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Expedition 23 Crew Members Returning To Earth TonightHouston TX (SPX) Jun 02, 2010 The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft carrying Expedition 23 Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineers T.J. Creamer and Soichi Noguchi undocked at 8:04 p.m. EDT from the International Space Station's Zvezda module. The spacefarers will land on the steppes of Kazakhstan in a few hours time, wrapping up their stay in space. The station now is occupied by Expedition 24 Commander Alexander Skvortsov and Flight Engineers Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mikhail Kornienko. A new trio of Expedition 24 flight engineers - N ... read more |
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Pasadena CA (JPL) May 31, 2010Scientists at NASA's Near-Earth Object Program Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., have determined that a small object that safely passed Earth on May 21 is more than likely an upper-stage of a rocket that carried a spacecraft on an interplanetary trajectory. "The orbit of this object is very similar to that of the Earth, and one would not expect an object to re ... more  
Bangalore, India (SPX) May 31, 2010In an attempt to make its rockets lighter and carry heavier satellites, the Indian space agency is planning to flight test by the end of this year its own air-breathing engine that will use atmospheric oxygen as fuel. Air-breathing engines use atmospheric oxygen and burn it with the stored on-board fuel to generate the onward thrust. Conventional rockets carry both oxygen and chemica ... more  
Corvallis OR (SPX) May 28, 2010Researchers at Oregon State University have made an important fundamental advance in robotics, in work that should lead toward robots that not only can walk and run effectively, but use little energy in the process. By achieving an optimal approach with robotic mechanisms, studies are moving closer to robots that could take on dangerous missions in the military, create prosthetic limbs for ... more |
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Three Crew Members Prepare To Return Home On TuesdayHouston TX (SPX) May 31, 2010 Commander Oleg Kotov and Flight Engineers T.J. Creamer and Soichi Noguchi will end their stay on the International Space Station as Expedition 23 crew members on Tuesday. They will enter the Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft and undock for the ride back to Earth and land in Kazakhstan. Remaining behind will be new station commander Alexander Skvortsov and Flight Engineers Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mikhail Kornienko. Joining them in two weeks and beginning the Expedition 24 increment will be Flight Engineers ... read more |
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