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Google Earth is a great tool for exploring the Earth. It's even a great tool for discovering and exploring new archaeological sites. But it does have its limits and sometime, would-be explorers stumble upon things that look like Atlantis, but are really data artifacts created by Google's method of stitching... |
6 February 2012
12:11 GMT |
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Yesterday, January 18, a number of NASA officials and astronauts attended a very important ground-breaking ceremony that took place at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida. On that site, a new exhibition hall that will showcase the space shuttle Atlantis will be opened in 2013.
The American space agency has d... |
19 January 2012
16:01 GMT |
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During a ceremony that took place at the White House on Tuesday, November 1, the four astronauts that conducted the last space shuttle flight to the International Space Station (ISS) met with US President Barack Obama.
The STS-135 mission was flown by the orbiter Atlantis, and was carried out by Commander Chris Fer... |
2 November 2011
03:30 GMT |
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It's official: the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) has come to a halt, after more than 30 years as a global leader in space exploration. The orbiter Atlantis has just concluded its final mission ever, landing at the Kennedy Space Center at 5:57 am EDT (0957 GMT), Thursday, July 21. This was the last flight of the SS... |
21 July 2011
08:01 GMT |
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The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) earlier today, marking the last time any orbiter does this. The event marked the end of the shuttles' presence in space, as a supporter of the ISS and other project. Atlantis is expected to land on Thursday, July 21. The spacecraft un... |
19 July 2011
05:57 GMT |
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The four astronauts making up Atlantis' STS-135 crew are currently getting ready to take the shuttle on a final trip back home, to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida. The orbiter is now due to land on Thursday, July 21, at 5:57 am EDT (0957 GMT).
The hatches connecting Atlantis to the International Sp... |
18 July 2011
02:48 GMT |
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One of the high-tech toilets aboard the International Space Station (ISS) suffered a malfunction earlier this week, and a NASA astronauts was tasked to repairing it on Wednesday, July 13. Fixing the commode has several implications for the delicate recycling systems aboard the station. For all their training and year... |
14 July 2011
04:21 GMT |
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In addition to the supplies it delivers to the International Space Station (ISS), the space shuttle Atlantis is also carrying an experiment that could revolutionize the way spacecraft behave and interact in orbit. The instrument is known as the Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) and is shaped like a satellite. The missi... |
12 July 2011
04:12 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announced yesterday, July 11, that they decided to extend space shuttle Atlantis' final mission to the International Space Station (ISS) by an additional day. The decision was taken after carefully weighing all the pros and cons. Initially, the flight – which is also ... |
12 July 2011
03:12 GMT |
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The four astronauts of Atlantis' STS-135 crew, aided by the six members of Expedition 28 to the International Space Station (ISS) have begun unloading large amounts of supplies from the space shuttle, and stacking them neatly inside the orbital lab. The effort began today, July 11. The orbiter is carrying a larg... |
11 July 2011
08:00 GMT |
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While conducting investigations into the sediment layers on the floor of the North Atlantic Ocean, a team of geologists identified a submerged landscape that hints at the lost city of Atlantis. As evidenced by the attached image, this portion of the ocean floor looks as if it once was a plain above the waves. It feat... |
11 July 2011
03:24 GMT |
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Shortly after the space shuttle Atlantis docked to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, July 10, NASA mission controllers began tracking and monitoring a set of space debris that pose a danger to both spacecraft as they spin around the planet. The space junk is apparently on an orbit that takes it very cl... |
11 July 2011
03:04 GMT |
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The space shuttle Atlantis docked for the last time ever to the International Space Station on Sunday, July 10. This is also the last time that an American orbiter flies to the orbital lab. The final approach and the actual docking procedure took place flawlessly. Before this happened, the shuttle rolled over and exp... |
11 July 2011
02:45 GMT |
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The four astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis will soon start preparing for conducting the first heat shield inspection of the STS-135 mission. Videos analyzed by engineering teams on the ground have thus far revealed no reasons to worry about its integrity.
Wake-up is scheduled for 3:59 am EDT (0759 GMT),... |
9 July 2011
03:44 GMT |
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At 11:29 am EDT (1529 GMT) on Friday, July 8, the space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on its final mission ever. This is also the last flight ever to be carried out as part of the Space Shuttle Program (SSP).
