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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is expected to unveil to the world its first quad-core smartphones as soon as next month.
Among these devices, we should see an HTC Edge smartphone, some of the previous rumors on the matter suggested.
We all knew that “Edge” was only a codename for the ha... |
18 January 2012
10:14 GMT |
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As the six-astronaut crew aboard the International Space Station are scrambling to finish preparations for space shuttle Endeavor's arrival a couple of days from now, the Russians launched a new resupply space capsule, designated Progress 42.The spacecraft took off at 7:05 pm local time (1305 GMT), from the Baik... |
28 April 2011
08:33 GMT |
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Officials with the American space agency say that a series of brush fires erupted around the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) yesterday, April 27. They are also quick to add that the space shuttle Endeavor is not endangered by the flames in any way. The orbiter is scheduled to launch on its final mission – designated... |
28 April 2011
08:16 GMT |
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The space shuttle Endeavor is well on track to launching towards the International Space Station (ISS) this Friday, on the same day of the British Royal Wedding. The spacecraft is looking good for an April 29 take-off date, and NASA officials say that the weather forecast is also encouraging.
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27 April 2011
02:24 GMT |
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On April 29, the space shuttle Endeavor will launch on its last mission ever, and the American space agency expects that thousands of people will turn up for the occasion. This is usually the case with any shuttle launch, but this one – and Atlantis' after it – is special. Officials with the NASA Ken... |
22 April 2011
08:49 GMT |
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On April 29, the space shuttle Endeavor will take off to the International Space Station on its final flight, STS-134. This mission will also mark the last time ever that an astronaut with the European Space Agency ever flies in an American orbiter.NASA has only a single flight scheduled to take off after Endeavor re... |
19 April 2011
10:27 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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Flight controllers at NASA have decided to postpone the launch of space shuttle Endeavor by at least 10 days. The decision was not taken on account of any glitch or malfunction, but because officials wanted to avoided a situation that would have created a traffic jam in space. Later this month, around the same time E... |
5 April 2011
01:49 GMT |
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A severe thunderstorm that affected the coasts of Florida on Wednesday and Thursday battered the space shuttle Endeavor with torrents of rain and powerful winds. The bad weather delayed some training exercises astronauts were completing, and caused other delays as well. The orbiter is scheduled to take of the Interna... |
1 April 2011
09:38 GMT |
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Yesterday, March 29, the crew that will fly space shuttle Endeavor on its final mission arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida, to begin their final training for the upcoming flight. Unlike other shuttle missions, which saw seven astronauts taking off for the International Space Station (ISS), the last... |
30 March 2011
05:00 GMT |
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Officials with the American space agency announce that they will load the space shuttle Endeavor's main payload onto the orbiter's cargo bay later this week. The complex maneuver should be among the last preparing the spacecraft for its final voyage. At this point, Endeavor is scheduled to launch on STS-134... |
21 March 2011
11:47 GMT |
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The most important payload that the space shuttle Endeavor will deliver to the International Space Station during its final mission will be the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, the most advanced and expensive scientific instrument ever flown to space. At this point, engineers at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida... |
17 March 2011
08:38 GMT |
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The space shuttle Endeavor has been rolled out to its seaside launch pad yesterday, March 10. It is now ready for preparations and tests that are routinely conducted before each orbiter launch. The vehicle is scheduled to take off from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) no sooner than April 19, NASA officials say. It is ... |
11 March 2011
05:01 GMT |
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A couple of days ago, the engineers with the American space agency hoisted the shuttle Endeavor into its other components, the external fuel tank (EFT) and the twin solid rocket boosters (SRB). This was done in anticipation to the orbiter's final launch.
