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Ever since the appearance of consoles, the platform games have been loved by people of any age. Why? The answer is simple: they are easy to play, lots of fun, and, from time to time, they give a little challenge to the player by facing them with terrifying level bosses. One of the best examples in this sense is Donke... |
28 May 2009
12:21 GMT |
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A new infusion of capital in the European Space Agency's financial reserves has enabled them to secure some of their plans related to a number of projects, among which are the Mars rover of their ExoMars mission. The European ministries decided a week ago to increase ESA's budget for the following three to ... |
4 December 2008
04:17 GMT |
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Finally, after several delays, the spaceship Endeavour and its crew touched down safely on a temporary runway in California, instead of the original designated place, which was regularly used – the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The detour was resorted to due to the poor weather conditions in Florida, where s... |
1 December 2008
14:01 GMT |
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At last, after an extended, complex and almost restless mission which in the end took 12 days, the spaceship Endeavour departed from the International Space Station early today and now carries the remaining or replaced pieces of equipment, as well as a crew of seven astronauts back to Earth, according to the Associat... |
28 November 2008
10:47 GMT |
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A team of renowned scientists from the US National Research Council (NRC) were asked by NASA last year to assess which new missions would be better suited for their next-gen spacecraft built as a part of the Constellation program. The NRC report, called "Launching Science: Science Opportunities Provided by NASA'... |
25 November 2008
06:21 GMT |
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The space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to be sent off to space from the Launch Complex 39A, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in a mission that will take it to the International Space Station. Its crew of seven astronauts is already prepared and impatient, in an eve of liftoff mood. But weather has a ... |
12 November 2008
05:38 GMT |
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When thinking of the vastness of space, on how little we know and have seen of it and on how much there is still left to discover and prove, choosing the next missions that will be set in motion in a decade or so seems to be the most difficult thing to do. So, what will it be - dark matter, Earth-like planets, u... |
12 November 2008
03:50 GMT |
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It seems that for the Phoenix Lander, the spacecraft many have come to be attached to, the end is indeed nigh. Technicians lost contact with the craft on November 2nd, but hoped to be able to resume communication with the lander. But it appears that this is no longer possible, since the Sun does not provide enough en... |
11 November 2008
11:04 GMT |
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The test that will simulate Martian isolation conditions for several people volunteering to participate has almost reached the end of the selection phase. For now, the scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) have chosen eight candidates, but they will soon narrow it down to just six. During a recent a press r... |
11 November 2008
04:37 GMT |
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The technicians in charge of the state and proper functioning of the Phoenix Mars Lander (PML) have begun the slow process of the machinery's euthanasia, turning its four heaters off one by one, starting last Tuesday. The process will go on for the following few weeks until the robotic device will eventuall... |
29 October 2008
11:08 GMT |
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In light of the recent article describing Buzz Aldrin's idea of no-return trips to Mars as being more logical and profitable, try to imagine the following situation: you are chosen to represent the pioneering mission that would help establish the first base on the red planet. Money and space are not a problem, ... |
28 October 2008
05:23 GMT |
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The latest efforts of the specialists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have so far proved successful. They eventually managed to resurrect the Hubble Space Telescope's Side B computers, and are currently observing their behavior until the end of the week. If all goes well and n... |
25 October 2008
05:24 GMT |
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One week ago, the Robotic Arm of the Phoenix Lander gathered and stored the 6th sample of Martian soil. Originally, the mission coordinators estimated that only 3 would be collected. But, as the mission has surpassed even the boldest of predictions since its May 25 landing on Mars (for 3 months, as it was scheduled)... |
21 October 2008
08:30 GMT |
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Some 3 weeks ago, Hubble suffered a major glitch that prevented it from capturing and sending back the amazing pictures that we were accustomed to. NASA planned to repair it this week and have it online by Friday, but the failure to reboot on Thursday is still keeping the telescope silent and only able to use a minor... |
18 October 2008
04:10 GMT |
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A renowned publication, “Epoch Times,” seems to be giving some serious credit to Chinese bloggers who watched closely and thoroughly the footage that showed the Shenzhou VII crew's mission and Zhai Zhigang's walk in space. Perhaps too thoroughly, since they came up with all sorts of mismatches ... |
9 October 2008
04:27 GMT |
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NASA chief Mike Griffin stresses the necessity of lunar missions prior to allocating expenses and efforts in order to send people to Mars.During the recent International Astronautical Congress in Glasgow, Scotland, Griffin spoke of the future mission priorities for NASA, stating that simply because we had already vis... |
2 October 2008
07:28 GMT |
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A few days ago, NASA officials announced that the recent mishap that affected the Hubble Space Telescope on Saturday, September 27th, prevented the servicing mission scheduled for October 14th from taking place. Instead, the mission is currently moved to next year, until the problem is dealt with.The Hubble trouble l... |
1 October 2008
09:34 GMT |
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The three astronauts that have just carried out China's most important space mission returned home on Monday. They were welcomed as national heroes, as they offered their country another solid ground in order to be perceived as an ascending world power.Millions of Chinese were able to follow every step of the mi... |
30 September 2008
06:08 GMT |
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Thursday, September 24th, China launched its third crewed mission into Earth's orbit. However, the three-man team is tasked to walk in the outer space for the first time in the nation's history. President Hu Jintao assisted the 9:10 pm (13:10 GMT) launch at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northw... |
