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Space Shuttle Endeavour Docks At Space Station Washington (AFP) March 13, 2008 
The seven crew members of the space shuttle Endeavour boarded the International Space Station on Thursday after docking high over Southeast Asia, NASA said. The space rendez-vous took place 342 kilometers (212 miles) over Singapore at 0349 GMT, two days after Endeavour blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a NASA TV commentator said. A bell rang on the ISS after docking ... read more |
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United Launch Alliance Inaugural Atlas V West Coast Launch A Success
Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Mar 14, 2008Adding to the Atlas rocket's legacy of launches from the west coast that began in 1959, United Launch Alliance's Atlas V made its debut flight from Space Launch Complex-3 East here at 3:02 a.m. PDT, today. It carried a National Reconnaissance Office payload. The launch ushers in a new era of space launch capability for the Air Force and ULA as part of the Evolved Expendable Launch ... more NASA prepares for Moonbuggy Race 
Huntsville, Ala., March 13, 2007 The U.S. space agency is transforming part of its Marshall Space Flight Center into a lunar landscape for the 15th annual Great Moonbuggy Race. By the end of the month about a half-mile of cement footpaths at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration facility will be ready to test the engineering savvy and physical endurance of about 400 high school and college students in the ... more Women Drivers On Mars 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 14, 2008Little noticed by the general public, February 23rd was a special day in space exploration. For the first time in history, an all-woman team of scientists and engineers guided a major NASA mission-the Mars Exploration Rovers. "We were in control of Spirit's activities for the day," explains Barbara Cohen of the Marshall Space Flight Center who headed up the science team. "It was a milestone in ... more Euro Space Truck Back On Course After Engine Hiccup 
Paris (AFP) March 13, 2008A revolutionary European-made space freighter has reached a test orbit after overcoming a minor hiccup following its launch last weekend, the European Space Agency said on Thursday. The so-called Automated Transfer Vehicle, taken aloft from ESA's base in Kourou, French Guiana, successfully performed two burns by its main engines that boosted it to a height of 303 kilometres ... more Astronomers Find Grains Of Sand Around Distant Stars 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 14, 2008In a find that sheds light on how Earth-like planets may form, astronomers this week reported finding the first evidence of small, sandy particles orbiting a newborn solar system at about the same distance as the Earth orbits the sun. The report will be published online this week by the journal Nature. "Precisely how and when planets form is an open question," said study co-author ... more |
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Washington (AFP) March 12, 2008Endeavour astronauts inspected the space shuttle's heat shield Wednesday, while NASA puzzled over a mysterious piece of debris that may have struck the shuttle's nose just after launch. Officials at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas refused to speculate on the origin or even the size of the debris captured on camera 10 seconds after launch. Nor are they sure if it struck the shuttle ... more NASA Readies Hardware For Test Of Astronaut Escape System 
Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 13, 2008Returning humans to the moon by 2020 may seem like a distant goal, but NASA's Constellation Program already has scheduled the first test flight toward that goal to take place in less than 12 months. The Constellation Program is developing a new space transportation system to travel beyond low Earth orbit, expanding human exploration of the solar system and extending human reach to the moon and ... more New Lunar South Polar Maps From SMART-1 
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 13, 2008Newly-released images of the lunar south-polar region obtained by ESA's SMART-1 are proving to be wonderful tools to zero-in on suitable study sites for potential future lunar exploration missions. SMART-1's Advanced Moon Imaging Experiment has collected many images of the lunar south-polar region, with unprecedented spatial resolution. The images, obtained over a full year of change ... more China To Use Jumbo Rocket For Delivery Of Lunar Rover, Space Station 
Beijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2008A Chinese space expert said here on Tuesday that the Long March 5 large-thrust carrier rocket, currently under development and scheduled to be put into service in 2014, will be mainly used for the delivery of lunar rovers, large satellites and space stations. "With a maximum payload capacity up to 25 tons, the jumbo rocket is expected to be able to send lunar rovers, large satellites and ... more |
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Beijing (XNA) Mar 12, 2008China will have a recoverable moon rover, which will carry back lunar soil samples, by 2017 if technical research "progresses smoothly," said the chief designer of Chang'e-1, the country's first moon probe, here Tuesday. China plans to land a probe on the moon in 2013, said Ye Peijian, chief commander and designer of probe's satellite system, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ... more Jules Verne On Track For Long Journey To ISS 
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 12, 2008Following an overnight recovery operation, Jules Verne ATV's propulsion system has successfully been restored to full robustness. The spacecraft has since performed the first orbital manoeuvres necessary to set up phasing with the International Space Station. Flight control and engineering support teams analysed the data coming from the Automated Transfer Vehicle's on board computers which ... more STS-123 Begins First Full Day In Space 
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 12, 2008Circling the globe aboard space shuttle Endeavour, the STS-123 crew members have begun their first full day in space. The astronauts are spending today inspecting the orbiter's heat shield and preparing for their arrival at the International Space Station Wednesday. Crew members will use the shuttle's robotic arm and Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) to check out the underside of Endeavour ... more Watching Alpha Centauri 
Moffet Field CA (SPX) Mar 12, 2008A rocky planet similar to Earth may be orbiting one of our nearest stellar neighbors and could be detected using existing techniques, according to a new study led by astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The closest stars to our Sun are in the three-star system called Alpha Centauri, a popular destination for interstellar travel in works of science fiction. UCSC graduate ... more
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