News tagged with shuttle missions
Google Earth ocean terrain receives major update
Internet information giant Google updated ocean data in its Google Earth application this week, reflecting new bathymetry data assembled by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, NOAA researchers and many other ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Russian spacecraft delivers new crew to ISS
A spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American docked Wednesday with the International Space Station in the first Russian manned mission for five months after a spate of technical failures.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2011 |
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US-Russian crew blasts off for space station
A Russian spacecraft carrying an American and two Russians blasted off Monday from the snow-covered Kazakh steppes in a faultless launch that eased anxiety about the future of U.S. and Russian space programs.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Shot US lawmaker speaks out in first interview
US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot point-blank in the head during a January meeting with voters, has spoken out in her first interview since the attack, discussing her remarkable recovery.
Nov 11, 2011 |
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Mars explorers will include women, experts say
Men walked on the Moon, but women will be among the pioneering explorers who someday step foot on Mars, said a gathering of top female space experts this week.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2011 |
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Space shuttle data leads to better model for solar power production in California
The space shuttle program may have ended, but data the space craft collected over the past three decades are still helping advance science. Researchers at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego recently ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Russian cargo ship launched to space station
A Russian cargo ship was launched successfully to the International Space Station on Sunday, clearing the way for the next manned mission and easing concerns about the station's future after a previous failed launch.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2011 |
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NASA, Japan Release Improved Topographic Map of Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and Japan released a significantly improved version of the most complete digital topographic map of Earth on Monday, produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Tevatron retires: The era of big American physics about to end
The era of big American physics ends Friday with the retirement of the Tevatron particle accelerator, which has been recreating the Big Bang under four miles of Illinois prairie for 25 years.
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Lots of space junk is circling our planet at high speeds
Dr. William Schonberg says academia is cool because you usually get to research what you're really curious about. As chair of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2011 |
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Russia postpones next manned launch to ISS
Russia on Friday said the next manned launch taking astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) would take place two days later than previously announced, on November 14.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Soyuz lands safely in Kazakhstan, rattles nerves
(AP) -- A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three returning astronauts from the International Space Station touched down safely Friday in the central steppes of Kazakhstan, but not without rattling nerves after ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Virgin aims for first space launch within a year
British business magnate Richard Branson hopes to launch a vessel into space within the next 12 months, kicking off an era of commercial space travel.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2011 |
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NASA mulls 'what-ifs' of unmanned space station
NASA is mulling the worst-case scenarios of leaving the $100 billion International Space Station unstaffed for a period of time following the crash of a Russian rocket, US astronauts said Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Neil Armstrong urges return to the Moon
Neil Armstrong has urged a return to the Moon to train for missions to Mars as the United States contemplates the future of its space programme following the end of the shuttle era.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2011 |
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