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The sixth space tourist ever is a magnate of the video game industry, a game designer and the creator of the successful "Ultima" series. He has spent a fortune for the privilege of sharing the cabin of the Russian spacecraft Soyuz TMA-13 with 2 other astronauts. His father, Owen Garriott, was a trained astronaut who ... |
13 October 2008
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During a lengthy spacewalk yesterday, International Space Station commander Sergei Volkov and flight engineer Oleg Kononenko removed one of the explosive bolts from the Soyuz TMA-12 capsule, believed to have been the cause for the last two consecutive ballistic re-entries executed by the Soyuz TMA-11 and TMA 10 while... |
11 July 2008
06:31 GMT |
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After the arrival of the space shuttle Discovery at the International Space Station on Monday, astronauts began making preparations for the docking of the new Japanese space module Kibo and for the repair of the faulty toilet that has been haunting the crew of the space station for the last two weeks or so. On Wednes... |
5 June 2008
02:52 GMT |
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The Discovery space shuttle launched into space on Saturday along with its cargo - consisting of the second section of the Japanese space laboratory Kibo and a toilet pump, among other things - and is expected to arrive and dock at the International Space Station today. The second section of the Kibo space laboratory... |
2 June 2008
03:45 GMT |
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The only toilet on board the International Space Station allegedly broke last week while in use, when the motor fan suddenly stopped, leaving astronauts with no other option than to use the toilet on board the Soyuz-TMA-12 capsule. The problem is that this particular toilet has limited capacity. Luckily, rescue is at... |
28 May 2008
09:27 GMT |
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As we already know, the last two Soyuz capsules used to return astronauts from the International Space Station executed 'ballistic' re-entries into Earth's atmosphere during descent, possibly endangering the lives of the crew they were carrying. As it turns out, both ships may have suffered from the sa... |
26 May 2008
07:09 GMT |
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The mission originally targeted the flight to the Hubble Space Telescope at the end of August, but delays related to the time required to build the external liquid fuel tanks of the shuttle have now pushed the date to October 8. The crew of seven participating in the mission will fly on board NASA's Atlantis spa... |
23 May 2008
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Although one month has passed since the return of the Soyuz TMA-11 capsule, carrying on board the crew of the International Space Station's Expedition 16, NASA is just starting to contest the capabilities of the Russian spacecrafts. As you probably already know, the Soyuz TMA-11 returned to Earth on April 19, af... |
19 May 2008
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European Space Agency's Jules Verne Automate Transfer Vehicle has successfully completed its mission last month when it delivered supplies to the International Space Station. After giving ESA a little taste of autonomy, the new supply ship could be used to design a manned spacecraft that would further reduce Eur... |
16 May 2008
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The permanent crew on board the International Space Station is now formed of only three astronauts, but it will soon be able to support a complement of six, meaning that it will require a new water reclamation system to recycle the water used on board. The newly built water recovery systems, which will be set to fit ... |
13 May 2008
09:56 GMT |
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The crew participating in the STS-123 mission, on board NASA's space shuttle Endeavor - which had the role of carrying the first section of JAXA's space laboratory Kibo along with the Canadian maintenance robot Dextre to the International Space Station - have recently participated in a news conference in To... |
13 May 2008
08:32 GMT |
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If you once were or still are a Star Trek fan, then you probably already know what a tricorder is or what it should be; it's a handheld device that practically acts as a biological laboratory. And, as usual, Sci-Fi once again becomes reality. A device similar to the tricorder, called LOCAD-PTS, standing for Lab-... |
12 May 2008
04:24 GMT |
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Discovery space shuttle arrived on May 3 at the launch pad 39A at NASA's Kenned Space Center after being carried with the crawler-transporter from the Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building. The shuttle was secured to the launch pad and is now expecting the two rehearsals scheduled to take place between May 6 ... |
6 May 2008
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The Discovery space shuttle currently in preparation for the STS-124 mission to the International Space Station was carried on Saturday to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center were it will be attached to the external liquid fuel tank and the two solid rocket boosters. After that, the spac... |
30 April 2008
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Yesterday morning, the ATV Jules Verne executed its scheduled burning maneuver in order to elevate the altitude of the International Space Station. At 06:22 CEST, the ATV Control Center in Toulouse initiated a 740 second burn sequence of Jules Verne's two main engines, able to produce a thrust of 2.65 m/s, thus ... |
26 April 2008
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Last Saturday, the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft carrying the crew of Expedition 16 back to Earth experienced a 'ballistic' re-entry into Earth atmosphere, thus subjecting the crew to forces up to 10 G and putting their lives in serious jeopardy. It was a bumpy ride, one might say, and the second in a row with a ... |
23 April 2008
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Due to a slight glitch, the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft carrying the crew of Expedition 17 back to Earth landed way off target, several hundred miles away from the scheduled landing site. Although experiencing the action of severe G-forces, the crew is said to be safe and do not suffer any permanent medical problems, alb... |
