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When space shuttle Endeavor docked on the International Space Station earlier this week, it carried with it NASA's last great addition to the lab, the Node 3 module. Affixed on one of its ends was the seven-windowed observation chamber known as the Cupola, which was not installed in its final position, but tempo... |
14 February 2010
05:28 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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In what was probably one of the most remarkable extra-vehicular activities (EVA) ever, astronauts managed to secure the new NASA module Tranquility to the International Space Station (ISS). They also mounted the window-laden Cupola observation dome, which promises to give those working on the orbital lab the best pos... |
12 February 2010
09:49 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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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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Mission planners at NASA have decided on the crew that will man the next space shuttle Endeavor flight to the International Space Station (ISS). The STS-130 flight will see the addition of a new station module, Node 3, also known as Tranquility, and the installation of the Cupola, an observation outpost that will all... |
3 December 2009
17:01 GMT |
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After Saturday's glorious extra-vehicular activity (EVA), which saw a large number of tasks, and then some, being fulfilled in a very short time frame, Atlantis astronauts took to space again today. Robert Satcher, Jr and Randy Bresnik, the NASA astronaut who just got a new baby girl on Sunday, are currently out... |
23 November 2009
20:01 GMT |
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On November 20, representatives from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) finally signed the Transfer of Ownership document, which solidifies the delivery to the American space agency of Node 3, the next European module to fly to the International Space Station (ISS). The ceremony, which was held at the Space Sta... |
23 November 2009
09:25 GMT |
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The Torino, Italy-based aeronautics company Thales Alenia Space, the main constructor of the new International Space Station Node 3 module, dubbed Tranquility, has recently announced the completion of the work. The new segment was scheduled to be delivered to the American space agency NASA as soon as possible, so tha... |
18 May 2009
05:54 GMT |
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Officials at NASA have announced that the new American module for the International Space Station, currently known as “Node 3,” will receive its new name on April 14th. The new name is highly speculated on, mostly because of the fact that the public poll that was conducted on the space agency's offic... |
11 April 2009
04:53 GMT |
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After entering NASA's naming contest for its new Node 3 scientific module, to be ferried and attached to the ISS later this year, comedian Stephen Colbert may, indeed, get a run for his money. That is to say, sources inside the American space agency told Space that officials were considering the idea of placing ... |
25 March 2009
04:23 GMT |
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