The spacecraft is due to take off for the last time on... |
9 March 2011
02:39 GMT |
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NASA officials announce that the space shuttle Endeavor will be rolled out to its launch pad on Wednesday, March 9, about a week from today. The orbiter is currently being prepared for its final flight to the International Space Station (ISS).It will take off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in ... |
2 March 2011
04:46 GMT |
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Officials with the American space agency announce that they approved the rollout of space shuttle Endeavor from its hangar to the assembly facility where it will be mated with its other components. The move is scheduled to take place today, Monday, February 28, starting at 7 am EST (1200 GMT). The orbiter is being pr... |
28 February 2011
05:48 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
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NASA engineers have just received the $2-billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), the largest and most complex scientific experiment that will be attached to the International Space Station (ISS). The instrument is scheduled to fly to low-Earth orbit (LEO) this April.It will be ferried to space aboard space shuttle... |
14 January 2011
09:14 GMT |
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The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity will be spending New Year's Eve at a large crater on the Red Planet, called Santa Maria. The football-field-size landscape feature was most likely generated millions of years ago, when a small asteroid impacted the surface. The rover made its way to Santa Maria on Dec... |
30 December 2010
03:15 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency are still uncertain whether or not the space shuttle Discovery will be fit to fly by December 17. During a prolonged meeting yesterday, December 2, officials and mission controllers could not come to a decision on whether or not to go through with it.While December 17 remains th... |
3 December 2010
03:30 GMT |
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In recent meetings aimed at monitoring the progress of repairs on the space shuttle Discovery, NASA officials have began adopting a more tempered tone when speaking about the spacecraft's chances of launching during the upcoming window of opportunity.The orbiter was originally supposed to launch on November 1, b... |
1 December 2010
03:05 GMT |
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The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS-02) experiment that will fly on space shuttle Endeavor in early 2011 has already begun collecting data for its mission, according to the instrument's principal investigator.The scientific tool is to be taken to the International Space Station (ISS) by space shuttle Endeavor... |
27 October 2010
11:01 GMT |
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Officials at the European Space Agency (ESA) announce that the name for the third European long-term mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is MagISStra. The name, which was proposed by Antonella Pezzani of Italy, combines the Latin word for female teacher (magistra) with the initials of the international o... |
8 October 2010
04:48 GMT |
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Officials at NASA say that they were forced to push back the final launch of space shuttle Endeavor by at least a day, due to a spatial “traffic jam” of sorts. Initially, the last mission that this orbiter was supposed to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) was planned for February 26, 2011. Now,... |
5 October 2010
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Officials at the American space agency announce that they have delayed the rollout of shuttle Discovery by at least a day, due to a glitch in the space facility's water main.The glitch will most likely not affect the long-term schedule of the shuttle, but has made engineering teams at the Kennedy Space Center (K... |
9 September 2010
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As most of you must know by now, the Space Shuttle Program, operated by the American space agency, is due to be terminated at the end of this year. The decision was taken because numerous experts have expressed concerns as to whether the aging orbiters are suited for flight or not. But NASA officials are currently lo... |
23 June 2010
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Months have gone by and the Pine Trail platform is running rampant on the netbook market, as newer and faster laptops show up on a regular basis. One of these newcomers was put together by Epson and has a faster CPU than most models currently on sale, as well as a significant battery life. This device is known as the... |
18 May 2010
03:33 GMT |
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When NASA created this year's flight manifest for its three-orbiter shuttle fleet, it decided to use Endeavor to deliver one of the most expensive and advanced pieces of scientific equipment ever flown to space to the International Space Station (ISS). The flight was initially scheduled on July 29, but now offic... |
27 April 2010
02:47 GMT |
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More than 10 years in the making, the massive project that is the International Space Station is now more than 98 percent complete. With the addition of the new Tranquility module, and the seven-windowed Cupola observations deck, NASA has flown its last great piece of equipment on the orbital lab. With Endeavor landi... |
22 February 2010
10:57 GMT |
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Late yesterday night, February 21, the space shuttle Endeavor landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Topping a two-week mission during which time it delivered NASA's last great addition to the International Space Station (ISS), the spacecraft touched down at 10:20 pm EST (03... |
22 February 2010
02:33 GMT |
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After spending about nine days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the six astronauts aboard space shuttle Discovery finally had to leave the outpost last night. They undocked from the orbital facility at 8 pm EST (0100 Saturday GMT), and will spend two days in orbit, on their return trip home. The landing ... |
20 February 2010
02:30 GMT |
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After dealing with the complicated issues that arose during the three spacewalks of the STS-130 mission, astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavor are currently setting up their spacecraft for its return home. Having spent more than a week aboard the International Space Station (ISS), they are now ready to return to E... |
19 February 2010
02:21 GMT |
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Two Endeavor astronauts have just completed the third and final spacewalk of the STS-130 mission to the International Space Station. They closed the hatch of the airlock behind them at 0803 GMT (3:03 am EST), marking the beginning of the extravehicular activity 5 hours and 48 minutes after it began. With this latest ... |
