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According to officials at the American space agency, it would appear that the space shuttle Discovery is currently being prepared for its February launch. However, engineering teams say that there troubles plaguing the spacecraft are a lot more serious that originally thought.Due to the large number of cracks that we... |
3 January 2011
03:46 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce that the space shuttle Discovery is currently undergoing final preparations for its roll off the launch pad, and back into a processing facility.Discovery, originally scheduled to take off on its final trip to space ever in early November, has been on the Launch Pad 39A... |
21 December 2010
05:07 GMT |
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Following more than six weeks of delays from its originally-planned launch date, the shuttle Discovery is currently undergoing a large battery of tests. Engineers at NASA want to ensure that everything is in order for the February lift-off, and also that the root cause of the past glitches is discovered.
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18 December 2010
03:48 GMT |
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The space shuttle Discovery has been standing at its launch pad in Florida since September 20, aiming for a launch last month. But delays have pushed the mission well into next year, and so engineers at NASA have taken the logical next step, which is to return the orbiter to its hangar. The decision was made yesterda... |
14 December 2010
05:32 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, it would appear that solar winds in fact contain significantly higher amounts of oxygen within than anyone believed was possible. The research was recently published in a top scientific journal. Though astronomers have known for quite some time that the Sun is rich in oxygen suppl... |
6 December 2010
09:35 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce that the launch of space shuttle Discovery has been postponed to no earlier than February 2011, due to the severity of the damages found on the orbiter's external fuel tank.
Taking off with that many cracks in the massive orange tank would equal suicide, expert... |
4 December 2010
04:05 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency are still uncertain whether or not the space shuttle Discovery will be fit to fly by December 17. During a prolonged meeting yesterday, December 2, officials and mission controllers could not come to a decision on whether or not to go through with it.While December 17 remains th... |
3 December 2010
03:30 GMT |
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In recent meetings aimed at monitoring the progress of repairs on the space shuttle Discovery, NASA officials have began adopting a more tempered tone when speaking about the spacecraft's chances of launching during the upcoming window of opportunity.The orbiter was originally supposed to launch on November 1, b... |
1 December 2010
03:05 GMT |
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According to new geological evidence, it would appear that a very large lake existed at the very core of the Egyptian Sahara desert many thousands of years ago. The body of water was impressive in size and depth, but desertification eventually subdued it.Data collected via radio instruments aboard the American space ... |
25 November 2010
06:50 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce that the space shuttle Discovery is not yet ready to fly to the International Space Station (ISS). In all likelihood, they add, the orbiter will not be able to take off during next weeks' launch window. The decision is owed to the most recent series of delays strik... |
25 November 2010
03:34 GMT |
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Officials with the Intrepid Sea-Air and Space Museum are currently going out of their way to secure one of the three remaining space shuttles for the institution. They say that New York City deserves a shuttle all by itself.The American space agency is currently planning to retire its three-orbiter fleet in mid-... |
24 November 2010
03:29 GMT |
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Even if the new development plans adopted at NASA state that the American space agency will begin supporting the private space industry, representatives of the latter say that the federal organization may in fact be trying hard to destroy it. Although they put up a somewhat united front in the public eye, NASA offici... |
24 November 2010
02:42 GMT |
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Engineering teams at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) announce that they finished repair work on the space shuttle Discovery, and with time to space. Experts still have 10 days to conduct final checks, and determine whether to allow the orbiter to fly or not.The STS-133 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) ... |
23 November 2010
06:02 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce that they are now planning to launch the space shuttle Discovery on December 3, more than a month after the initial November 1 take-off date. The delays were caused by numerous malfunctions and glitches in the orbiter. In early November, shuttle technicians discovered a... |
19 November 2010
03:41 GMT |
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Engineering teams working on a shuttle external fuel tank have found additional damage on the orange container, and are now considering all possible options for taking care of the problem so that the orbiter's schedule is respected. The space shuttle Discovery was supposed to launch to the ISS on its final fligh... |
11 November 2010
01:48 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency have decided to postpone the launch of space shuttle Discovery to November 30, in order to give engineering teams enough time to complete repairs on the orbiter, and to scan the spacecraft for any other malfunctions.Thus far, the space shuttle's launch has been delayed a to... |
6 November 2010
04:44 GMT |
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Engineering crews at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Cape Canaveral, Florida, have discovered yet another leak aboard the space shuttle Discovery, as the spacecraft was being fueled for a launch attempt today.This is the third fuel leak discovered on the orbiter in less than two weeks, and NASA should start asking... |