21 April 2008
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Expedition 16 was the first ever to have a female as the commander of the International Space Station. The team comprises astronaut Peggy Whitson, space station commander, flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko and second flight engineers Clayton Anderson, Daniel Tani, Leopold Eyharts and Garret Reisman. In fact, the Exped... |
18 April 2008
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On 8 March, a Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russian astronauts and one South Korean astronaut was sent into space from the Baikonur launchpad in Kazakhstan. After two days of catching up with the ISS, the spacecraft is expected to dock at the International Space Station today at 9:00 a.m. EDT. The two Russian astrona... |
10 April 2008
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Yesterday, the Russian engineers from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan rolled out the Soyuz rocket, which is supposed to carry two Russian cosmonauts and the first South Korean astronaut to the International Space Station. The 50-meter Soyuz spacecraft will take off from the same launch pad used to send a man in... |
7 April 2008
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The Automated Transfer Vehicle Jules Verne has completed successfully the both demonstration maneuvers scheduled to provide with a preview of the spacecraft's capabilities, and is expected to dock with the International Space Station today at 10:41 ET, without any intervention form the crew on board the space st... |
3 April 2008
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After the space shuttle Endeavor departed with the International Space Station on 26 March, the Automated Transfer Vehicle Jules Verne was given the go-ahead to move from its parking position 2,000 kilometers in front of the ISS, and approach it for the scheduled docking on 3 April. Before docking, the ATV must exec... |
31 March 2008
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After it had missed the first re-entry attempt due to cloudy weather, the space shuttle Endeavor landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, at 8:39 p.m. CDT, in complete darkness, thus ending the mission STS-123. Endeavor was supposed to land at 7:05 p.m. CDT, one hour before sunset; but in the last minut... |
27 March 2008
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After 16 days of intense work in space, the crew of mission STS-123 is expected to return to Earth today and land at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During its 12 days stay at the ISS the space shuttle Endeavor broke yet another record in the build of the space station, with the longest mission ever cond... |
26 March 2008
10:35 GMT |
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Turn your eyes towards the sky once again tonight and observe a unique spectacle of lights, as the International Space Station, the Jules Verne ATV and the space shuttle Endeavor will be located in the same region of the night sky. The triple sighting will only be available on the night of March 25, since tomorrow th... |
25 March 2008
11:48 GMT |
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Yesterday the crew of mission STS-123 rested in the first half of the day, then began packing Endeavor for the re-entry and return to Earth, which is scheduled for Wednesday. The space shuttle is to undock from the International Space Station today at 7:56 p.m. ET, thus completing the longest mission in which a space... |
24 March 2008
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Yesterday, the crew of STS-123 mission executed the scheduled spacewalk to test the new heat-shield repair technique developed by NASA. The Tile Repair Ablator Dispenser, or T-RAD, was designed to be used in the repair of damaged heat tiles covering the underbelly of the space shuttle. The need for a repair technique... |
21 March 2008
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The European Space Agency reported in a press release yesterday that the Automated Transfer Vehicle Jules Verne reached the designated parking position to meet up with the International Space Station. Jules Verne will maintain this position until the end of the mission STS-123, when the space shuttle Endeavor will re... |
20 March 2008
09:27 GMT |
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After two days of continuous work, NASA states that the Canadian robot Dextre assembly has been completed. Dextre put out quite a fight on the first spacewalk, when it suffered a power loss which stopped the crew of STS-123 from putting it together. Without power, Dextre was unable to heat the joints of its body, fac... |
17 March 2008
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Upon analyzing the possible object that could have stricken the space shuttle Endeavor during the liftoff on Tuesday, NASA engineers concluded that it could have only been a bird which actually missed the orbiter. The inspection of the Endeavor's thermal shield revealed no problems, thus it is clear for the re-e... |
14 March 2008
07:47 GMT |
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It has been a busy day for the crew of Endeavor, as the inspection of the shuttle's heat shield was completed today, and everything seems to be in order. While they still have a lot to do in preparation for tomorrow's rendezvous with the International Space Station, back here on Earth, NASA has got itself i... |
12 March 2008
09:24 GMT |
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No problems for the space shuttle Endeavor as it approached the final countdown. At 2:28 a.m. EDT, the shuttle ignited its engines, cleared the Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center and lifted off through Florida's cloudy sky, to engage in the pursuit of the International Space Station with which Endeavor mush ... |
11 March 2008
06:29 GMT |
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Yet another successful liftoff for the European Space Agency. The unmanned Ariane 5 rocket carrying the Automated Transfer Vehicle Jules Verne launched yesterday from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana at 1:03 a.m. Local time, 11:03 p.m. ET. The Jules Verne ATV is the first of its kind launched into space to repla... |
10 March 2008
03:31 GMT |
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Also to be delivered to the International Space Station will be the robot Dextre, a Canadian creation which will give the crew of the ISS the ability to make basic repairs and maintenance outside the station, without the need of conducting risky spacewalks. The Endeavor space shuttle will have the mammoth mission to ... |
