News tagged with stage
Building a New Rocket for the Nation
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2008 |
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The Ares I rocket, America's next flagship in space, is now in development by NASA and its industry partners, and soon will carry human explorers and new missions of discovery to the moon and beyond. And thousands ...
New gene variant identified for nondiabetic end stage renal disease in African-Americans
Sep 14, 2008 |
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Scientists at Johns Hopkins schools of Public Health and Medicine have, for the first time, identified variants in the gene MYH9 that are associated with increased risk for non-diabetic end stage renal disease (ESRD,) which ...
NASA Conducts First Test On New Motor For The Ares I Rocket
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 12, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed first-round testing of a critical motor for NASA's new Ares I rocket. The Ares I is a two-stage rocket ...
Last-ever look at ESA's gravity satellite GOCE
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As preparations for the launch of GOCE on 10 September continue on schedule, an important milestone has just been achieved as engineers at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia say farewell ...
Ariane 5 - Fifth launch of 2008
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 15, 2008 |
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Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbits.
Prototype test for predicting clinical outcome for melanoma patients
Aug 15, 2008 |
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Investigators from the Melbourne Center of the international Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) and Pacific Edge Biotchnology Ltd today reported that they have developed a test to predict whether a patient will progress ...
Digital cameras, remote satellites measure crop water demand
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2008 |
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Horticultural crops account for almost 50% of crop sales in the United States, and these crops are carefully managed to ensure good quality. But more information is needed about the crops' growth and response ...
Improving understanding of cell behavior in breast cancer
Jul 15, 2008 |
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The invasion and spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body, known as metastasis, is a principal cause of death in patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Although patients with early stage, small, breast tumours have ...
