items tagged with Spacecraft
NASA’s Mars Scout 2 is earthbound for two more years
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-23 08:14:29
NASA announced Friday, December 21, 2007, that the Scout spacecraft originally scheduled to head to Mars in 2011 will be delayed by two years because of a undisclosed conflict in the purchasing process.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-23 08:14:29
NASA announced Friday, December 21, 2007, that the Scout spacecraft originally scheduled to head to Mars in 2011 will be delayed by two years because of a undisclosed conflict in the purchasing process.
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Place your bets: Will asteroid hit Mars in January?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-21 09:21:28
According to NASA research scientists, an asteroid has a 1-in-75 chance of hitting the planet Mars on January 30, 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-21 09:21:28
According to NASA research scientists, an asteroid has a 1-in-75 chance of hitting the planet Mars on January 30, 2008.
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Where oh where is the comet?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-17 07:52:35
That’s what they said when NASA scientists decided to send their Deep Impact spacecraft to Comet 85P/Boethin. When they looked again for the comet, it was no where to be found. So, Deep Impact was re-direced to Comet Hartley 2.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-17 07:52:35
That’s what they said when NASA scientists decided to send their Deep Impact spacecraft to Comet 85P/Boethin. When they looked again for the comet, it was no where to be found. So, Deep Impact was re-direced to Comet Hartley 2.
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STS-122 mission slipped to no earlier than January 10, 2008
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 10:07:14
The next mission of the space shuttle fleet, STS-122 with Atlantis, has been postponed to a date no earlier than January 10, 2008, to give more time to investigate sensor problems and to provide more time for mission employees to enjoy the holidays.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 10:07:14
The next mission of the space shuttle fleet, STS-122 with Atlantis, has been postponed to a date no earlier than January 10, 2008, to give more time to investigate sensor problems and to provide more time for mission employees to enjoy the holidays.
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Sneak preview of NASA’s new Orion spacecraft
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 09:37:58
A mockup of the Orion spacecraft is currently under development by NASA. When completed, Orion will carry four to six astronauts to the International Space Station, the Moon, and then onwards to Mars. They may go to other places in the solar system where astronauts have not gone before.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 09:37:58
A mockup of the Orion spacecraft is currently under development by NASA. When completed, Orion will carry four to six astronauts to the International Space Station, the Moon, and then onwards to Mars. They may go to other places in the solar system where astronauts have not gone before.
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Future astronauts might say, “Houston, the Altair has landed!”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 08:48:22
NASA announced December 13, 2007, at the Johnson Space Center, that the new name for its 21st century lunar lander is Altair. Its official designation is Lunar Surface Access Module, or LSAM.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-14 08:48:22
NASA announced December 13, 2007, at the Johnson Space Center, that the new name for its 21st century lunar lander is Altair. Its official designation is Lunar Surface Access Module, or LSAM.
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Boeing awarded NASA contract to build Ares 1 Instrument Unit Avionics ring
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-12 17:42:32
The Boeing Company announced Wednesday, December 12, 2007, that it was awarded the NASA contract to build the Instrument Unit Avionics (IUA) ring for the Ares 1 rocket, which will launch the Orion capsule into space.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-12 17:42:32
The Boeing Company announced Wednesday, December 12, 2007, that it was awarded the NASA contract to build the Instrument Unit Avionics (IUA) ring for the Ares 1 rocket, which will launch the Orion capsule into space.
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Faulty sensors to be tested by NASA: could have been problem since STS-1
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-12 11:36:56
NASA reports that the external tank of Atlantis for its yet-scheduled STS-122 mission will be filled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen sometime the week of December 17, 2007, to test four sensors that prevented last week’s launch. Some media reports state that the problem could have been there throughout the history of the shuttle program.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-12 11:36:56
NASA reports that the external tank of Atlantis for its yet-scheduled STS-122 mission will be filled with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen sometime the week of December 17, 2007, to test four sensors that prevented last week’s launch. Some media reports state that the problem could have been there throughout the history of the shuttle program.
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Three big discoveries of Northern Lights
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-12 09:53:44
The NASA THEMIS spacecraft—after only eight months in active operation—has made three important discoveries about “why” the aurora borealis, commonly called the Northern Lights, suddenly appears very bright and “where” it gets all of its energy.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-12 09:53:44
The NASA THEMIS spacecraft—after only eight months in active operation—has made three important discoveries about “why” the aurora borealis, commonly called the Northern Lights, suddenly appears very bright and “where” it gets all of its energy.
