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NASA may revise last shuttle flight datesCape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Jun 23, 2010 National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials say they are considering changing the launch dates for the final two space shuttle missions. NASA program managers said the change would move the launch date for STS-133 from Sept. 16 to Oct. 29 and STS-134 from late November to Feb. 28 to allow additional time to prepare for those missions. "The change is under review and any changes will be announced at the first of July," NASA officials said in a statement. At the Kennedy ... read more |
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Model Helps Search For Moon Dust Fountains
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 11, 2010In exploration, sometimes you find more than what you're looking for, including things that shouldn't be there. As the Apollo 17 astronauts orbited over the night side of the moon, with the sun just beneath the horizon right before orbital "sunrise," Eugene Cernan prepared to make observations of sunlight scattered by the sun's thin outer atmosphere and interplanetary dust from comets and collis ... more Herschel And Planck Win French Grand Prix
Paris, France (ESA) Jun 11, 2010Yesterday in Paris, ESA's Herschel and Planck science missions were honoured by the French Association for Aeronautics and Astronautics. The association's Grand Prix 2010 award for "outstanding space endeavours" was bestowed upon these groundbreaking missions. Every year, the French Association for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AAAF) dedicates awards to those who have demonstrated true suc ... more NASA Expanding Tests Of Star Wars-Inspired "Droids"
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 10, 2010You won't find any light sabers on the International Space Station, but you will find a trio of "droids" that look a lot like what any self-respecting science fiction fan remembers as a Star Wars "remote." That's the tricky little device that Luke Skywalker used to hone his light-saber skills before he went up against Darth Vader and the rest of the evil empire. But instead of being ... more |
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Knowledge For Tomorrow At ILA 2010Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 09, 2010 A service robot that can be deployed in space or on Earth, the first aircraft capable of taking off using fuel cell power alone and research aircraft that analyse our atmosphere - the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) unveils innovations and results from its cutting-edge research in aeronautics and space at the International Aerospace Exhibition (Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung; ILA) in Berlin. Once again in 2010, DLR is one of ILA's biggest exh ... read more |
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