News tagged with capsule
White House orders review of NASA space plans
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May 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The White House has ordered a complete outside review of NASA's manned space program, including plans to return astronauts to the moon.
NASA Stardust Capsule To Go On Display At Smithsonian
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Sep 26, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Having returned the world's first particles from a comet, NASA's Stardust sample return capsule will join the collection of flight icons in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum ...
Obama administration to review NASA program, sources say
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May 06, 2009 |
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In a major turnaround, the Obama administration intends this week to order a review of the spacecraft program that NASA had hoped would one day replace the space shuttle, the Orlando Sentinel has learned.
Russia space capsule carrying US billionaire lands
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Apr 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Russian spacecraft carrying a crew of three including U.S. billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi landed safely in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, officials said.
Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon lands safely
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Oct 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday, ending the entertainment tycoon's mirthful space odyssey.
Happy US-Russian crew deny 'divorce in space'
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Apr 10, 2009 |
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A Russian and US space crew denied on Friday that new rules forbid them from sharing toilets and food in orbit, hailing their work as the "best partnership" in human history.
New dinner table top priority as ISS expands
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May 07, 2009 |
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Astronauts set to blast off for the International Space Station said Thursday that constructing a new dinner table would be a top priority as its permanent crew expands to six.
Space station crew finally at full staff of six (w/Video)
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May 29, 2009 |
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The crew of the International Space Station has increased to six for the first time today with the arrival of three new residents including ESA astronaut Frank De Winne with the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft.
US space tourist's return put off by a day
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Apr 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A billionaire American space tourist in the middle of his second stay aboard the international space station will return to Earth a day later than originally planned, Russian space officials said ...
Canadian circus billionaire heads to space station
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Canadian circus tycoon, an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off in a spacecraft from the Kazakh steppe Wednesday on a journey to the International Space Station.
Circus founder calls his trip to space a success
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Oct 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte on Tuesday called his 10-day space mission "a great success" because it drew attention to his efforts to guarantee access to clean water worldwide.
Astronauts to taste 'space sushi'
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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US astronaut Timothy Creamer said on Thursday he was impatient to taste "space sushi" courtesy of his Japanese crewmate after they arrive on the International Space Station (ISS) later this month.
Stardust Logs A Decade Under The Stars
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Feb 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Saturday, Feb. 7, marked the 10th anniversary of the launch of NASA's well-traveled Stardust spacecraft.
Colon capsule endoscopy diagnoses 64 percent of total polyps detected by conventional colonoscopy
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Capsule endoscopy for exploring the colon in a minimally invasive manner diagnoses 64% of all lesions located by means of conventional colonoscopy. According to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine - the ...
More convenient and helpful for colitis patients? An absorption enhancer may do
Sep 19, 2008 |
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Previous studies have shown the beneficial effect of rebamipide, a novel anti-ulcer drug, on experimental colitis. The permeabilities of rebamipide in different intestinal segments remained unknown.