Over the past few days, weather officials at NASA have painted a b... |
9 July 2011
02:37 GMT |
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A team of engineers at the American space agency is conducting a series of investigations of the space shuttle Atlantis and its launch pad, after two massive lightnings struck within less than a miles from the sensitive spacecraft. The events took place yesterday, July 7, just one day ahead of the orbiter's last... |
8 July 2011
03:00 GMT |
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While mission controllers are keeping an eye on the weather that may prevent the space shuttle Atlantis from launching tomorrow, officials at the American space agency have just released the plan they will follow in the event something goes awfully wrong with the orbiter while it's in space. Every shuttle missio... |
7 July 2011
10:17 GMT |
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Weather officials at the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida, have just released a projection for how the weather will be like tomorrow, July 8, when the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch on its final voyage ever. According to the latest data, there is a 70 percent chance that rain clouds, thunder... |
7 July 2011
03:30 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency say that there is a chance space shuttle Atlantis' final flight may be delayed due to bad weather in Florida. Forecasts indicate that thunderstorms and rain clouds may pass over the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) this Friday. Atlantis is scheduled to fly its final mission &ndas... |
6 July 2011
14:01 GMT |
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With only 4 days to go until the last launch in the American Space Shuttle Program (SSP), the 4 astronauts that will make up Atlantis' crew have entered quarantine. The move is precautionary, meant to ensure that none of the spaceflyers gets sick right before launch. STS-135 is the last mission ever to be flown ... |
4 July 2011
06:02 GMT |
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The cargo that the space shuttle Atlantis will be carrying to low-Earth orbit (LEO) during its last flight has now been delivered to the Launch Pad 39A facility. This is where the orbiter is undergoing final preparations ahead of its planned July 8 takeoff. The cargo pod containing everything Atlantis will soar to th... |
17 June 2011
12:00 GMT |
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When the space shuttle Atlantis will take off for the International Space Station (ISS) – on the last mission of the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) – it will carry a robotic experiment that could very easily change the way satellites are designed and built. The orbiter will carry the Robotic Refueling Missio... |
14 June 2011
04:44 GMT |
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After a successful launch on Tuesday, June 7, the Russian-built Soyuz TMA-02M space capsule and its crew are now getting ready to dock to the International Space Station (ISS), hundreds of miles above the surface of the planet.The spacecraft is delivering the second half of the Expedition 28 crew, to complete the tea... |
9 June 2011
09:58 GMT |
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The space shuttle Atlantis has reached the Launch Pad 29A facility at the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida. Now safely attached to its support structure, the spacecraft is being prepared for its final launch. This will also be the last launch in the Space Shuttle Program (SSP).The STS-135 mission will feat... |
2 June 2011
03:31 GMT |
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The orbiter Atlantis will mark an important milestone in the US Space Shuttle Program tonight, when it will roll out to its launch pad for the last time. This will also be the last time any space shuttle does so.The spacecraft is scheduled to start its trek to the Launch Pad 39A facility at the NASA Kennedy Space Cen... |
31 May 2011
08:48 GMT |
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At this point, the American space agency is targeting a July 8 launch date for the STS-135 mission, which will be carried out by space shuttle Atlantis. A formal launch date will be established following the June 28 Flight Readiness Review mission planners will conduct.
Originally, the orbiter was supposed to lau... |
21 May 2011
04:02 GMT |
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Officials with the American space agency announce that the shuttle Atlantis has just been moved to an assembly building in Florida for the last time ever. The orbiter is getting ready to launch on its final mission, which has been dubbed STS-135.
The roll maneuver took place just a day after the space shuttle Ende... |
18 May 2011
02:42 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce that the space shuttle Atlantis is currently on track for its final launch, which is scheduled for the beginning of this summer. In preparation for take-off, the orbiter will soon be moved to an integration facility in Florida. The spacecraft is currently located in the... |
13 May 2011
04:10 GMT |
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Officials with the American space agency have confirmed May 16 as the launch date for space shuttle Endeavour's final mission. At the same time, the launch of shuttle Atlantis has been delayed to July, although an exact takeoff date is currently unknown. Endeavour was originally supposed to launch to the Interna... |
10 May 2011
04:14 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency are currently getting ready to properly celebrate the coming of age of the Hubble Space Telescope, the most renowned observatory in the world. On April 24, the satellite will turn 21 years old in Earth's orbit. The instrument launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery, dur... |
21 April 2011
06:04 GMT |
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Officials with the American space agency are expected to make an important announcement next week, which will finally clear the mystery as to where the space shuttles will be displayed after retirement.Discovery has already completed its career with the STS-133 mission earlier this year, and it's Endeavor's... |
9 April 2011
03:53 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency say that, if the Obama Administration's 2012 budget proposal passes through Congress in its current form, then NASA would receive sufficient money to afford to launch the space shuttle Atlantis later this year. Originally, Discovery and Endeavor were supposed to fly the las... |
15 February 2011
03:17 GMT |
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Officials with NASA and the Space Shuttle Program have decided that space shuttle Atlantis will fly the STS-135 mission, its last, on June 28, 2011. This will also be the last launch of the SSP as a whole, crowning nearly three decades of uninterrupted orbiter use. If all goes according to the current NASA launch man... |
