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Through the atmosphere with sharp edgesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 27, 2012 After a 10-minute flight, the sharp-edged SHEFEX II spacecraft landed safely west of Spitsbergen. Researchers from the German Aerospace Center launched the seven-ton and roughly 13-metre-long rocket and its payload from the Andoya Rocket Range in Norway at 21:18 CEST on 22 June 2012. As it re-entered the atmosphere, SHEFEX withstood temperatures exceeding 2500 degrees Celsius and sent measurement data from more than 300 sensors to a ground station. "The SHEFEX II flight takes us one step further i ... read more |
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 China's first female astronaut excells in performance: spokeswoman Liu Yang, the first Chinese woman entering the space, had an excellent performance in past eight days, a spokeswoman of China's manned space program said Sunday. The 33-year-old veteran pilot adapte ... more | .. |
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 China conducts first manual space docking A Chinese spacecraft on Sunday successfully completed the country's first manual docking in orbit, a milestone in an ambitious programme to build a space station by the end of the decade. ... more | .. |
 Spacewalk to work on ISS scheduled Russian, American and Japanese astronauts are scheduled to conduct a space walk on the International Space Station, cosmonaut Yury Malanchenko said. ... more |
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