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Robotic arm breakdown adds spacewalk dramaWashington (AFP) Feb 28, 2011 Two US astronauts on Monday wrapped up the first spacewalk of the Discovery shuttle mission at the International Space Station after a robotic arm breakdown left one of them stranded for almost 20 minutes. "How much longer?" asked veteran astronaut Steve Bowen after the Robotic Work Station in the ISS's Cupola, the central command post for robotic operations, shut down two hours into the walk. Robotic arm operators Scott Kelly and Mike Barratt hustled to another work station in the Destiny Lab a ... read more |
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  In Historic First, Three Scientists To Fly On Commercial Spacecraft Three scientists, including a former NASA executive, will become some of the first scientists to fly on a commercial spacecraft - and they will fly multiple times - under the terms of two funded agr ... more | .. |
 Space Elevator: Science Fact Or Science Fiction A space elevator is a concept that promises to permit launching spacecraft into orbit without the use of a launch vehicle. In theory, it is a structure that can transport objects from the Earth's su ... more | .. |
 XCOR Announces Global Network At the commencement of the 2011 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC) being held in Orlando, Florida, XCOR Aerospace announced its initial team of suborbital payload integration s ... more | .. |
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  U.K. scientists to search for alien life British scientists say they will lead a $650 million program searching for chemical signs of life on planets orbiting distant stars. ... more | .. |
 Aspiring Students Shoot For The Stars Three University of Central Florida undergraduate students are getting the opportunity of a lifetime - building an experiment that is scheduled to launch into space in late 2011 or 2012. "It w ... more | .. |
 Boiling Bubbles Are Cool In Space It may seem illogical, but boiling is a very efficient way to cool engineering components and systems used in the extreme environments of space. An experiment to gain a basic understanding of ... more | .. |
 US astronauts start spacewalk at orbiting lab Two American astronauts on Monday began the first of two spacewalks at the International Space Station in order to install a permanent module onto the orbiting lab, NASA said. ... more |
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North Korea declares nuclear statehood 'permanently enshrined'
Iran says enriched nuclear material 'under rubble' of facilities hit during Israel war
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 US astronauts to 'bottle' space for Japan Two American astronauts began on Monday the first of two spacewalks to install a permanent spare closet on the orbiting International Space Station and also to bottle some outer space for Japan. ... more | .. |
Astronauts to stow bad pump in spacewalk The 6 1/2-hour spacewalk two U.S. astronauts are to make outside the International Space Station Monday includes the job of putting away a failed coolant pump. ... more | .. |
 Brazil, U.S. IT majors in joint venture U.S. technology leader Communications Test Design and Brazil's Network UNO are pooling their expertise and resources to explore the burgeoning communications and information technology markets in Latin America. ... more | .. |
  Russia To Probe Major Planets Before 2023 Russia will launch probes to several planets and their satellites, Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said Thursday. The probes are expected to study the moon and the Martian satellite ... more |
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  ISRO Tests Rocket Motor, Delays Satellite Launch After 16 successful launches of its workhorse rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the last 17 years, the Indian space agency is now testing a key component to re-qualify its on-flight pe ... more | .. |
  PS1 Telescope Establishes Near-Earth Asteroid Discovery Record The Pan-STARRS PS1 telescope on Haleakala, Maui, discovered 19 near-Earth asteroids on the night of January 29, the most asteroids discovered by one telescope on a single night. "This record n ... more | .. |
 Mid East At Forefront Of $7.5 Billion Space Tourism Industry Space and satellite forum to highlight regional business opportunities for private and public sector investors - tourists will fly into space for $25,000 by 2030 The plethora of opportunities for p ... more | .. |
 NASA chief tech says 'decade' for shuttle replacement Once the US space shuttle program closes, it will be about a decade before America can make a new vehicle for sending astronauts to space, NASA's chief technologist predicts. ... more |
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Ozone layer 'healing', on track to recover by mid-century: UN
How mowing less lets flowers bloom along Austria's 'Green Belt'
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 Full house at space station as Discovery docks The US shuttle Discovery docked Saturday for its final visit at the orbiting International Space Station, where all five of the world's participating space agencies now have vehicles or equipment. ... more | .. |
 Russia Grounds Launches Of Rokot Carrier Rocket Russian Space Forces have grounded launches of Rokot light-class carrier rocket after its failed launch with military satellite Geo-IK-2, local reports said on Monday. The launches have to be ... more | .. |
 The First Stage Of Project On Mes-System Mcis Fulfilled The pilot project of a manufacturing execution system implementation specially developed by Siemens AG for discrete manufacture has come closer to its basic operating stage by breadboard model deliv ... more | .. |
 NASA Readies For World's Largest Can Crusher Test Place a soda can on the floor in an upright position and then stand on it - gradually applying weight - until the can ripples and collapses. It's similar to what a team of NASA engineers will ... more |
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German tech sector bullish before giant IT fair Germany's high-tech sector is expected to register solid growth this year and next, creating thousands of jobs, its chief lobby group said Monday ahead of the giant CeBIT trade fair. ... more | .. |
  NASA green lights Discovery launch for Thursday NASA gave the green light for the space shuttle Discovery to blast off Thursday, saying the countdown to the aging shuttle's final mission before retirement was going "beautifully." ... more | .. |
  NASA Assessing New Launch Dates For The Glory Mission Preparations for the launch of NASA's Glory mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California have been suspended temporarily. Engineers continue to troubleshoot a malfunction in ground support e ... more | .. |
  The Great Moonbuggy Race Forty years after the first lunar rover rolled across the moon's surface, 84 teams of enterprising future engineers will demonstrate the same ingenuity and can-do spirit at the 18th annual NASA Grea ... more |
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Discovery docks with International Space Station The US space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station on Saturday for a final time before it retires, carrying a new module and a robot to the orbiting research lab. ... more | .. |
 Record number of asteroids spotted Astronomers using a telescope on the island of Maui in Hawaii said they discovered 19 near-Earth asteroids Jan. 29, the most ever found in a single night. ... more | .. |
  Planet Formation In Action Using ESO's Very Large Telescope an international team of astronomers has been able to study the short-lived disc of material around a young star that is in the early stages of making a planetary sy ... more | .. |
SwRI And XCOR Sign First Ever Commercial Reusable Suborbital Vehicle Scientific Flight Contract In a first for the reusable suborbital launch vehicle industry, XCOR Aerospace announced today that the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a commercial entity, has purchased six suborbital flights ... more |
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 Europe's ATV Supply Ship Docks Safely With ISS Eight days after launch, ESA's latest Automated Transfer Vehicle, Johannes Kepler, completed a flawless rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station at 17:08 CET (16:08 GMT) to delive ... more | .. |
Discovery crew begins first workday The crew of space shuttle Discovery began its first full workday in space after Thursday's blastoff from Kennedy Space Center for the orbiter's final flight. ... more | .. |
Boeing eyes Indian space contracts Boeing is looking to partner with India on manned space mission development, including making composite cryogenic fuel tanks for launch vehicles. ... more | .. |
 Crew Prepares For ATV-2 And Shuttle Discovery The Expedition 26 crew took some time off Wednesday as it gets ready for the arrival of Europe's second cargo vehicle "Johannes Kepler." Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli spent time Wednesday packing ge ... more |
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