News tagged with spaceflight
Russia 'to postpone next manned space launch'
Russia is set to pospone the next two manned launches for the International Space Station (ISS) for several weeks due to technical problems with the Soyuz spaceship, an industry source told Interfax Friday.
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Jan 27, 2012 |
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NASA spaceport breaks ground for shuttle display
NASA's retired space shuttle Atlantis is a step closer to completing its final journey.
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Jan 18, 2012 |
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Benefits of future space program are intangible
(PhysOrg.com) -- As someone deeply involved in the American aerospace industry since its inception in the late 1950s, Norman Augustine says that the United States may need a "jolt" similar to the 1958 launching of the Russian ...
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Nov 02, 2011 |
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Image: Training for NEEMO, NASA extreme environment mission operations
(PhysOrg.com) -- NEEMO 15 Commander Shannon Walker (NASA) and fellow aquanaut David Saint-Jacques (Canadian Space Agency) use a small telescoping boom as a means of translating across a simulated asteroid ...
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Oct 26, 2011 |
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Rendezvous with a near Earth object
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most accessible goals for human spaceflight is a rendezvous with a Near Earth Object (NEO). NEOs are asteroids or comets whose orbits take them close to the earth's orbit. An NEO ...
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Oct 25, 2011 |
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NASA to test new atomic clock
When people think of space technologies, many think of solar panels, propulsion systems and guidance systems. One important piece of technology in spaceflight is an accurate timing device.
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Oct 17, 2011 |
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Dream is over for Virgin Galactic space tourist
Venture capitalist Alan Walton has trekked to the North Pole, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and skydived over Mount Everest. A hop into space to enjoy a few minutes of weightlessness would have been the ultimate ...
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Oct 04, 2011 |
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Obama under fire over space plans
High-profile critics fear President Barack Obama's commercial overhaul of human spaceflight is going nowhere and could mark the end of half a century of US supremacy among the stars and planets.
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Oct 03, 2011 |
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China counts down to space module launch
China will take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of National Day celebrations.
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Sep 29, 2011 |
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China to launch module for future space station
China is due to take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of the country's National Day celebrations.
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Sep 28, 2011 |
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NASA fears leaving space station unmanned (Update)
The possible first-ever evacuation of the International Space Station, if a Russian spacecraft is not launched in November, would risk the loss of the orbiting lab, a NASA official has warned.
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Aug 30, 2011 |
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Russia delays next manned space flight
Russia on Monday delayed its next manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by at least a month after an unmanned cargo vessel crashed into Siberia instead of reaching orbit.
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Aug 29, 2011 |
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Russia space chief regrets focus on manned missions
The new chief of Russia's space agency on Thursday said it had put too much emphasis on manned space flight and needed to increase financing on projects that brought a tangible return.
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Aug 11, 2011 |
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Russia declares 'era of Soyuz' after shuttle
Moscow on Thursday declared it was now "the era of the Soyuz" after the US shuttle's last flight left the Russian system as the sole means for delivering astronauts to the International Space Station.
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Jul 21, 2011 |
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NASA inks agreement with maker of Atlas V rocket
NASA said Monday that it had reached an agreement with United Launch Alliance (ULA) to try to adopt the Atlas V commercial rocket to send astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Jul 19, 2011 |
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