8 March 2008
04:54 GMT |
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The first section of the massive space laboratory Kibo has been loaded into the shuttle bay of the space shuttle in anticipation for the launch scheduled for Tuesday. JAXA's Kibo space laboratory consists of three sections, and once in space, it will be docked to the Harmony module of the International Space Sta... |
8 March 2008
04:16 GMT |
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The European Space Agency issued yesterday a press release stating that the Automated Transfer Vehicle Jules Verne has been approved by the Launch Readiness Review, and will lift off on 9 March at 05:03 CET from the Kourou Spaceport in the French Guiana. The ATV is a joint between the ESA, NASA and contractors CNES, ... |
6 March 2008
06:58 GMT |
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As it turns out, not only NASA has problems with the launch of its spacecraft. It seems that the European Space Agency is currently experiencing some technical difficulties with its Automated Transfer Vehicle, the Jules Verne, and will need to delay the launch sequence by one day in order to fix them. According to th... |
3 March 2008
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The fifth and the final orbiter vehicle of NASA, Endeavor, was cleared yesterday for the liftoff which is scheduled to take place on March 11. It will be the second flight of the space shuttle Endeavor since the Columbia disaster in 2005, which disintegrated during its re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. Endeavor ... |
1 March 2008
05:19 GMT |
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On Earth we are protected from radiation by the planet's magnetic field and its thick atmosphere, however astronauts in Earth's orbit are not so lucky, and may receive doses of radiation while in space higher than if they were supposed to remain on the surface of the planet. Though not lethal on short perio... |
13 February 2008
08:26 GMT |
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There's some good news and some bad news, according to the annual X-Force report released by Internet Security Systems, a part of IBM Corp. The good news is that there have been lesser recorded security flaws in 2007, only 6,437, compared to the previous year, a decrease of 5.4 percent. The bad news is that web ... |
12 February 2008
13:36 GMT |
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Following the successful launch of the Atlantis space shuttle, carrying the European space module Columbus to the International Space Station, the European Space Agency has started preparation for the next task on its space program, the launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transport Vehicle, the next generation of car... |
12 February 2008
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Well, it's sixteen years plus a few days later, but it has made it. Columbus goes into a new voyage, through space this time. Astronauts on board the International Space Station have been successful in docking the European Space Laboratory to the ISS, after a spacewalk eight hours long, one and a half hour more ... |
12 February 2008
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Nobody's made out of stone and unpredictable events do happen from time to time, when you less expect them, even if you work for NASA. The Columbus module installation has been delayed with one day, due to certain medical issues experienced by European Space Agency astronaut Hans Schlegel, who is to be replaced ... |
11 February 2008
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This time Atlantis had no more problems with the external fuel tank fill up and cleared the launch pad right as scheduled, at 2:45 p.m. ET, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The space shuttle is carrying the European space module Columbus to the International Space Station, where it will remain for the next s... |
8 February 2008
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The cargo ship Progress M-63 has been launched yesterday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, in a mission to resupply the International Space Station before the arrival of the Atlantis space shuttle, which is set to launch tomorrow from the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. The spacecraft lifted off at 4:03 ... |
6 February 2008
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Engineers evaluating the space shuttle's Atlantis readiness said yesterday that it will most likely launch tomorrow, in order to deliver the European space module Columbus to the International Space Station. The launch is scheduled to take place from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, at 2:45 ET. However, trou... |
6 February 2008
03:30 GMT |
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Extreme sports fanatics would really enjoy this new invention, as it turns a horizontally-standing running treadmill into a vertical one, or even a sideways one. Workouts will never be the same! Don't get to excited though, I don't think you will find this baby in any gyms any time soon. NASA has been devel... |
4 February 2008
10:18 GMT |
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Last week NASA confronted another possible problem that could have set back the launch of Atlantis even further. During a routine inspection of the shuttle that is supposed to take the European module Columbus to the International Space Station, engineers discovered that one of the hoses used to carry Freon coolant t... |
4 February 2008
06:38 GMT |
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Bad luck just seems to stay on NASA's tail. It now looks like the scheduled retirement of its space shuttle will leave the international community with a rather big dilemma. With the space shuttles gone, there would be no reusable vehicle capable of transporting astronauts to the International Space Station, sin... |
4 February 2008
04:55 GMT |
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The radio transmission will be aimed towards the Polaris star, commonly known as the North Star, which is located 431 light years away from Earth, and will have the role to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the day when The Beatles recorded the song and, at the same time, five decades since NASA launched its first ... |
2 February 2008
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