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China says manned space station possible around 2020Beijing (AFP) Oct 27, 2010 China said Wednesday that it planned to complete a manned space station around 2020, as the Asian nation pushes ahead with its ambitious space exploration programme. China's Manned Space Engineering Project announced in a statement that it expected to launch a space laboratory before 2016 to study key technology involved in a space station, such as living conditions for astronauts. The country would then develop and launch a core cabin and a second laboratory module around 2020, which would be a ... read more |
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  Discovery Swan Song Carries Two Final Payloads From Boulder NASA's space shuttle Discovery will make its swan song flight Nov. 1 carrying two University of Colorado at Boulder-built biomedical payload devices, including one to help scientists better understa ... more | .. |
  Soot From Space Tourism Rockets Could Spur Climate Change Rocket exhaust could become a significant contributor to global climate change in coming decades, according to a new study. The research finds that soot emitted by rockets - not their carbon dioxide ... more | .. |
 China Kicks Off Manned Space Station Program China has formally begun its manned space station program, aiming to complete construction of a "relatively large" manned space laboratory around 2020, said a spokesman for the national manned space ... more | .. |
  Robot uses 'bean bag' hand on objects A robot equipped with a "bean bag" hand is capable of grasping and picking up all kinds of objects with ease, a U.S. researcher says. ... more | .. |
 Preparations On Pace For Discovery Mission Less than a week before launch, technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue careful preparations on space shuttle Discovery for the STS-133 mission. Workers are close to wrapping ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Oct 26, 2010 Private U.S. company SpaceX has pushed back the launch of its rocket and space cargo craft to Nov. 18, company officials said. The demonstration launch of SpaceX's medium-class Falcon 9 rocket with its cargo-carrying Dragon space capsule is almost two years behind schedule, SPACE.com reported Tuesday. "SpaceX is targeting Nov. 18 for our next launch with the 19th and 20th as back ... more  
Moscow (AFP) Oct 26, 2010The Russian mission control centre has decided to manoeuvre the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday to avoid collision with space debris, Russian news agencies reported. "A decision has been taken to correct the flight orbit of the ISS. The engines will be switched on at 1425 Moscow time (1025 GMT)," a spokesman for the mission control centre outside Moscow told the RIA Novosti news ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Oct 26, 2010NASA chief Charles Bolden has said his visit to China last week laid the groundwork for future cooperation between the two countries on manned space flight and space exploration. The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a former astronaut and veteran of four space shuttle missions, wrapped up a five-day trip to China on Thursday that included a tour of a major space ... more |
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Space Shuttle Discovery Ready For Its Final MissionKSC FL (SPX) Oct 26, 2010 Space Shuttle Program managers cleared space shuttle Discovery for launch Nov. 1 following an extensive review of the spacecraft and its payload. Speaking to reporters after the executive-level Flight Readiness Review at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, officials said Discovery is prepared for its mission, STS-133. That is the last scheduled flight for the agency's oldest active shuttle. "We're in great shape out at the pad," Launch Director Mike Leinbach said. The countdown is ... read more |
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