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Astronauts to blast off to expanded space station
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May 26, 2009 |
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A Belgian, a Canadian and a Russian blast off for the International Space Station on Wednesday as Russia steps up its rocket launches to support a doubling of the station's crew.
Ares I Five Segment Development Motor on the Move
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Apr 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On April 16, NASA moved the first segment of the Ares I rocket's five segment development motor, or DM-1, from ATK Space System's production facility in Promontory, Utah, to the nearby test ...
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to Help Astronauts Survive in Infinity
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Apr 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Space seems exotic, forbidding, and remote, but imagine trying to survive winter without a heated shelter or warm clothing. Our ancestors developed these technologies because they needed room ...
Space Image: A Beehive of Satellites
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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The launch of the first artificial satellite by the then Soviet Union in 1957 marked the beginning of the utilization of space for science and commercial activity. During the Cold War, space was a prime area ...
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Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts back on Earth
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(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an 11-day flight that resupplied the International Space Station.
Astronauts surprised by holiday turkey dinners
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Nov 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them.
Infrared Image of Circumstellar Disk Illuminates Massive Star Formation Process
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of astronomers from Ibaraki University, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kanagawa University, University of Tokyo, Academica Sinica, and National Astronomical Observatory of Japan ...
Shuttle, station crews seal hatches for departure
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Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- After nearly a week together, the crews of shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station said goodbye Tuesday and closed the hatches between them.
Astronauts take spacewalk No. 3 after suit snag
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Nov 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their shuttle mission Monday, helping to install an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station.
Astronaut's baby daughter born as he circles Earth
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Nov 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it.
Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.
Hunting for Planets in the Dark
Nov 19, 2009 |
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A proposed space mission that aims to measure dark energy could also detect planets that current surveys are unable to find.
SMOS satellite instrument comes alive (w/ Video)
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding of the ...
Discovery of a Retrograde or Highly Tilted Extrasolar Planet
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Astronomers have found that the extrasolar planet HAT-P-7b has a retrograde or highly tilted orbit. Studying such planets is important in understanding the diversity of planetary systems and assessing current ...
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