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Endeavour Lands - Just Four Shuttle Launches To GoCape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Feb 21, 2010 The US space shuttle Endeavour successfully landed in Florida late Sunday after a two-week mission to install a new module on the International Space Station. The shuttle touched down on a coastal runway at the Kennedy Space Center here at 10:20 pm (0320 GMT Monday) after the cloudy weather in the area improved enough for Endeavour to be cleared for landing. "Congratulations on a great mission," Mission Control radioed the six astronauts as the shuttle rolled to a stop. "It's great to be ho ... read more |
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Astronauts Move Cupola
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 16, 2010The International Space Station's new viewport is facing the Earth now, ready to provide a panoramic view of the planet below and approaching cargo ships. Relocation of the cupola from the Tranquility node's forward port to its new location was completed at 1:31 a.m. EST. Space shuttle Endeavour Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire and Pilot Terry Virts moved the cupola, operating the station's ... more China's economic rise has silver lining for Japan
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 16, 2010China is on the verge of unseating Japan as the world's number two economy, but student Shi Minfei is one reason why Beijing's rapid growth is not all bad news for its deflation-hit neighbour. With Japan's consumers keeping a tight hold on their purse strings, leaving the country as reliant as ever on exports, Chinese tourists like Shi are a rare example of good news for the country's long-s ... more ISS gets room with a view as astronauts attach space cupola
Washington (AFP) Feb 15, 2010Endeavour astronauts on Monday attached a windowed cupola to the International Space Station (ISS), affording its inhabitants a spectacular view of Earth, as well as additional living and work space. The windowed dome was placed on an Earth-facing port on the Tranquility module, installed during the space shuttle mission's first two spacewalks. A final spacewalk is set for late Tuesday (0209 ... more |
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Boeing Helps Danish Machining Firm Multicut For Aerospace QualityVildbjerg, Denmark (SPX) Feb 15, 2010 Boeing has launched an industrial-cooperation project to assist Multicut, a high-end machining firm based in Vildbjerg, as it pursues AS/EN 9100 certification. This project supports the Boeing industrial-cooperation program that is tied to Denmark's New Combat Aircraft competition. The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter is a finalist in the contest. The project began with a Boeing Supplier Quality expert training Multicut employees on the quality management system (QMS) requirements used ... read more |
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