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US marks 40 years since man first walked on the moon Washington (AFP) July 19, 2009
The United States Monday proudly marks the 40th anniversary of its conquest of the moon, a triumph of scientific endeavor now remembered at a time when US dominance in space is increasingly uncertain. President Barack Obama kicks off a week of events when he meets Monday at the White House with the crew of the Apollo 11 mission, who became the first to accomplish the dream of ages and walk o ... read moreFirst space walk of Endeavour mission completed
Washington (AFP) July 19, 2009Two astronauts from the US shuttle Endeavour have successfully completed the first of five scheduled spacewalks aimed at completing a Japanese laboratory at the International Space Station, NASA said. Tim Kopra, who made his first space walk, and Dave Wolf, an old hand with four walks under his belt, returned to the ISS's decompression chamber and closed the airlock at 2151 GMT Saturday, 37 ... more
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Robots ready for a rumble in the outback
Melbourne (UPI) Jul 15, 2009 Global artificial intelligence companies will battle it out in Australia's outback to be one of the winners of a competition to design next-generation combat robots. Judges for the Australian-led competition will chose five companies to be given hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money to further develop their prototypes next year. The Australian government working with ... more ISS dodges debris as crew readies for space walk
Washington (AFP) July 17, 2009International Space Station raised out of its orbit Friday to avoid a piece of space junk, ahead of a space walk by crew members of the US shuttle Endeavour to complete work on the orbiting outpost. "We've known about it for several days, it's not a concern, and we're doing this only as a precaution," NASA said on the micro-blogging website Twitter, describing the space junk as simply "numbe ... more Endeavour docks at ISS amid heat shield questions
Washington (AFP) July 17, 2009The US space shuttle Endeavour successfully docked at the International Space Station on Friday amid questions about the integrity of the shuttle's heat shield. "Commander Mark Polansky docked space shuttle Endeavor to the International Space Station's Harmony node at 1:47 pm (1747 GMT) while flying 220 miles (354 kilometers) above the Gulf of Carpentaria," off Australia, NASA said. ... more Astronauts on first space walk of Endeavour mission
Washington (AFP) July 18, 2009Two astronauts from the US space shuttle Endeavour ventured out on Saturday for the first of five planned spacewalks aimed at completing a Japanese laboratory at the International Space Station. Tim Kopra, who was making his first space walk, and Dave Wolf, an old hand with four walks under his belt, emerged from the decompression chamber of the International Space Station (ISS) at 1619 GMT, ... more |
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NASA scientist narrates alien life program
Pasadena, Calif. (UPI) Jul 15, 2009 The U.S. space agency says an engineer at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory will narrate a two-hour TV documentary exploring the possibility of alien life. Gentry Lee, a chief engineer for JPL's solar system missions, will narrate the Discovery Channel documentary that looks at the possibility of alien life from a scientific perspective, including the factors that would be necessary to prod ... more Spirit Remains Busy At Troy
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2009Spirit remains positioned just west of Home Plate, in the location called "Troy," where the rover has been continuing an ambitious science campaign. The campaign includes extensive observations with the panoramic camera (Pancam) and miniature thermal emission spectrometer (Mini-TES) plus contact science using all the tools on the robotic arm (instrument deployment device, or IDD). ... more Space travel: Did 1969 mark the end of the dream?
Paris (AFP) July 12, 2009By the early 21st century, we would be colonising the Moon, honeymooning on Mars and scouting the moons of Jupiter, if the visions conjured by the first lunar landing were to be believed. Forty years later, the sad truth is this: today, we do not venture beyond our own backyard. Our travelling horizon lies no farther than the International Space Station, some 350 kilometres (220 miles) ... more Cyberattacks highlight security concerns
Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2009 Cyberattacks aimed at jamming South Korean Web sites continued Thursday with more private sites being targeted. Thursday's attacks hit one government and six commercial sites, although only two were affected for more than a few hours. At least 27 government and commercial sites in South Korea and the United States have been hit since the denial-of-service attacks began July 4. ... more |
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