News tagged with docking station

China says docking mission step to space station

China's space program on Friday called the recovery of an unmanned spacecraft that docked twice with an orbiting module a major step toward a future space station, and said it remained open to cooperation ...

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created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

China completes second space docking

China completed its second space docking on Monday, state media reported, as it moves closer towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station.

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created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

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.

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created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 11

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.

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created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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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created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

China to launch space station's first module

China said Tuesday it will launch its Tiangong-1 space module later this month, marking its first step towards building a Chinese space station.

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created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 7

Apple unleashes Lion, updates MacBook Air

Apple on Wednesday unleashed its new Lion operating system, running it on updated, more powerful versions of its MacBook Air ultra-thin laptop.

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created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (8) | comments 1

After shuttle lands, Mission Control to go quiet

(AP) -- In the geeky world of space engineering, this large, high-ceilinged room is close to holy. Inside, people speak in hushed tones and observe time-honored traditions.

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created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

China to attempt first space rendezvous

China will attempt its first space docking between two unmanned vehicles this year, the first step in efforts to build a Chinese space station, a senior official said Friday.

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created Apr 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Russia has concerns for SpaceX safety for docking to ISS

While a test of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft docking capabilities with the International Space Station is tentatively scheduled for December, 2011, Russia has said it will not allow a SpaceX vehicle to ...

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created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 21

Lenovo to release a 23-inch tablet PC this year?

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to sources inside the company, Lenovo is hoping to release a 23-inch tablet PC by the end of this year. The source, William Cai, is a senior specialist in marketing at a Lenovo. ...

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New international standard for spacecraft docking

Partners in the International Space Station programme have agreed on a new standard for docking systems, which will be capable also of implementing berthing. The agreement allows a range of compatible, but ...

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created Oct 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Russian resupply ship docks at International Space Station

An unmanned Russian supply vessel docked Sunday without trouble at the International Space Station, two days after a technical glitch forced a similar maneuver to be aborted.

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created Jul 04, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 3

Atlantis to undock from ISS on final mission

The US space shuttle Atlantis prepared to undock from the International Space Station Sunday after delivering tons of supplies on the final mission for the 25-year-old spacecraft.

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created May 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A New 'Dawn' in Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Russian-built Mini-Research Module-1 launched on space shuttle Atlantis' STS-132 mission May 14.

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created May 17, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0