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Into A Volcano To Test Suitcase-Sized Science LabBaltimore MD (SPX) Feb 25, 2010 Some scientists will go anywhere for a proper test, including the mouth of a (sleeping) Hawaiian volcano. Dr. Inge Ten Kate, a University of Maryland Baltimore County research assistant, led an expedition into a cinder cone atop Mauna Kea, Hawaii, to test the prototype for an instrument that will be a miniature laboratory to discover the composition of rocks and atmospheres on moons, asteroids, and planets across the solar system. The instrument is being built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2010Two US astronauts from the space shuttle Endeavour prepared to unveil a room with an out-of-this-world view in the third spacewalk of their mission to attach a new room to the International Space Station. At 9:30 pm Tuesday (0215 GMT Wednesday), US astronaut Bob Behnken and his British colleague Nicholas Patrick began the final walk of their mission, which will see them complete installation ... more 
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 17, 2010The crew of space shuttle Endeavour awoke at 4:15 p.m. EST to the song "Window on the World" by Jimmy Buffett, played for Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire. The mission's third and final spacewalk is today. Spacewalkers Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick will complete the work on the Tranquility node and the cupola's exterior, including removing covers and launch locks. Inside, Expedition 2 ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 17, 2010Spirit is now parked for the winter in the embedded area called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. The last winter-preparatory movement of the rover was commanded on Sol 2169 (Feb. 8, 2010). The rover was commanded to flatten the suspension system on the right side and accentuate the suspension wheelie on the left side, all to enhance northerly tilt. Very little change in t ... more |
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ISS gets room with a view as astronauts attach space cupolaWashington (AFP) Feb 15, 2010 Endeavour 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 GMT Wednesday). "The International Space Station's new viewport is facing the Earth now, ready to provid ... read more |
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