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Workers scramble to fix space shuttle leakCape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Oct 19, 2010 Workers at the Kennedy Space Center are working to stop a leak on the Discovery space shuttle that could affect its scheduled Nov. 1 launch, NASA says. A slight vapor leak in the shuttle's Orbital Maneuvering System tanks and lines was discovered, and technicians attempted to stop it by replacing a flight cap but the effort was unsuccessful, AviationWeek.com reported Tuesday. On Monday launch managers ordered the tanks and lines drained of toxic fuels so workers could access flange seal ... read more |
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Madrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 18, 2010Scientists at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new system for docking and capturing space satellites based on robotics and computer vision technology to autonomously guide a space vehicle to dock and capture the satellites. Within the framework of this research project, "Acoplamiento y Agarre de Satelites mediante Sistemas Roboticos basado en Vision (Docking and ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 18, 2010The new project manager for the longest-working spacecraft currently active at Mars, NASA's Mars Odyssey, has a long track record himself. He is Gaylon McSmith, a former pilot of U.S. Air Force fighter jets and Continental Airlines airliners. At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., he has been a leader on the Odyssey team since two months after the spacecraft began orbiting ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 18, 2010NASA has awarded Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data (ILDD) contracts to six companies for the purchase of technical data resulting from industry efforts to develop vehicle capabilities and demonstrate end-to-end robotic lunar landing missions. The data from these contracts will inform the development of future human and robotic lander vehicles and exploration systems. The ILDD Broa ... more |
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Rover Nears 15 Miles Of Driving On MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 15, 2010 Opportunity drove only once this past week, nearing the 24-kilometer (15-mile) odometry mark. On Sol 2382 (Oct. 6, 2010), the rover covered over 94 meters (308 feet) on her trek to Endeavour crater. With the use of autonomous navigation, the rover collects many more data products which fill the available flash memory. So occasionally, time has to be taken to work off this data backlog, limiting driving and other activities in the interim. The process was delayed due to a temporary Deep ... read more |
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