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Space Shuttle Atlantis
hideSpace Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104) is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. (The other two are Discovery and Endeavour.) Atlantis was the fourth operational shuttle built. Atlantis is named after a two-masted sailing ship that operated from 1930 to 1966 for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
In early 2008, NASA officials decided to keep Atlantis flying until 2010, the projected end of the Shuttle program. This reversed a previous decision to retire Atlantis in 2008.
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News tagged with space shuttle atlantis
Hubble telescope to get last tuneup during International Year of Astronomy
Dec 31, 2008 |
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From troubled beginnings nearly 18 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy and its stunning images have stirred the imaginations of people around the globe.
Hubble: From cosmic joke to cherished eye in space
May 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Using the power of pictures, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped away at the mystery of the universe.
Space shuttle landing held up by stormy weather
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May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Thunderstorms raking NASA's spaceport kept space shuttle Atlantis in orbit an extra day Friday, giving the crew unwanted downtime as they aimed for a landing the next day. After passing up two opportunities ...
Astronauts say goodbye to Hubble for good (Update)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Atlantis' astronauts tenderly dropped the Hubble Space Telescope overboard Tuesday, sending the restored observatory off on a new voyage of discovery and bidding it farewell on behalf of the planet.
Galileo's Jupiter Journey Began Two Decades Ago
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Galileo spacecraft began what would become a 14-year odyssey of exploration 20 years ago this Sunday, Oct. 18. Galileo was humanity's first emissary to orbit a planet in the outer solar ...
Space junk raises risks for Hubble repair mission
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May 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis is now in a rough orbital neighborhood - a place littered with thousands of pieces of space junk zipping around the Earth at nearly 20,000 mph. There are more pieces of shattered ...
Astronauts get in shuttle, ready to go to Hubble
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May 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Astronauts strapped into space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for one last flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, an extraordinarily ambitious mission that NASA hopes will lift the celebrated observatory ...
Atlantis, crew land in Calif. after Hubble mission
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 24, 2009 |
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Space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California at 11:39 a.m. EDT, completing a 13-day journey of approximately 5.3 million miles in space.
NASA begins launch countdown for Hubble mission
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA began the countdown for its final trip to the Hubble Space Telescope on Friday as the astronauts who will attempt the daunting repairs arrived at the launching site.
Astronauts take final spacewalk for Hubble repairs
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Monday to finish repairs on the Hubble Space Telescope, never to be touched by human hands again.
Shuttle Atlantis blasts off on last Hubble mission
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May 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis and a crew of seven thundered away Monday on one last flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, setting off on an extraordinarily ambitious repair mission that NASA hopes will lift ...
Astronauts step out on 1st spacewalk to fix Hubble (Update)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts stepped outside Thursday to begin demanding repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope, a job made all the more dangerous because of the high, debris-ridden orbit.
NASA may move up Hubble mission to May 11
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Apr 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA may move up its final trip to the Hubble Space Telescope by one day.
Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts back on Earth
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 27, 2009 |
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Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 a.m. EST landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Astronaut recalled Uncle Frank during Hubble fix
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sometimes all the high-tech training is nothing compared to what Uncle Frank and a big screwdriver can teach an astronaut about removing stubborn parts, even 350 miles above Earth.