26 September 2008
04:53 GMT |
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Out of about 20 candidates for NASA's next mission to the red planet, the organization selected the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. The $485 million project was chosen on grounds like lowest implementation risk and best science value, and it will provide new or additional informa... |
18 September 2008
06:26 GMT |
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Lindsay Lohan may be one of the most narcissistic, shamelessly self-absorbed young actresses in Hollywood, and her once-promising career heading nowhere fast, however there is one thing that cannot be denied even by her harshest critics - namely that the thrice-rehabbed party girl has probably the most annoyingly con... |
19 April 2008
05:18 GMT |
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NASA's space shuttle, Endeavour, flies in space at a speed of 15,000 miles per hour (24,000). It is the 22nd mission to the International Space Station and it was launched at 6:36 pm (2236 GMT) on Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. Teacher Barbara Morgan, 55, is the incontestable star of ... |
9 August 2007
06:41 GMT |
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Not that FPS gamers and Halo 3 fans needed more reasons to scratch their eyes at the game's release date in September, but here's something that'll make you want it even more. Don't worry, it's not a new feature or anything else new for that matter. It's just what the game's third m... |
1 August 2007
03:31 GMT |
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The United States, Russia, India, Japan and China have all announced plans to send astronauts back to the Moon around 2020. India's space agency, although lacking the level of funding found in the US and Japan, has an ambitious plan for the next decade.In a statement made this spring by India's then presid... |
30 July 2007
08:23 GMT |
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There is currently an important controversy at NASA, concerning a mission that would return samples from Mars. While many NASA planetary scientists agree, in view of the huge scientific importance of the mission, some disagree, fearing that it will dry up money for other missions.The Mars Sample Return Mission would... |
27 July 2007
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has just put its moon mission on indefinite hold due to technical glitch, in what seems to be a never ending streak of bad luck for the country's ambitious plans to get to the Moon.Called the Selenological and Engineering Explorer - or SELENE, the space probe was d... |
23 July 2007
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On July 20, 1969, 38 years and one day ago, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the lunar surface, while in command of the Apollo 11 mission. One of the defining moments of human history, the event is best remembered through Armstrong's words on his first stepping onto the Moon's surface: Tha... |
21 July 2007
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Columbus is the European module for the International Space Station to be launched aboard Atlantis this year and is a science laboratory designed to be a part of the International Space Station (ISS). Named after the famous explorer, the 12.8 tonne is now completely outfitted and ready to enter Atlantis' payloa... |
13 July 2007
09:40 GMT |
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This weekend, NASA will launch a new mission, the Dawn spacecraft, which will venture into the asteroid belt to rendez-vous with two of the largest asteroids in the solar system, Ceres and Vesta. The asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter, is the largest concentration of asteroids in the solar system, wher... |
6 July 2007
06:36 GMT |
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Investing in space technology now may be similar to buying Microsoft shares two decades ago: highly profitable. It seems the next industry area to experience an economic boom will be the exploration of space and space tourism.That's exactly what a company called Space Adventures, headquartered in Vienna, Virgin... |
29 June 2007
08:18 GMT |
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Samba and Tango are the names of two of ESA's four satellites in the Cluster mission that are now orbiting in formation, separated by only 17 km, the closest two ESA satellites have ever been. It is hoped that this tight formation will allow new scientific discoveries about the Sun and the solar wind.The Cluste... |
21 June 2007
12:22 GMT |
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The Hubble Space Telescope has recently sent some very impressive pictures of two of the largest known asteroids, showing the craters and other spectacular features on the two cosmic boulders, that will soon be explored in detail by NASA's Dawn spacecraft.Hubble is a telescope in orbit around the Earth, named a... |
21 June 2007
04:21 GMT |
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China's ambition seems to be surpassed only by the number of inhabitants, when it comes to space exploration. The official state media reported plans to develop a new generation of carrier rockets having the largest payload capacity ever, able to launch a space station into orbit.China is the third country, aft... |
18 June 2007
10:49 GMT |
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Today, NASA published the first pictures of Venus, as seen by the Messenger probe, heading for Mercury. In a rehearsal for the big event of meeting Mercury up close, the Messenger space probe is swinging by Venus in a slingshot maneuver that will propel it towards the smallest planet in our solar system.NASA's ... |
15 June 2007
03:31 GMT |
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Yesterday, two of the astronauts on board the International Space Station floated outside to work on the retraction of the starboard solar array. They helped fold up an old solar wing and to resurrect a rotating joint that will make the new pair of solar arrays follow the Sun.Last week, two Russian cosmonauts on bo... |
14 June 2007
05:38 GMT |
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NASA astronauts are preparing for manned missions on the Moon and possibly even on Mars in a more earthly environment. An underwater lab provides the best and least expensive training grounds due to the increased density and lift force water provides.Located 18 meters (6 feet) under the surface, the lab is testing t... |
18 May 2007
16:06 GMT |
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As usual, NASA is being thorough when it comes to absolutely every aspect of the space missions. As the first manned Mars mission is approaching (NASA planning to land on Mars in 30 years), the space agency has begun to think about some unpleasant, yet important, aspects of the mission that could take a few years, ... |
2 May 2007
15:06 GMT |
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That's why, at the beginning of 2008, a crew of six will be sent on a 500 day simulated mission to Mars. In reality, the crew will remain in a special isolation facility in Russia. To investigate the psychological and medical aspects of a long-duration mission, such as to Mars, ESA (European Space Agency) is lo... |
2 April 2007
08:47 GMT |
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