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Rosetta Spacecraft Returns Unique Glimpses Of Asteroid LutetiaBonn, Germany (SPX) Jul 12, 2010 The European Rosetta spacecraft has achieved a further milestone on its journey to the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. On 10 July 2010 at 17:45 CEST, the orbiter flew past asteroid Lutetia on its second and final pass of the asteroid belt at about 15 kilometres per second - 54,000 kilometres per hour - merely 3162 kilometres from the asteroid. The confirmation was delivered at 18:10 CEST to ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt. The German Aerospace Center is participating in this uniqu ... read more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jul 09, 2010NASA and its international partners, the Russia Federal Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), have assigned four new International Space Station crews. The crews include NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, Sunita Williams and Kevin Ford. Acaba was born in Inglewood, Calif., and raised in Anaheim, Calif. Williams was born in Euclid, Ohio, but considers Needham, Mass., her h ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2010Spirit remains silent at her location called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. No communication has been received from the rover since Sol 2210 (March 22, 2010). As stated previously, it is likely that Spirit has experienced a low-power fault and has turned off all sub-systems, including communication and gone into a deep sleep. While sleeping, the rover will use the available s ... more 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 09, 2010Opportunity drove twice, tested the autonomous exploration for gathering increased science, or AEGIS software, and collected an atmospheric argon measurement over the past week. The rover drove on Sol 2288 (July 1, 2010), covering about 71 meters (233 feet) in a simple zigzag pattern to the east. Over the 4th of July weekend, Opportunity performed two more tests of the AEGIS autonomo ... more |
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NASA Preparing For DM-2 Test: Now That's Powerful InformationHuntsville AL (SPX) Jul 08, 2010 Preparations are under way for the testing of NASA's next-generation, five-segment solid rocket development motor - DM-2 - in September. The test is designed to advance the understanding, safety, technology and capability of solid rocket motors. The five-segment DM-2 motor - capable of producing 22 million horsepower and generating as much as 3.6 million pounds of thrust - was developed by ATK Space Systems, a division of Alliant Techsystems of Brigham City, Utah, the prime contractor for the soli ... read more |
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