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Atlantis Is Go For May 14 LaunchCape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 06, 2010 Launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-132 mission to the International Space Station officially is set for May 14 at 2:20 p.m. EDT. Top NASA managers made the decision at the end of Wednesday's Flight Readiness Review at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "We had a very thorough review today. We went through all the things that happened on the vehicle, both the shuttle and also the station," said Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations. "The vehicle is ready to go fly. ... read more |
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Venice, Louisiana (AFP) April 29, 2010A giant oil slick threatened economic and environmental devastation Thursday as it closed in on Louisiana's vulnerable coast, prompting the US government to declare a national disaster. Louisiana governor Bobby Jindall declared a state of emergency and called for urgent help to prevent fragile wetlands and vital fishing communities along from pollution on a massive scale. The wind starte ... more  
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) April 28, 2010Crews began controlled burns Wednesday of a giant oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, but a cruel wind shift raised fears the spill could hit Louisiana's fragile shores by the weekend. The leading edge of the crude was about 16 miles (26 kilometers) off the Louisiana coast by Wednesday evening and winds were expected to strengthen and crucially change direction on Thursday to start coming from ... more  
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2010NASA's Northrop Grumman-built James Webb Space Telescope has passed its most significant mission milestone to date, the Mission Critical Design Review, or MCDR. This signifies the integrated observatory will meet all science and engineering requirements for its mission. "I'm delighted by this news and proud of the Webb program's great technical achievements," said Eric Smith, Webb telescop ... more |
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Fears grow over oil spill off US coastNew Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) April 27, 2010 The Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster will develop into one of the worst spills in US history if the well is not sealed, the coast guard officer leading the response warned Tuesday. BP, which leases the Deepwater Horizon platform, has been operating four robotic submarines some 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) down on the seabed to try to cap two leaks in the riser pipe that connected the rig to the wellhead. But the best efforts of the British energy giant have yielded no progress so far, and engineers ... read more |
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