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After more than 11 days of flying in low-Earth orbit attached to a port on the International Space Station, the space shuttle Endeavor finally concluded its assembly stage of the mission, and undocked from the international outpost yesterday, at 1:26 pm EDT (1726 GMT). During its stay, astronauts performed five space... |
29 July 2009
01:29 GMT |
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The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) had reasons to celebrate yesterday. Everything that went on on the International Space Station was centered around the newly completed Kibo module. With a price tag of more than $1 billion, the most complex laboratory on the ISS used its robotic arm on Thursday to move... |
24 July 2009
01:28 GMT |
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On May 31, 2008 the Discovery space shuttle was launched into space from the Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in the STS-124 mission destined to deliver the second section of the massive Japanese space laboratory Kibo to the International Space Station. All went well during liftoff and afterwards, a... |
13 June 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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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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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
08:38 GMT |
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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
04:07 GMT |
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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
09:31 GMT |
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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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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
05:23 GMT |
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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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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 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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