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Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour have recently conducted a new heat shield inspection, meant to alleviate any lingering fears at NASA Mission Control, about the orbiter's safety. During the new survey, the shuttle's nose cap and wind edges were targeted.
The procedure was carried out several ... |
26 May 2011
02:58 GMT |
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During their first full day in orbit, the six astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour will carry out a vital inspection of the spacecraft's heat shields. This will help ensure that no damage came to it during launch and ascent, and that the orbiter is safe.
The shuttle is currently heading to the Intern... |
17 May 2011
02:44 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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At 3:44 am EDT (07:44 GMT) this morning, April 7, the space shuttle Discovery docked to the American berth of the International Space Station (ISS). The intricate maneuver was carried out flawlessly, and therefore the total number of astronauts currently in orbit reached 13 yet again. This flight is special because i... |
7 April 2010
07:00 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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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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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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Debris falling off the external fuel tank was the main reason why space shuttle Columbia was lost on February 1, 2003. The flying foam breached the structural integrity of the heat shield, and broke a few ceramic tiles apart. Upon atmospheric reentry, the spacecraft's wing came under extreme stress from soaring ... |
26 October 2009
04:54 GMT |
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The seven-astronaut crew aboard the space shuttle Endeavor performed today the final heat-shield verification using the standard NASA sensor-laden inspection pole before Friday's attempt to land at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The stakes are very high, so the crew took their time wieldin... |
29 July 2009
10:42 GMT |
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The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission to the Red Planet features the largest rover ever built, aptly named Curiosity. With dimensions comparable to those of a small car, the new robot is currently undergoing preparation stages at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, California, on schedule for its ... |
22 June 2009
03:51 GMT |
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After a successful series of five back-to-back spacewalks, performed over five very intense days, the astronauts aboard Atlantis released the Hubble Space Telescope back into its orbit, and moved their own shuttle in a lower orbit, preparing for the atmospheric reentry process. This is scheduled to take place on Frid... |
20 May 2009
01:45 GMT |
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The seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis have concluded that their spacecraft has suffered only minor damages from debris that hit it during lift-off. Images and readings collected with the sensor pole showed only minor dings alongside a few of the tiles making up its heat shield, and NASA engineers hav... |
13 May 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Crew members aboard the newly launched space shuttle Atlantis have begun to conduct their first inspection of the craft's heat shield a few hours ago, an event that has become standard procedure since the Colombia accident, back in 2003. The investigation has even more meaning for Atlantis than it had for Discov... |
12 May 2009
09:38 GMT |
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Designing the next-generation of heat shields for the Orion Crew Exploration vehicle is a tremendously complicated task, because of the high stakes involved in the new spaceship's flights. Scheduled to take astronauts to the ISS by 2015, and to the Moon by 2020, the new capsule will have to endure scorching temp... |
10 April 2009
15:01 GMT |
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The seven-astronaut crew aboard the Discovery space shuttle are now entering the final stages of their flight, as they prepare for their atmospheric reentry. A single crucial stage in the STS-119 mission remains – Thursday's inspection of the heat shield. This investigation is paramount to the safety of th... |
26 March 2009
11:41 GMT |
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Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics professor Steven Schneider worked together with NASA on installing a new scientific experiment aboard the Discovery space shuttle, as it was launched towards the International Space Station (ISS), on its 13-day mission. Among the thousand of tiles that made up ... |
24 March 2009
09:58 GMT |
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The Discovery space shuttle finally completed a huge part of the STS-119 mission on Tuesday evening, when it finally docked on the International Space Station. The procedure ended at 5:19 pm EDT (2119 GMT) and the three astronauts aboard the orbital facility were very pleased to eventually be able to see other people... |
18 March 2009
02:21 GMT |
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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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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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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
09:45 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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We all know how valuable heat shields are while making re-entries into Earth's atmosphere, the Columbia space shuttle disaster stands as testimony for the importance of such hardware, as a hole only about 30 centimeters in diameter brought down a 3.6 ton behemoth of a spacecraft, killing seven in the process. In... |
3 March 2008
05:57 GMT |
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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
03:04 GMT |
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