17 February 2010
04:57 GMT |
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As we were telling you yesterday, astronauts working on outfitting the newly installed Tranquility module with its observation deck met a number of problems in attempting to do so. First off, an insulation cover that was supposed to protect an empty docking berth could not be snapped into place, so officials at NASA ... |
15 February 2010
03:41 GMT |
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In the days leading to Endeavor catching up with the International Space Station (ISS) in low-Earth orbit, astronauts aboard the orbital facility kept a close eye on how the shuttle was fairing in its pursuit. As such, they were able to capture one of the most amazing pictures available of the spacecraft, a unique vi... |
14 February 2010
05:46 GMT |
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In spite of not being connected to the vital liquid ammonia cooling system just yet, the new room on the International Space Station (ISS), Tranquility, was opened yesterday for the first time. Installation is not fully complete, but astronauts were curious to see what NASA's latest addition to the orbital lab l... |
13 February 2010
02:35 GMT |
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Though the first heat shield inspection of the STS-130 mission revealed no significant damage to the shuttle's defense mechanism, engineers at NASA have been working since then on determining whether two minor glitches could have any impact on Endeavor's landing. Using data collected by the astronauts emplo... |
13 February 2010
02:20 GMT |
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station, including the five that arrived yesterday aboard the space shuttle Endeavor, are currently working on fixing the outpost's urine recycling system. Some are also busy unloading the cargo and equipment necessary for tonight's spacewalk, which will see the new... |
11 February 2010
02:50 GMT |
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Around midnight today, the space shuttle Endeavor finally caught up with the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit, while the facility was flying above the Atlantic Ocean, off western Portugal. The two linked at approximately 12:06 am EST (0506 GMT), and the hatch separating them opened at around 2 am EST (0... |
10 February 2010
02:26 GMT |
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The six astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavor have overnight conducted the first heat shield inspection of the STS-130 mission. The spacecraft is currently on its way to the International Space Station (ISS), where it's due to arrive tomorrow, February 10, at 12:09 am EST (05:09 GMT). According to officia... |
9 February 2010
02:52 GMT |
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Finally, after about 24 hours of waiting, the space shuttle Endeavor blasted off from Launch Pad 39A at 4:14 am EST (0914 GMT) this morning. The launch was picture perfect, with the spacecraft roaring into the sky in the last scheduled nighttime launch for any of the tree remaining shuttles. Endeavor carries the Node... |
8 February 2010
05:42 GMT |
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In spite of the fact that the Weather Office at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Cape Canaveral, Florida, announced just a couple of days ago that the weather had an 80-percent chance of being favorable, this wasn't really the case early on Sunday. A low-lying layer of clouds prevented the space shuttle Endeav... |
8 February 2010
02:22 GMT |
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The planned February 7, pre-dawn launch of space shuttle Endeavor appears to be on course, officials at the American space agency announced yesterday. The countdown is proceeding smoothly, and chances are high that the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) will experience good weather throughout the day. If that is indeed the c... |
6 February 2010
03:47 GMT |
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Citizens living in cities alongside the US East Coast will probably get their last chance of witnessing a nighttime space-shuttle launch, when Endeavor clears its launch pad on February 7. The mission is the first of the final five NASA has scheduled for components of its shuttle program, with the last one being sche... |
5 February 2010
06:24 GMT |
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At 15:45 pm GMT (9:45 am Wednesday, local time), a new resupply mission took off from the Baikonur spaceport, in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft was the Progress 36 capsule, which is currently making its way to the International Space Station, having experienced a successful, picture-perfect launch. The capsule is loaded ... |
3 February 2010
10:46 GMT |
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According to officials at NASA, the space shuttle Endeavor will blast off for the STS-130 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on February 7. The spacecraft already sits atop the Launch Pad 39A facility at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), and a recent review of its systems has determined that the early Feb... |
28 January 2010
02:40 GMT |
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Members of the Expedition 22 crew on the International Space Station (ISS) relocated one of the two Soyuz lifeboats aboard the station today, moving it to a freshly installed Russian docking port. The maneuver, which began at 5:03 am EST, was successfully concluded at 5:24 am (1025 GMT), with the Soyuz TMA-16 space c... |
21 January 2010
10:07 GMT |
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Yesterday, the six astronauts that will make up the crew of space shuttle Endeavor during the February STS-130 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) arrived in Florida. They are scheduled to enter a training period, during which time they will become accustomed to the specifications of the new mission, and... |
19 January 2010
10:54 GMT |
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The space shuttle Endeavor is scheduled to lift off for the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, February 7. The date was set a long time ago, and the American space agency has build a number of its plans for this year around it. However, standard pre-flight check-ups have discovered a number of serious glitc... |
12 January 2010
03:01 GMT |
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Yesterday, mission controllers at the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Cape Canaveral, Florida, moved the space shuttle Endeavor to its launch pad. Under freezing conditions, the spacecraft was placed atop the Crawler Transporter vehicle, the second largest tracked machine in the world, and carried to Launch Pad 3... |
7 January 2010
04:05 GMT |
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