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Astronauts make third space foray to fix ISS cooling pumpWashington (AFP) Aug 16, 2010 Astronauts from the International Space Station on Monday wrapped up a third and final spacewalk to replace a busted cooling unit on the orbiting outpost, NASA said. Spacewalkers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson began installing a replacement ammonia pump module on the ISS at 6:20 am (1020 GMT) Monday and finished at 1:40 pm (1740 GMT) - a seven hour, 20 minute space foray, according to the US space agency. Flight Engineer Shannon Walker assisted the effort from inside the ISS by operatin ... read more |
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Denver CO (SPX) Aug 13, 2010Students from the Colorado Space Grant Consortium (COSGC) have teamed with Lockheed Martin to develop a miniature satellite, known as ALL-STAR, which stands for Agile Low-cost Laboratory for Space Technology Acceleration and Research. The ALL-STAR program, designed to inspire and develop America's future technological workforce, will provide students hands on experience in applying science ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 13, 2010NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be hunting for heat signatures at the "tiger stripes" in the dim south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Friday, Aug. 13. The closest approach will bring the spacecraft to within about 2,500 kilometers (1,600 miles) of the surface of Enceladus. The tiger stripes - which are actually giant fissures that spew jets of water vapor and organic particles h ... more  
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 13, 2010After the completion of a successful seven-hour, 26-minute spacewalk Wednesday, the Expedition 24 crew members aboard the International Space Station enjoyed some off-duty time, conducted some routine maintenance and participated in a debrief with spacewalk specialists Thursday. During Wednesday's spacewalk, Flight Engineers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson removed the failed ammonia ... more |
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Inauguration Of First DLR Ground Station In CanadaInuvik, Canada (SPX) Aug 12, 2010 On 10 August 2010, the German Aerospace Center inaugurated its first satellite data receiving station in Inuvik, Canada. DLR will use the new ground station particularly to receive data for the German TanDEM-X satellite mission. Using the large, 13-metre antenna, partner countries Germany and Canada as well as scientists from around the world and other external users will be able to access important satellite data, process and evaluate them. The development of new technologies for Earth observatio ... read more |
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