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Nanomedicine project to be tested in space

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

When a spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the future, its cargo will include a small box containing a nano-fluidics experiment designed by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.





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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract to SpaceX

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 23, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA has awarded Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, a NASA Launch Services contract for the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles.


Commercial rocket schedule delayed

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 02, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The first launch in the NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Service has been postponed until June 2009.


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SpaceX Sets New Launch Date For Falcon

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created Mar 02, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

SpaceX has reset the tentative launch window for the maiden flight of Falcon 1 to March 20 through 25.


SpaceX Plans Reusable Seven Person Capsule

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created Mar 15, 2006 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

SpaceX said it plans to develop a reusable capsule that could carry a crew of up to seven into low Earth orbit, making it a competitor to assume some of the tasks of NASA's space shuttle fleet after it is retired.


Falcon 1 Maiden Flight Scrubbed Until 2006

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created Dec 22, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The SpaceX launch is scrubbed until early next year, as there is a structural issue with the 1st stage fuel tank that will require repair. SpaceX will provide further comment as soon as this has been carefully analyzed. ...


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SpaceX Delays Maiden Flight of Falcon 1 Rocket

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created Nov 27, 2005 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Space Exploration Corp. (SpaceX) launch scrubbed Saturday because of problems with liquid oxygen (LOX) fill tank. The reason for the delay was that an auxiliary liquid oxygen fill tank had a manual vent valve ...


NASA Nanosatellites Catch Ride On Rocket, Demonstrate Technology

NASA Nanosatellites Catch Ride On Rocket, Demonstrate Technology

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 01, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA will fly two nanosatellites as secondary payloads aboard the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket planned for launch in August or September.


Ancient rainforests resilient to climate change

Ancient rainforests resilient to climate change

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change wreaked havoc on the Earth’s first rainforests but they quickly bounced back, scientists reveal today. The findings of the research team, led by Dr Howard Falcon-Lang from Royal ...


Global warming wiped out the first rainforests

Global warming wiped out the first rainforests

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 08, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (20) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Spectacular discoveries of fossil forests show that global warming wiped out the first rainforests to evolve on our planet.


Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for first time

Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for first time

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Satellite tracking has allowed a research team to uncover the mysteries of the migration of Eleanora's falcon for the first time. In total, the bird flies more than 9,500 kilometres across the African continent ...



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