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Space Station Receives First U.S. Shipment Since Rocket Explosion
Dec 29, 2015The International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday received its first U.S. shipment, including food and Christmas presents, since two private U.S. space firms each recently suffered a failure on their cargo delivery missions, U.S. space ...
Tags: Space Station, U.S.Shipment
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Kepler Has Unveiled a Whole New Side of Our Galaxy
Mar 11, 2014Five years ago today, on March 6, 2009, NASA's Kepler Space Telescope rocketed into the night skies above Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to find planets around other stars, called exoplanets, in search of potentially habitable ...
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Florida Rocket Launch Complex on Kennedy Space Center
Dec 30, 2013Space Florida's plan to build a state-run launch complex on the environmentally sensitive fringes of Kennedy Space Center is ready for its federal and public vetting over possible environmental impacts. At stake are Florida's plans for a ...
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The Robotic Arm Released The SpaceX Dragon Early This Morning
Mar 26, 2013The robotic arm on the International Space Station released the SpaceX Dragon early this morning, sending the capsule on its way home. The Dragon capsule, loaded with about 2,600 pounds of used hardware, completed experiments and trash, ...
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Astronauts Began Unloading Cargo From The SpaceX Dragon Capsule
Mar 6, 2013Astronauts on the International Space Station began unloading cargo from the SpaceX Dragon capsule on Monday, a day after the commercially delivered capsule was attached to the station. Tom Marshburn, a space station astronaut and flight ...
Tags: Astronauts, International Space Station, SpaceX Dragon
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The Company's Engineers Were Working on a Glitch in The Spacecraft's Thruster System
Mar 5, 2013After a successful liftoff of the SpaceX Dragon on Friday, the company's engineers were working on a glitch in the spacecraft's thruster system, delaying a Saturday rendezvous with the International Space Station. NASA reported earlier ...
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The SpaeX Falcon 9 Rocket Successfully Blasted off From Florida's Air Force Station
Dec 20, 2012The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Sunday night, marking a new chapter in America's space program. The rocket, carrying the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, lifted off at 8:35 p.m. ...
Tags: SpaceX Falcon, rocket, space program, NASA, space travel
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A Year After NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Blasted off on Its 352-Million-Mile Journey
Nov 26, 2012A year after NASA's Mars rover Curiosity blasted off on its 352-million-mile journey to the Red Planet,the nuclear-powered super rover has discovered evidence of ancient water flows and is studying the planet's atmosphere and surface. ...
Tags: NASA, Mars rover Curiosity, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
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International Space Station Reached out and Grabbed Hold of The SpaceX Dragon Cargo Ship
Oct 10, 2012Computerworld - A robotic arm onboard the International Space Station reached out and grabbed hold of the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship today, attaching the commercial craft to the station. The station's Canadarm captured the spacecraft at ...
Tags: Robotic, Space Station, SpaceX