News tagged with spaceflight
Panel says NASA should skip moon, fly elsewhere (Update)
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Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA needs to make a major detour on its grand plans to return astronauts to the moon, a special independent panel told the White House Thursday.
Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Starting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface. In reality, they will live and work in a sealed facility ...
Space panel considers alternatives to NASA's plan for moon base
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Jul 31, 2009 |
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A presidential space panel on Thursday challenged NASA's vision of establishing a base on the moon and instead weighed other ambitious options that include free-ranging spaceships that could visit destinations throughout ...
Europe launches study into manned spacecraft scheme
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Jul 08, 2009 |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) said it had taken an important first step in a tentative project to build a manned spacecraft that would be launched atop its Ariane 5 rocket.
Lunar Orbit is Divine for NASA Instrument
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Jun 24, 2009 |
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Diviner, an instrument that will make the first maps of the temperature on the surface of the lunar polar regions, entered the moon's orbit this morning (June 23) aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
American space tourist buys return ticket to orbit
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Recession or no, billionaire Charles Simonyi couldn't pass up another shot at space, even if it meant shelling out $35 million more.
NASA says space station safe from debris
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Mar 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA gave the all-clear to the international space station Monday, telling its astronauts they would not need to steer away from an orbiting piece of satellite junk.
Columbus, one year on orbit
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Feb 11, 2009 |
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Exactly one year ago today, the European Columbus laboratory arrived at its berth on the International Space Station, signalling the start of a new era for Europe in human spaceflight.
ESA’s next long-term ISS mission has a name: OasISS
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In May 2009, Frank De Winne, of Belgian nationality and a member of the European Astronaut Corps, will fly to the International Space Station at the start of his six-month mission. This mission ...
MIT report outlines goals for future of human space program
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Dec 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by MIT researchers releases today the most comprehensive independent review of the future of the nation’s human spaceflight program undertaken in many years. The report recommends setting loftier ...
Successful re-entry marks bright future for ATV
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Sep 29, 2008 |
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Europe’s first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Jules Verne successfully completed its six-month ISS logistics mission today with its controlled destructive re-entry over a completely uninhabited area of the ...
