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NASA hopeful repairs will permit Sunday launch (AP)

NASA hopeful repairs will permit Sunday launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- NASA is unsure what caused the hydrogen gas leak that prevented space shuttle Discovery from flying, but nonetheless will attempt another launch Sunday.


NASA fuels Discovery for flight to space station (AP)

NASA fuels Discovery for flight to space station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- NASA fueled space shuttle Discovery for a night flight to the international space station Wednesday, following a month's delay to make sure the ship's valves are just right.


NASA aims for March 12 space shuttle launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA is aiming to launch the space shuttle Discovery next month after repeated delays caused by critical valves. Shuttle managers said Wednesday they hope to launch on March 12, a full month after the original launch date ...





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NASA fuels Discovery for mission to space station (AP)

NASA fuels Discovery for mission to space station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Aiming for a Sunday evening launch, NASA began fueling space shuttle Discovery again in hopes repairs took care of a dangerous leak.


NASA shooting for Sunday shuttle Discovery launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- NASA is replacing some space shuttle connections in hopes of plugging a gas leak and launching Discovery to the international space station on Sunday, after delays of more than a month.


NASA: Good shot at Sunday shuttle launch (AP)

NASA: Good shot at Sunday shuttle launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- NASA feels it has a good shot at sending shuttle Discovery to the international space station on Sunday following repairs out at the launch pad.


A hypersonics trial in Woomera, South Australia

Scientists test superjet technology in Australia

Technology / Engineering

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 7

Australian and US scientists have successfully tested hypersonic aircraft technology which could revolutionise international flight, officials said.


Underground mission to Mars

Underground mission to Mars

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The Netherlands is home to around 120,000 kilometres of underground gas pipelines. Researcher Edwin Dertien of Dutch University of Twente is working on a robot which can inspect the gas pipelines independently. ...


Orion Launch Abort System Attitude Control Motor Lights Up Sky

Orion Launch Abort System Attitude Control Motor Lights Up Sky

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- It looked like a light show in Elkton, Md., on Tuesday, Dec. 15, as NASA ground tested a full-scale attitude control motor, or ACM. The motor operated with precision as its elaborate eight-valve ...


The US Space Shuttle Discovery

Discovery liftoff postponed due to gas leak: NASA (Update)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The launch of the US space shuttle Discovery was postponed Wednesday just hours before liftoff after NASA engineers found a gas leak in the filling system for its external tank.


The bombardier beetle, power venom, and spray technologies

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 01, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 6

The bombardier beetle is inspiring designers of engines, drug-delivery devices and fire extinguishers to improve spray technologies, writes Andy McIntosh, from Leeds University, and Novid Beheshti, of Swedish Biomimetics ...


MIT math model could aid natural gas production

MIT math model could aid natural gas production

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Nov 14, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

MIT engineers have developed a mathematical model that could help energy companies produce natural gas more efficiently and ensure a more reliable supply of this valuable fuel.


Researchers from France and Turkey scanned the Marmara's seabed over six weeks

Underwater gas may hold clues on Turkey quake risk

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Natural gas that lies under Turkey's Marmara Sea close to Istanbul could provide advance warning of an earthquake experts believe will hit the country's largest city, scientists said on Tuesday.



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