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Further Tests Designed for Rover's Right-Rear Wheel

Dec 08, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A series of diagnostic tests on Spirit's right-rear wheel on sols 2104 and 2105 (Dec. 3 and 4) investigated stalls that occurred on Sol 2099 (Nov. 28) and earlier. The rover team cannot draw ...

Prof gets messages from space

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 08, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (6) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Barbara Frisken received several messages from outer space this year on her answering machine.

Japan's 'space beer' sparkles among drinkers

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Dec 07, 2009 | 3.2 / 5 (6) | 0

A Japanese brewer has come up with a beer that's truly out of this world -- one made with barley grown from a line of seeds that once orbited the Earth aboard the International Space Station.

WISE Launch Scheduled for Dec. 11

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Dec 04, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is scheduled for Dec. 11.

Steering the Ares Rockets on a Straight Path

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Dec 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Ares I-X rocket stood more than 325 feet tall on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Spectators watched in awe as its massive solid rocket motor blazed to life with a thunderous ...

Spitzer Unveils Biggest Milky Way View at Adler Planetarium

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Dec 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's largest image of our Milky Way galaxy, taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, went on display this week at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.

Astronaut balancing act: Training to help explorers adapt to a return to gravity

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Dec 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Astronauts returning from challenging long-duration missions face one more challenge when they get back to Earth - standing up and walking.

XMM-Newton celebrates decade of discovery

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Dec 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory is celebrating its 10th anniversary. During its decade of operation, this remarkable space observatory has supplied new data for every aspect of astronomy. ...

NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission Passes Major Review

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Dec 08, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's effort to deploy the first satellite mission to advance global precipitation observations from space moved closer to this goal when agency officials approved critical elements for the Global Precipitation ...

NRL's MISSE7 launched aboard STS-129

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Dec 07, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

The Materials on the International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) 7, designed and built by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), launched aboard STS-129 on November, 16, for transport to the International ...

Rocket launches Air Force satellite from Fla.

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Dec 06, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- A rocket carrying an Air Force satellite that will be used by the military has launched from Cape Canaveral.

NASA Challenges 350 Rocketeers Nationwide to Aim a Mile High

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Dec 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has invited more than 350 student rocketeers from middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities -- 37 teams nationwide -- to take part in the 2009-2010 NASA Student Launch Projects.