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Astronauts grab Hubble, prepare for tough repairs
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May 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Atlantis' astronauts grabbed the Hubble Space Telescope on Wednesday, then quickly set their sights on the difficult, dangerous and unprecedented spacewalking repairs they will attempt over the next ...
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Hurricane Ike's impact felt at International Space Station
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Sep 12, 2008 |
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Hurricane Ike has delayed the scheduled Friday arrival of a Russian Progress cargo ship at the International Space Station 220 miles above Earth.
NASA names first black flight director
Nov 08, 2005 |
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NASA has named Kwatsi Alibaruho the first African-American to lead its Mission Control Center in Houston as a flight director.
Bad weather delays NASA new rocket test flight
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA tried for hours Tuesday to launch its newest rocket for a shakedown flight, but clouds and high wind kept it stuck on the pad.
Atlantis Set to Land Today
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Jun 22, 2007 |
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Flight controllers decided to try landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., after weather failed to improve at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
NASA clears shuttle for launch, weather improving
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Aug 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA has cleared space shuttle Discovery for liftoff Tuesday, and the weather looks promising as long as thunderstorms stay away during fueling.
Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Lawmakers are moving to ban the use of computer laptops and other personal electronic devices in airline cockpits to prevent another incident like the Northwest Airlines plane that overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles.
NASA patches air-purifying system on space station
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Jul 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A space station air purifier was working again Sunday after it shut down at the worst possible time, when company was still visiting and had swollen the on-board crowd to a record 13.
Space station mating adapter is relocated
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Aug 30, 2007 |
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An International Space Station pressurized docking unit was re-located Thursday to prepare the orbiting laboratory for continued growth.
Common GPS could help better track airline flights
Jun 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Get lost in the woods and a cell phone in your pocket can help camping buddies find you. Drive into a ditch and GPS in your car lets emergency crews pinpoint the crash site. But when a transcontinental ...
Study finds air traffic control tracking method reduces errors in trauma management
Jun 11, 2009 |
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New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that a method used by air traffic controllers tracks patient data more effectively and with fewer errors compared with curren ...
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