21 January 2011
16:01 GMT |
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At this point, NASA has only two space shuttle missions planned before it retires its aging orbiter fleet, but US President Barack Obama and Congress recently approved an additional spaceflight by Atlantis. Whether that will actually happen has not been decided yet.“I told my team it was 50/50,” said in a... |
23 October 2010
03:43 GMT |
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With the recent decision approved by Congress on September 29, the American space agency has received orders to add a new shuttle launch to its manifesto. Most likely, the new mission will be carried out by Atlantis in June 2011. US President Barack Obama still needs to sign off on the document before it goes into ef... |
4 October 2010
05:27 GMT |
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Even though nothing has been decided yet, NASA has already announced the selection of four astronauts for a potential flight to the ISS using the shuttle beyond February 2011.At this point, Endeavor is scheduled to make the last trip to the International Space Station (ISS), where it's bound to deliver the Alpha... |
15 September 2010
02:03 GMT |
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Promontory, Utah-based Alliant Techsystems (ATK), one of the main contractors for the American space agency and the space-shuttle program, announced that it delivered the last shuttle-rocket segments to Florida this Thursday (May 27). The parts were delivered to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Cape Canaveral, whic... |
29 May 2010
04:05 GMT |
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At 8:48 am EDT (1248 GMT) today, May 26, the space shuttle Atlantis and its six-astronaut crew landed safely on Runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Though initially there were some concerns that the weather would not allow for the spacecraft to perform its deorbit and atmospheric ... |
26 May 2010
09:06 GMT |
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The six-astronaut crew aboard space shuttle Atlantis is currently undergoing final preparations for their return trip home. Currently in orbit around Earth, the orbiter is scheduled to make its landing attempt tomorrow morning, at 8:48 am EDT (1248 GMT). The spacecraft will head for the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in ... |
25 May 2010
10:42 GMT |
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Today, May 24, the six members of Atlantis' crew conducted the last heat shield inspection of the STS-132 mission, the shuttle's last planned one. The procedure lasted several hours, and saw the astronauts using the 50-foot-long, sensor-laden inspection pole to peer at the delicate ceramic tiles that make u... |
24 May 2010
09:42 GMT |
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After spending more than 7 days docked to the International Space Station (ISS), shuttle Atlantis and its six-astronaut crew finally separated from the orbital laboratory early Sunday. The undocking procedures ended at around 11:22 am EDT (1522 GMT), as both the ISS and the orbiter were making their way above the Pac... |
24 May 2010
02:01 GMT |
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) got up early this morning, in order to prepare for the last spacewalks of Atlantis' current mission to the orbital outpost. Two shuttle crew members will go outside the facility today, in a bid to replace additional solar batteries, and also transfer a grap... |
21 May 2010
05:51 GMT |
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On Tuesday, following complex maneuvers using the Canadian-built robotic arm aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts managed to attach a new room to the nadir face of the Zarya module on the space facility. The Mini Research Module-1 (MRM-1) was delivered to orbit on Sunday aboard the space shuttle A... |
20 May 2010
05:02 GMT |
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are currently getting ready for the second extra-vehicular activity (EVA) of the STS-132 mission. After Monday's sortie did not go so well, due to various obstacles delaying the two spacewalkers, mission specialists want to make today's exit count. The... |
19 May 2010
06:01 GMT |
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The 12-astronaut crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) installed a new room on the orbital facility yesterday. The procedure ended at 8:20 am EDT (1320 GMT) Tuesday, when flight engineers managed to steer the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1 (MRM-1) to its docking berth, located on the nadir port of t... |
19 May 2010
03:25 GMT |
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Yesterday, May 17, NASA astronauts Garrett Reisman and Stephen Bowen, both of whom came to orbit aboard space shuttle Atlantis, conducted the first spaceflight of the STS-132 mission. The two were in charge of installing a new communications antenna on the outer hull of the International Space Station (ISS), and also... |
18 May 2010
02:54 GMT |
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After spending about two days chasing the International Space Station (ISS) in Earth's orbit, the space shuttle Atlantis finally managed to catch up with the lab Sunday, May 16. The spacecraft docked on the facility at 10:28 am EDT (1428 GMT), after performing the back flip maneuver that has now become standard ... |
17 May 2010
03:20 GMT |
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Since the Columbia accident in 2003, the American space agency has put in place measures to ensure that something like this never happens before. As such, as space-bound shuttles need to inspect their own heat shield the first full day they spend in space. For Atlantis, that took place on Saturday, but the crew exper... |
17 May 2010
02:43 GMT |
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Yesterday, onlookers gathered around the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Cape Canaveral, Florida, had the chance to watch the space shuttle Atlantis soaring up to the skies in its final planned flight. Take off occurred at 2:20 pm EDT (1820 GMT), as per schedule, when the orbiter begin its 12-day mission to the Intern... |
15 May 2010
03:53 GMT |
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When the NASA orbiter Atlantis takes off on May 14, for its final planned flight, it will also carry a scientific experiment devised by researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Experts here have developed a special container, in which they will place a large group of microorganisms, mostly bacteria.... |
11 May 2010
10:08 GMT |
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