5 November 2010
09:38 GMT |
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Update (11:11 GMT, 0711 EDT): The launch of space shuttle Discovery has been delayed for 24 hours due to bad weather around the launch site. Stay tuned for more *** Officials at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) decided to go ahead with plans to launch the space shuttle Discovery today, November 4, after engineerin... |
4 November 2010
03:14 GMT |
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The American space agency and The LEGO Group have recently agreed to cooperate and work together in promoting interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in children. The agreement was signed this Tuesday, November 2, and is being marked by sending a LEGO space shuttle replica up to the International... |
3 November 2010
04:09 GMT |
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Officials at NASA say that the space shuttle Discovery will not take off before Thursday, November 4, after engineering teams discovered a new glitch in one of the orbiter's computers. Mission controllers therefore decided to postpone the launch by 24 hours, so that engineering teams would have sufficient time t... |
3 November 2010
03:33 GMT |
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Officials at NASA say that they still don't know for sure what will happen to space shuttle Discovery after it returns from its last planned flight, the STS-133 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).Discovery is now ready to fly to the orbital facility, and it is scheduled to launch on Wednesday. It w... |
1 November 2010
09:48 GMT |
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After NASA engineering team struggled to fix a leak they found on space shuttle Discovery about a week ago, a new glitch is forcing mission controllers at the agency to delay the orbiter's final flight by at least a day. Experts at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), the home of the space shuttles, say that a new le... |
29 October 2010
11:14 GMT |
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After dealing with a small glitch that occurred aboard the space shuttle Discovery, NASA mission controllers say that the launch date for the STS-133 mission has finally been established. Discovery will be able to keep its original schedule, and will therefore take-off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center ... |
26 October 2010
04:55 GMT |
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At this point, NASA has only two space shuttle missions planned before it retires its aging orbiter fleet, but US President Barack Obama and Congress recently approved an additional spaceflight by Atlantis. Whether that will actually happen has not been decided yet.“I told my team it was 50/50,” said in a... |
23 October 2010
03:43 GMT |
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NASA officials say that the space shuttle Discovery, which is due to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in early November, is currently experiencing a minor fuel leak. The spacecraft is currently installed at the Launch Pad 39A facility, which is located at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida. It is ... |
19 October 2010
02:57 GMT |
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Throughout this week, the NASA Kennedy Space Center has been host to the cast, crew and props of the new installment in the Transformer franchise, called The Dark of Moon.Reporters and other media representatives that visited the KSC this Thursday got a chance to see the leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime, in truc... |
8 October 2010
10:51 GMT |
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Officials at NASA say that they were forced to push back the final launch of space shuttle Endeavor by at least a day, due to a spatial “traffic jam” of sorts. Initially, the last mission that this orbiter was supposed to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) was planned for February 26, 2011. Now,... |
5 October 2010
06:47 GMT |
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With the recent decision approved by Congress on September 29, the American space agency has received orders to add a new shuttle launch to its manifesto. Most likely, the new mission will be carried out by Atlantis in June 2011. US President Barack Obama still needs to sign off on the document before it goes into ef... |
4 October 2010
05:27 GMT |
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After more than 37 years of working on producing the external fuel tanks for the US space shuttles, the NASA Michoud Assembly Plant has just stopped producing the components. This is happening as the American space agency is nearing the end of its Space Shuttle Program, a flagship initiative that has kept the public ... |
2 October 2010
04:19 GMT |
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Experts at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility, in New Orleans, announce that they have just finished working on the last planned external fuel tank, and that the assembly will be shipped to the KSC.The external fuel tank (EFT) is an indispensable accessory to the space shuttle. It is the component which people most o... |
23 September 2010
09:05 GMT |
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Last night, at 7:23 pm EDT (2323 GMT), the space shuttle Discovery began its final rollout ever planned, from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the Launch Pad 39 A at the Kennedy Space Center.More than 700 workers from the center were sent invitations to bring their families along, to celebrate the last time this orbi... |
21 September 2010
02:25 GMT |
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Space industry analysts believe that we may be heading for another space bubble, as it happened before in the 1990. And they have the official statistics to prove it.At this point, private spaceflights are considered to be the future of space travel. Companies that aim to provide affordable seats on flights taking pa... |
15 September 2010
05:04 GMT |
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Even though nothing has been decided yet, NASA has already announced the selection of four astronauts for a potential flight to the ISS using the shuttle beyond February 2011.At this point, Endeavor is scheduled to make the last trip to the International Space Station (ISS), where it's bound to deliver the Alpha... |
