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Man who warned of Challenger disaster dies at 73

The man who warned his employer of the equipment quirk that led to the deadly explosion of the space shuttle Challenger has died. Roger Boisjoly was 73.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

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

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

SpaceX flight to ISS could be late March: NASA

The first test flight of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station could happen in late March, NASA said on Thursday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Russia will replace Soyuz for next ISS mission: source

Russia will replace the Soyuz spacecraft set to take the next crew to the International Space Station after a fault was found in testing, a space industry source said Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Canada looks to the future in space

When it comes to space, the first thing most people think of is NASA. Or Russia and the European Space Agency, or even more recently, countries like China and Japan. In the public eye, Canada has tended to ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Experts say Gingrich moon base dreams not lunacy

(AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to create a lunar colony that he says could become a U.S. state. There's his grand research plan to figure out what makes the human brain tick. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 53

Romney sees starships fueled by private enterprise

Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney tried to boost support on Florida's "Space Coast" Friday ahead of next week's key primary, promising business would play a bigger role in future missions.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (10) | comments 7

Space Shuttle Discovery headed to the Smithsonian

(AP) -- The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is preparing to welcome the space shuttle Discovery into its collection.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA spaceport breaks ground for shuttle display

NASA's retired space shuttle Atlantis is a step closer to completing its final journey.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA moves shuttle engines from Kennedy to Stennis

(PhysOrg.com) -- The relocation of the RS-25D space shuttle main engine inventory from Kennedy Space Center's Engine Shop in Cape Canaveral, Fla., is underway. The RS-25D flight engines, repurposed for NASA's ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Space Image: It was 40 years ago today

(PhysOrg.com) -- On Jan. 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. James C. Fletcher, NASA Administrator, discussed the proposed Space Shuttle vehicle in San Clemente, Calif.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NSF turns to ancient pottery to improve modern heat resistant ceramics

(PhysOrg.com) -- In order to better understand how ceramics are able to resist heat, the National Science Foundation has awarded grants totaling half a million dollars to three research groups to look into ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

New operating system for space: High-tech tycoons

The tycoons of cyberspace are looking to bankroll America's resurgence in outer space, reviving "Star Trek" dreams that first interested them in science.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 7

Allen, Rutan plan huge plane to launch spaceships

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan are building the biggest plane ever to haul cargo and astronauts into space, in the latest of several ventures fueled by technology tycoons ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 32

NASA OKs Feb. launch of private space station trip

A private California company will attempt the first-ever commercial cargo run to the International Space Station in February.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (22) | comments 20

Shuttle

The word shuttle can have several meanings. In general, it is something which travels back and forth between places in a regular and relatively frequent manner.

For more information about Shuttle, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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