News tagged with moon rocket

Wind delays NASA launch of twin moon spacecraft (Update)

(AP) -- High wind forced NASA on Thursday to delay the launch of twin spacecraft destined for the moon, the first mission dedicated to measuring lunar gravity.

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created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Storms may stall launch of twin spacecraft to moon

(AP) -- NASA may have to wait a few days before launching a set of twins to the moon.

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created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA launching twin moon probes to measure gravity

Four decades after landing men on the moon, NASA is returning to Earth's orbiting companion, this time with a set of robotic twins that will measure lunar gravity while chasing one another in circles.

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created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Asia's star burns ever brighter in space

Asia's extraterrestrial ambitions have rocketed from nowhere in the 50 years since the first human space flight, with China shooting for the moon while India and Japan fuel up their own programmes.

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created Apr 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

China setting up new rocket production base

China is setting up a new high-tech manufacturing base that will build the rockets for its ambitious space programme to put a man on the moon, state press has said.

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created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

India launches five satellites into orbit

India successfully launched five satellites into orbit on Monday, three months after the country's space ambitions suffered a setback when a rocket crashed at lift-off.

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created Jul 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0

For NASA no easy answer for next space destination

(AP) -- Where to next? It's a simple question that NASA can't answer so easily anymore. The veteran space shuttle fleet is months from being mothballed and the White House has nixed a previous plan to fly ...

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created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 7

NASA puzzled why parachutes failed in rocket test

(AP) -- NASA still isn't sure why two parachutes failed during a test flight of its prototype moon rocket just over a month ago.

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3

2 parachutes malfunctioned in NASA test flight

(AP) -- Two of three parachutes malfunctioned in the test flight of a prototype moon rocket earlier this week, causing major damage to the booster, NASA said Friday.

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created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

NASA: Booster rocket damaged in test flight

(AP) -- NASA says the booster rocket used in a test flight was badly dented when it fell into the Atlantic.

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

NASA's Ares I-X moon rocket makes first test flight

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight.

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (25) | comments 17

NASA tries 2nd time to launch experimental rocket

(AP) -- Bad weather was interfering with NASA's attempt to launch a new, experimental rocket for the second day in a row early Wednesday.

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Bad weather could interfere with NASA test flight

(AP) -- NASA's newest rocket is on the verge of blasting off on a test flight.

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

Key process for space outpost proved on 'vomit comet' ride

Flying high over the Gulf of Mexico, researchers from NASA and Case Western Reserve University found a key to unlocking oxygen from the surface of the moon.

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created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Rockets vie in simulated lunar landing contest

(AP) -- A privately built rocket vying for NASA prize money lifted off in the Mojave Desert and flew half of a simulated lunar lander mission Wednesday before an engine problem forced its developers to call ...

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created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1