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Wyle Helps Prepare Robonaut 2 For Launch To ISSEl Segundo CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2010 While Wyle has assisted hundreds of astronauts, cosmonauts and civilians who have gone into space since the 1960s, the company has now completed its preparations for NASA's first "human-like" robot for launch aboard the next Shuttle mission and installation on the International Space Station. It may not be the last. NASA's Robonaut 2 (R2), planned to be launched to the International Space Station this November, surpasses previous dexterous humanoid robots in strength, yet is safe enough to work si ... read more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Aug 04, 2010From the early days of experimental airplanes to NASA's soaring space shuttles, the evolution of flight has mirrored the evolution of society. The ongoing scientific discoveries that are part of aeronautics and space flight have improved life on Earth and allowed humans to begin investigating the secrets of the universe. "This Month in Exploration" presents the rich history of human flight ... more  
Washington (AFP) Aug 2, 2010NASA teams raced Monday to get ready for two challenging spacewalks to fix a pump module on the International Space Station's cooling system that dramatically failed last week. ISS astronauts will need a minimum of two spacewalks to remove the failed ammonia pump unit and replace it with a new one, with the first to take place on Friday, NASA said. Two astronauts held dry-runs for the sp ... more  
Washington (AFP) Aug 3, 2010Neil Armstrong, who turns 80 on Thursday, became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, before the eyes of hundreds of millions of television viewers worldwide, who gazed in awe. With one small step off a ladder, Armstrong placed mankind's first footprint on an extraterrestrial world and gained instant hero status. His first words upon stepping on the lunar surface hav ... more |
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Safe And Efficient De-Orbit Of Space Junk Without Making The Problem WorseAltadena CA (SPX) Aug 03, 2010 Global Aerospace Corporation (GAC) announced that Dr. Kristin L. Gates will present a paper on de-orbiting space junk at the August 2 Artificial and Natural Space Debris session of the AIAA Astrodynamics Specialists Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Gates will describe GAC's Gossamer Orbit Lowering Device (GOLD) for safe and efficient removal from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) of dangerous space objects. The patented GOLD system concept uses a very large ultra thin balloon envelope to increase t ... read more |
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