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Antenna glitch on historic space shuttle flightCape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) April 5, 2010 The US space shuttle Discovery blasted off Monday toward the International Space Station for a historic mission that put more women in orbit than ever. NASA initially hailed a near-perfect launch but later said an antenna used to transmit television pictures back to Earth that is also an integral part of the radar docking system had failed to work when the shuttle reached orbit. "Discovery can safely rendezvous and dock with the station and successfully complete all of its planned mission object ... read more |
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Moscow (AFP) April 4, 2010A Russian rocket carrying three astronauts from Russia and the United States docked at the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday, the Russian flight control centre said. The Soyuz rocket, which blasted off early Friday, docked at 0925 (0525 GMT), an official from the centre said in a report by the Interfax news agency. The rocket left from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome in the Kazakh st ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 4, 2010NASA late Sunday gave the go-ahead to begin fueling the space shuttle Discovery in preparation for a Monday morning launch to rendezvous with the International Space Station. The Mission Management Team gave a "go" to begin loading Discovery's external fuel tank, NASA said. The operation was scheduled to begin at 8:56 pm (0056 GMT) "but will be delayed slightly while the launch team inve ... more 
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) April 5, 2010The US space shuttle Discovery blasted off at dawn Monday toward the International Space Station for a mission that will put more women in orbit than ever before. Discovery lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida at 6:21 am (1021 GMT) as scheduled. The two booster rockets, which account for 80 percent of the shuttle's lift during takeoff, pe ... more |
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New Study Investigates Infection Of Human Cells In SpaceCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Apr 05, 2010 In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the unique conditions of spaceflight will be used to examine how cells remain healthy or succumb to disease, particularly in the face of stress or damage. At 3:21 a.m. PDT on April 5, ASU Biodesign Institute researchers Cheryl Nickerson and her team, including Jennifer Barrila and Shameema Sarker, will see their latest experiment launched into low earth orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-131.The goals of the team's research are to provide fun ... read more |
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