items tagged with Spacecraft
NASA adds $1BIL with Senate funding
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-07 08:42:32
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-07 08:42:32
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-05 09:09:42
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-05 09:09:42
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-04 08:18:38
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-10-04 08:18:38
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-28 09:57:42
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-28 09:57:42
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-27 11:34:25
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-27 11:34:25
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-27 08:15:54
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-27 08:15:54
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-26 08:22:09
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-26 08:22:09
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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Happy Birthday John Young: First commander of Space Shuttle
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-24 09:29:46
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-24 09:29:46
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-23 10:25:59
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-23 10:25:59
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?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-22 08:59:33
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-22 08:59:33
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”
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-21 10:53:38
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-21 10:53:38
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-19 09:23:55
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-19 09:23:55
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-18 09:04:59
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-18 09:04:59
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-15 09:32:48
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-15 09:32:48
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-13 09:40:11
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-13 09:40:11
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-13 08:26:21
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-13 08:26:21
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-10 09:10:06
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-10 09:10:06
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"
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-08 11:03:05
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-08 11:03:05
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-08 08:49:48
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-08 08:49:48
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
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-07 08:55:16
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-07 08:55:16
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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