items tagged with Spacecraft
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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First South Korean astronaut selected
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-05 08:16:57
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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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-05 08:16:57
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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