the lunar module. Its success led directly to America’s eventual landing on the Moon.
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By: William Atkins
On January 22, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 5 was launched from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Pad 37B on an unmanned mission around Earth to test the lunar module. Its success led directly to America’s eventual landing on the Moon.
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Historic return to planet Mercury set for January 14, 2008
By: William Atkins
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER is expected to pass within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the planet Mercury on Monday, January 14, 2008. It is only the second spacecraft to fly near Mercury, and the first one in over thirty years.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER is expected to pass within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the planet Mercury on Monday, January 14, 2008. It is only the second spacecraft to fly near Mercury, and the first one in over thirty years.
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NASA reports February 7 as new STS-122 liftoff
By: William Atkins
On Thursday, January 11th, NASA officials announced that the new "tentative" launch data for the STS-122 mission and the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis to be February 7, 2008, at 2:47 p.m. EST (1947 GMT).
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By: William Atkins
On Thursday, January 11th, NASA officials announced that the new "tentative" launch data for the STS-122 mission and the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis to be February 7, 2008, at 2:47 p.m. EST (1947 GMT).
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