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Astronauts And Cosmonauts Work Together To Install Russian ModuleHouston TX (SPX) May 19, 2010 Today, the crew focused on the addition of the Russian Mini-Research Module-1 (MRM-1) to the International Space Station. The module, named Rassvet, Russian for "dawn," docked to the Earth-facing port on the Zarya module at 8:20 a.m. EDT. Shuttle Commander Ken Ham and Pilot Tony Antonelli maneuvered the shuttle robotic arm to unberth the module from Atlantis' payload bay and positioned it for handoff to the station robotic arm. Mission Specialists Garrett Reisman and Piers Sellers were at the stat ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) May 15, 2010Engineers frantically searched Saturday for ways to plug an underwater oil gush in the Gulf of Mexico after US President Barack Obama lashed out at oil companies for trying to divert blame for the slick. As experts said the amount of oil flowing into the sea from the wreckage of the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig was likely much higher than estimated, Obama vowed he would not rest until the le ... more  
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) May 16, 2010BP succeeded Sunday in capturing "some" oil and gas by inserting a mile-long tube into the main Gulf of Mexico leak, but would not say if it was a significant percentage of the gusher or just a dribble. Despite the uncertainty, it was still the first tangible sign of success in more than three weeks of efforts to prevent at least 210,000 gallons of oil from spewing unabated into the sea each ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 13, 2010The space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Friday on the last mission of its 25-year career, taking astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) one last time before becoming a museum piece. The 32nd and final voyage for Atlantis, which first launched in 1985, will take six astronauts to the orbiting space research facility, delivering an integrated cargo carrier and a Russian-built mini r ... more |
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Atlantis heads toward International Space StationCape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) May 15, 2010 US shuttle Atlantis speeded toward the International Space Station Saturday after a successful lift-off on the final mission for the 25-year-old spacecraft. The shuttle blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida into a clear blue sky on Friday afternoon. Several minutes after the launch, Atlantis's twin white solid rocket boosters were separated and dropped into the Atlantic Ocean. The shuttle's three engines propelled the vehicle on its eight-and-a-half-minute climb to orbit, assisted by the ... read more |
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