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Stories about: payload

Don't Sell Bad Shuttle Parts to NASA It appears that NASA has been the victim of a fraud that could have caused the loss of a spacecraft and of its crew. A 60-year-old man named Richard Harmon, working at Cornerstone Machining Inc., close to Houston, Texas, was involved in the development of a complicated part for a NASA space shuttle, called a passive ... 14 November 2008 10:55 GMT STS-124 Payload Installed in Discovery's Bay 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 Climber Robot Cures Acrophobia!?! Afraid of heights? Robotics offers the perfect solution to cure your acrophobia when going for dangerous tasks that can involve life-threatening situations as well as huge economic costs. No matter the scenario, robotic machines are increasingly offering the safer alternative in a number of industrial situations. Fol... 21 November 2007 04:15 GMT