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NASA Assembles Five-Segment Motor For Development TestingPromontory UT (SPX) May 10, 2010 Technicians at ATK Space System's test stand in Promontory, Utah, gently guided a segment of NASA's five-segment development motor, or DM-2, into place in preparation for the second full-duration ground test, also called a "cold motor" test, targeted for September 2010. The motor's overall temperature will be lowered to 40 degrees Fahrenheit to validate the motor's performance in cold weather. Although similar to the solid rocket boosters that help power the space shuttle to orbit, the Ares I firs ... read more |
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Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 06, 2010Launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-132 mission to the International Space Station officially is set for May 14 at 2:20 p.m. EDT. Top NASA managers made the decision at the end of Wednesday's Flight Readiness Review at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "We had a very thorough review today. We went through all the things that happened on the vehicle, both the shuttle and also the sta ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 06, 2010New images from more than 750 recent observations of Mars by an orbiting telescopic camera testify to the diversity of landscapes there. The images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are now available on NASA's Planetary Data System and on the camera team's website. The features visible in the images range from oddly sculp ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) May 06, 2010NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are asking for proposals to enhance small satellite experiments on the International Space Station. The goal is to better utilize the station as a test bed for advanced space technologies. The effort is centered on Synchronized Position, Hold, Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites (SPHERES). SPHERES are bowling-ball sized ... more |
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Arianespace Signs Contract With HUGHES To Launch JupiterParis, France (SPX) May 06, 2010 North American satellite operator and services provider, Hughes, has engaged Arianespace to orbit its powerful Ka-Band broadband satellite Jupiter. Arianespace has announced that it has been selected by Hughes Network Systems to launch its Ka-Band, high-throughput Jupiter satellite. The contract calls for a launch in the first half of 2012. Jupiter will weigh approximately 6,100 kgs at liftoff and will be placed into geostationary transfer orbit by the workhorse Ariane 5 ECA from Europe's Spacepor ... read more |
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