News tagged with desert
China spacecraft launches on key mission
China launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to carry out a key docking mission, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2011 |
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China to launch spacecraft on Tuesday: Xinhua
China said Monday it will launch an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2011 |
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China may send first woman into space
China may send its first woman into space next year as part of a programme to build a space station by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday.
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Oct 31, 2011 |
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China spacecraft to launch soon to test docking
China will launch an unmanned spacecraft early next month that will attempt to dock with an experimental module, the latest step in what will be a decade-long effort to place a manned permanent space station in orbit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Meerkats have ability to distinguish different voices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Vocal recognition is widespread in primates but a new study, published in Biology Letters, provides evidence that it may not be limited to humans and primates. The ability to recognize the vo ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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The strange rubbing boulders of the Atacama
A geologist's sharp eyes and upset stomach has led to the discovery, and almost too-close encounter, with an otherworldly geological process operating in a remote corner of northern Chile's Atacama Desert.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Dream is over for Virgin Galactic space tourist
Venture capitalist Alan Walton has trekked to the North Pole, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and skydived over Mount Everest. A hop into space to enjoy a few minutes of weightlessness would have been the ultimate ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Chilean car shines in solar auto competition
Latin America's first big solar car competition has a winner: a Chilean entry named Intikalpa sped to success in the Atacama Solar Challenge.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Snafu as China space launch set to US patriotic song
It was supposed to be a patriotic tribute to China's technological prowess. Instead, a video showing the launch of China's first space station module inadvertently glorified the country's biggest rival.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 30, 2011 |
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China launches first module for space station
China took its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launched an experimental module ahead of National Day celebrations.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2011 |
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China launches module for space station
China launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station on Thursday, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2011 |
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China counts down to space module launch
China will take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of National Day celebrations.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2011 |
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China to launch module for future space station
China is due to take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of the country's National Day celebrations.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Exploring an asteroid with the Desert RATS
Earlier this month, European scientists linked up with astronauts roaming over the surface of an asteroid. Desert RATS, NASA’s realistic simulation of a future mission, this year included a European dimension ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2011 |
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NASA completes Orion spacecraft parachute testing in Arizona
NASA this week completed the first in a series of flight-like parachute tests for the agency's Orion spacecraft. The drop tests at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona support the design and development of the ...
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Sep 23, 2011 |
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