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Discovery Go For Wednesday LaunchKSC FL (SPX) Nov 02, 2010 The Space Shuttle Program Mission Management Team voted unanimously to proceed toward Discovery's targeted liftoff at 3:52 p.m. Wednesday. Mike Moses, chair of the Prelaunch Mission Management team, said there are no technical issues in work. "The mission's in great shape," Moses said. The weather forecast calls for a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time. Those odds fall to 40 percent for Thursday. The launch window extends until Sunday. Discovery is headed to the Intern ... read more |
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  Witch's Brew Aids J-2X Engine Hardware Assembly Manufacturing of NASA's J-2X rocket engine includes a Halloween plunge into an icy cauldron of liquid nitrogen. Key components of the J-2X fuel turbopump, the rotating machinery that drives the liqu ... more | .. |
  Opportunity Keeps On Driving To Endeavour Crater Over the past week, Opportunity completed a short bump before the weekend and two long drives after the weekend. The short bump was a 3-meter (10-foot) move on Sol 2397 (Oct. 21, 2010), to position ... more | .. |
 Mars Volcanic Deposit Tells Of Warm And Wet Environment Roughly 3.5 billion years ago, the first epoch on Mars ended. The climate on the red planet then shifted dramatically from a relatively warm, wet period to one that was arid and cold. Yet there was ... more | .. |
  Cassini Sees Saturn Rings Oscillate Like Mini-Galaxy Scientists believe they finally understand why one of the most dynamic regions in Saturn's rings has such an irregular and varying shape, thanks to images captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. And ... more | .. |
  Progress Docks On Auto Russian cargo transport vehicle Progress M-08M after a free flight for three days docked with the International Space Station (ISS). The contact of the docking unit of the ISS Russian Segment Pirs M ... more |
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Tampa, FL (SPX) Nov 02, 2010For a limited time, Astronauts4Hire is offering a Sponsorship Special leading up to its inaugural mission testing the world's first beer brewed specifically for drinking in space. During this promotion, sponsors contributing $1,000 or more will receive a shoulder logo on the flight suit worn by the Astronaut4Hire researcher during the historic flight. Sponsors of $5,000 or more will ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 01, 2010Light-colored mounds of a mineral deposited on a volcanic cone more than three billion years ago may preserve evidence of one of the most recent habitable microenvironments on Mars. Observations by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter enabled researchers to identify the mineral as hydrated silica and to see its volcanic context. The mounds' composition and their location on the flanks of a v ... more  
London, UK (SPX) Oct 29, 2010The evolution of complex life is strictly dependent on mitochondria, the tiny power stations found in all complex cells, according to a new study by Dr Nick Lane, from the University College London and Dr William Martin, from the University of Dusseldorf. "The underlying principles are universal. Energy is vital, even in the realm of evolutionary inventions," said Dr Lane, UCL Department o ... more |
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Shuttle Discovery launch delayed to Wednesday: NASAWashington (AFP) Oct 30, 2010 The final scheduled mission of space shuttle Discovery was delayed another 24 hours to Wednesday as technicians struggled to repair leaks in a pressurization system, NASA said on Saturday. Kennedy Space Center technicians worked overnight to repair quick-disconnect fittings in the system used to pressurize one of Discovery's orbital maneuvering rocket engines. The leaks were discovered Friday, prompting the space agency to push back the launch by a day. NASA test director Jeff Spaulding said ... read more |
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