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The Free World Is Losing NASA's Space LeadershipBethesda MD (SPX) Mar 02, 2010 I carefully read your comments every week and think it's time to share with you an article prepared for Launchspace readers on the subject of U.S. manned space programs. Since I live abroad you may think it not appropriate for me to comment on these programs. Nevertheless, NASA is much more than an American tradition and patrimonial treasure; it is the world's hope for better space exploration and understanding. As a consequence of the international financial crisis many countries around the ... read more |
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Houston, Texas (AFP) Feb 21, 2010The Endeavour looked for a break in the clouds Sunday to return to Earth after a successful two-week mission to install a node with a seven-window observation deck on the International Space Station. Mission Control lined up a series of landing opportunities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10:20 pm (0320 GMT Monday) and 11:55 pm (0455 GMT Monday) and two more later at Edwards Ai ... more  
Thiruvananthapuram, India (PTI) Feb 19, 2010With the discovery of water on the moon, there was a distinct possibility of humans setting up a colony in the nearest satellite from the Earth, former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair has said. The Chandrayaan-1 mission's finding that large quantities of water were present in the polar region of the moon opened up the possibility of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, Nair said at the ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 19, 2010Spirit is parked for the winter in the embedded area called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. Efforts continue to prepare the rover for winter. On Sol 2174 (Feb. 13, 2010), the robotic arm (IDD) was positioned to the most favorable orientation for winter. Documentary imaging is being collected of the terrain and rover. On board flash memory is being emptied, getting down all essential ... more |
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Third And Final STS-130 Spacewalk TonightHouston TX (SPX) Feb 17, 2010 The 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 22 Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi will move a robotics workstation, which has served as a backup inside the Des ... read more |
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