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Voyager 1 and 2 say solar system is dented
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-11 09:19:11
NASA scientists used data from the long-running, far, far away interstellar Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft to find that the solar system has an asymmetrical (not balanced or regularly arranged) shape.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-11 09:19:11
NASA scientists used data from the long-running, far, far away interstellar Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft to find that the solar system has an asymmetrical (not balanced or regularly arranged) shape.
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Mechanisms for solar wind discovered by Japanese Hinode spacecraft
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-10 09:43:30
An international group of scientists using the Hinode spacecraft have found that two mechanisms produce the solar wind. How the solar wind was produced was previously not fully understood by scientists.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-10 09:43:30
An international group of scientists using the Hinode spacecraft have found that two mechanisms produce the solar wind. How the solar wind was produced was previously not fully understood by scientists.
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UFOs flying around Saturn have been identified
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-09 10:47:48
Scientists have finally explained unusual looking unidentified-flying-saucer-shaped objects within the rings of the planet Saturn. Luckily, the objects don't contain little green men.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-09 10:47:48
Scientists have finally explained unusual looking unidentified-flying-saucer-shaped objects within the rings of the planet Saturn. Luckily, the objects don't contain little green men.
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Sensors cancel Sunday’s launch of NASA shuttle
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-09 09:22:43
After loading the external tank with super-cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, the launch control team found one faulty fuel sensor, which forced the cancellation of the December 9, 2007 liftoff of shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station. UPDATE: Mission postponed until January 2008.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-09 09:22:43
After loading the external tank with super-cold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, the launch control team found one faulty fuel sensor, which forced the cancellation of the December 9, 2007 liftoff of shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station. UPDATE: Mission postponed until January 2008.
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NASA to attempt Sunday launch: all four sensors must work
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-08 17:28:10
The engine cutoff sensors to the hydrogen tank within the external tank aren’t behaving themselves. All four must work on Sunday, December 8, 2007, for NASA to launch STS-122 and the shuttle Atlantis for its delivery and installation mission to the space station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-08 17:28:10
The engine cutoff sensors to the hydrogen tank within the external tank aren’t behaving themselves. All four must work on Sunday, December 8, 2007, for NASA to launch STS-122 and the shuttle Atlantis for its delivery and installation mission to the space station.
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STS-122 launch delayed until Sunday at earliest
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-08 08:26:20
The launching of space shuttle Atlantis was delayed again as fuel sensor problems continue to plague the start of the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-08 08:26:20
The launching of space shuttle Atlantis was delayed again as fuel sensor problems continue to plague the start of the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
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Shuttle Atlantis problem not as clear cut as first thought
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-07 09:57:53
The two faulty sensors on the external tank (ET) of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis, for mission STS-122, are thought to involve an open circuit in the wiring. With only two good sensors left, there is no redundancy remaining in the system if a third one goes bad.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-07 09:57:53
The two faulty sensors on the external tank (ET) of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis, for mission STS-122, are thought to involve an open circuit in the wiring. With only two good sensors left, there is no redundancy remaining in the system if a third one goes bad.
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NASA postpones Atlantis launch after fuel tank sensor problem
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-06 09:37:58
NASA officials report on Thursday, December 7, 2007, that ground controllers were getting bad readings in two of the four hydrogen fuel gauge sensors from the external tank (ET).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-06 09:37:58
NASA officials report on Thursday, December 7, 2007, that ground controllers were getting bad readings in two of the four hydrogen fuel gauge sensors from the external tank (ET).
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Successful test of ESA rocket
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-05 23:15:39
A successful test firing of ESA's new P80 rocket motor has been conducted at Guiana Space Centre.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-05 23:15:39
A successful test firing of ESA's new P80 rocket motor has been conducted at Guiana Space Centre.
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Martian sand pile almost overtakes NASA Spirit rover
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-05 18:39:12
Over the past five months, the Mars Exploration Rover has been crossing the floor of Gusevy Crater, ascending the Columbia Hills, and moving around Home Plate. However, around the middle of November 2007, it got stuck in a pile of sand at the bottom of a depression.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-12-05 18:39:12
Over the past five months, the Mars Exploration Rover has been crossing the floor of Gusevy Crater, ascending the Columbia Hills, and moving around Home Plate. However, around the middle of November 2007, it got stuck in a pile of sand at the bottom of a depression.
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Will NASA launch Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-12-01 17:24:47
Called “the most expensive scientific experiments ever built,” $1.5 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) may end up in storage and never get the chance to search the universe for antimatter.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2007-12-01 17:24:47
Called “the most expensive scientific experiments ever built,” $1.5 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) may end up in storage and never get the chance to search the universe for antimatter.
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