NASA moves space shuttle Atlantis to launch pad
Washington - US space agency NASA on Thursday moved space shuttle Atlantis to a coastal launch pad, in preparation for lift off on October 8. The shuttle was set to be rolled out Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, but the six-hour move...
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Storms delay space shuttle Atlantis' move to launch pad
Washington - US space agency NASA on Tuesday postponed moving space shuttle Atlantis to its launch pad because of two tropical storms brewing dangerously close to the Gulf of Mexico. The shuttle was set to be rolled out Tuesday from the Kennedy Space...
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Computer virus in space - even NASA's astronauts get hit
San Francisco - Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) were busy Wednesday fighting a computer virus that managed to infect one of the laptop computers used by astronauts on the space station, a spokesman for the US ...
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2008-08-28 ] Category : [
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Phoenix examines new soil sample
Washington - The Phoenix Mars lander is examining a sample of soil from an intermediate depth of the Martian earth to determine if it is different from dirt at the planet's surface and from a lower icy layer, NASA said Friday. The lander's robotic ...
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2008-08-23 ] Category : [
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New minor planet found in solar system, scientists say
Washington - A new rocky object similar to a comet and known as a minor planet has been discovered in the solar system some 3.2 billion kilometres from Earth and could provide clues about the formation of comets, scientists said Monday. The minor pla...
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2008-08-18 ] Category : [
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Iran launches first communication satellite - Summary
Tehran - Iran on Sunday launched its first communication satellite into space, Iranian state television reported. The report said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made the countdown for the Omid (Hope) satellite, which was launched on the Safir (En...
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2008-08-17 ] Category : [
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Iran launches first communication satellite
Tehran - Iran on Sunday launched its first communication satellite into space, Iranian state television reported. The report said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made the countdown for the Omid (Hope) satellite, which was launched on the Safir (En...
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2008-08-17 ] Category : [
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Ariane 5 launches Japanese and US satellites
Kourou/Paris - With its ninth successful rocket launch mission in 12 months, European space company Arianespace appears set to establish itself as a world market leader in satellite transport. Ariane 5 ECA rocket took off from the launch centre in Ko...
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