15 September 2010
02:03 GMT |
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Data collected via a space telescope recently revealed that a star is brighter than an entire galaxy. The cosmic fireball is naturally located closer to Earth, but it lies right in the line of sight. Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope were originally aiming for the galaxy known as PGC 39058, which is locate... |
14 September 2010
10:08 GMT |
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Officials at NASA announce that engineers at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) have affixed the space shuttle Discovery to its external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters (SRB).The maneuver was performed in anticipation of the orbiter's launch to the International Space Station (ISS), where it is due to deliv... |
14 September 2010
02:17 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce that they have delayed the rollout of shuttle Discovery by at least a day, due to a glitch in the space facility's water main.The glitch will most likely not affect the long-term schedule of the shuttle, but has made engineering teams at the Kennedy Space Center (K... |
9 September 2010
03:08 GMT |
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A team of researchers announces the development of a new instrument, that is capable of simulating the experience of reentering Earth's atmosphere by using electrical currents.Willing participants or pilots are subjected to small electrical zaps in a special area behind the ears, and the scientists who created t... |
25 August 2010
02:50 GMT |
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Even though there is currently a lot of talk about postponing the last planned shuttle flight, and even adding an extra mission to the flight manifest, one things remains certain – the orbiters will be retired. Even if they continue to fly in 2011, they will still need to be placed in museums after all dangerou... |
3 August 2010
10:48 GMT |
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Robonaut 2 is a next-generation robotic explorer that has been constructed specifically to work in space, alongside real astronauts. Its mission will be to assist its human colleagues during spacewalks, by grabbing hold and keeping tool bags and other instruments. A prototype of the instrument is already functional, ... |
2 August 2010
09:33 GMT |
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Experts working for the American space agency and its contractors have known for many years that the Space Shuttle Program was scheduled to shutdown this year. Current plans call for the three remaining orbiters to be grounded starting at the end of this year, but some believe that the last launch will take place in ... |
28 July 2010
02:42 GMT |
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As most of you must know by now, the Space Shuttle Program, operated by the American space agency, is due to be terminated at the end of this year. The decision was taken because numerous experts have expressed concerns as to whether the aging orbiters are suited for flight or not. But NASA officials are currently lo... |
23 June 2010
06:37 GMT |
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Since the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) was first built, the facility has been more often than not focused on fulfilling a single project. First, it was the Apollo Program, then the Space Shuttle Program, and the Project Constellation. But officials at the Center say that the days when this has been the norm nee... |
10 June 2010
04:02 GMT |
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For the better part of three decades, the NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Cape Canaveral, Florida, has been the home of the Space Shuttle Program. All the orbiters that ever flew, starting with Enterprise, were based here, and the facility has been heavily modified and augmented from other spaceports to al... |
4 June 2010
06:52 GMT |
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Promontory, Utah-based Alliant Techsystems (ATK), one of the main contractors for the American space agency and the space-shuttle program, announced that it delivered the last shuttle-rocket segments to Florida this Thursday (May 27). The parts were delivered to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Cape Canaveral, whic... |
29 May 2010
04:05 GMT |
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During former US President George W. Bush's Administration, the United States adhered to a bold plan for sending back humans to the Moon within our lifetimes. Dubbed Project Constellation, the initiative was to include two new rockets (ARES I and ARES V), a space capsule (the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle), a l... |
28 May 2010
06:01 GMT |
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At 8:48 am EDT (1248 GMT) today, May 26, the space shuttle Atlantis and its six-astronaut crew landed safely on Runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Though initially there were some concerns that the weather would not allow for the spacecraft to perform its deorbit and atmospheric ... |
26 May 2010
09:06 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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Today, May 24, the six members of Atlantis' crew conducted the last heat shield inspection of the STS-132 mission, the shuttle's last planned one. The procedure lasted several hours, and saw the astronauts using the 50-foot-long, sensor-laden inspection pole to peer at the delicate ceramic tiles that make u... |
24 May 2010
09:42 GMT |
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On Tuesday, following complex maneuvers using the Canadian-built robotic arm aboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts managed to attach a new room to the nadir face of the Zarya module on the space facility. The Mini Research Module-1 (MRM-1) was delivered to orbit on Sunday aboard the space shuttle A... |
20 May 2010
05:02 GMT |
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After spending about two days chasing the International Space Station (ISS) in Earth's orbit, the space shuttle Atlantis finally managed to catch up with the lab Sunday, May 16. The spacecraft docked on the facility at 10:28 am EDT (1428 GMT), after performing the back flip maneuver that has now become standard ... |
17 May 2010
03:20 GMT |
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