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NASA Studies Shuttle Program Extension, Fall Launch Delay

livescience.com     8 hrs ago   9 related          

By Tariq Malik, Senior Editor In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Atlantis is moved across the I-beam toward the waiting external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters in high...                    

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Mars Rover Leaves Crater for Martian Plains

space.com     6 hrs ago   4 related          

By Tariq Malik Senior Editor posted: 29 August 2008 After nearly a year rolling around inside an expansive crater on Mars, NASA's trusty rover Opportunity is headed back out to explore the Martian plains. "The rover is...                    

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Report: NASA studies extending shuttle to 2015

usatoday.com     3 hrs ago   3 related          

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — NASA's staff will study whether the space shuttle program could continue operating past its scheduled retirement in 2010, according to an internal e-mail sent this week. The e-mail obtained...                    

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floridatoday.com: In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a technician closely watches the progress of shuttle Atlantis as it is lowered alongside the external fuel tank in high bay 3. NASA is watching two storms as it resumes assembly of Atlantis for an October launch. floridatoday.com

NASA closes 2 centers ahead of Gustav

floridatoday.com     5 hrs ago   1 related          

By Todd Halvorson • FLORIDA TODAY • August 29, 2008 NASA's shuttle main engine test center closed down today in advance of Gulf-bound Hurricane Gustav and its external tank manufacturing plant in New Orleans will follow...                    

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Visions of Mars ... and more!

msn.com     8 hrs ago          

NASA / JPL-Caltech / UA / TAMU The Surface Stereo Imager on Phoenix Mars Lander sent back this view of the probe's workspace in Mars' north polar region at the mission's 90-day mark. Click on the image for a larger view...                    

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A new online virus scanner

gulfnews.com     7 hrs ago          

Not everyone takes their online security seriously. Just last week, Nasa, the US agency that oversees the country's space programme, admitted to finding a password-stealing worm on the International Space Station. The...                    

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NASA cuts ribbon on new facility at Stenns

tmcnet.com     9 hrs ago          

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 29--STENNIS SPACE CENTER -- While everyone continues to keep a wary eye on the tropics, Tropical Storm Gustav and his uncertain path did little to dampen the high spirits of the ribbon...                    

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Natural Hazards: Fire: Fire in the Kalahari

nasa.gov     9 hrs ago          

A huge bushfire was burning in the Kalahari in western Botswana on August 29, 2008. The fire is near the western boundary of (and perhaps inside) Botswana’s largest national park, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The...                    

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'Dark Mission' a heckuva mess

normantranscript.com     4 hrs ago          

"Dark Mission: The Secret History of NASA," Richard C. Hoagland and Mike Bara: The last time an astronaut stepped on the Moon, in December 1972, I was a mere infant. Nearly 36 years have passed and NASA has sent astronauts...                    

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ATV Jules Verne will Undock on September 5th

malaysiasun.com     4 hrs ago          

Countdown to the Final Burn: ATV Jules Verne will Undock on September 5th The ATV on approach to the station in April. Mission will end next month (ESA/NASA) The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Jules Verne will undock...                    

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