Soyuz Spacecraft Re-Entry Mishaps Force Fix: What Went Wrong
ONLINE UPDATE (July 8, 1:45 p.m.): On Thursday, two Russian cosmonauts at the International Space Station (ISS) will take a spacewalk-one teetering on the end of a robotic arm-to make hardware changes onboard the Russian-made Soyuz spacecraft. ... [... more]
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Cassini Spacecraft Outlook Improving
Reaction wheels are spinning, but still not being used to aim a camera at Jupiter. Project managers for NASA's Cassini believe they have identified the reason for a potentially critical malfunction aboard the multibillion spacecraft, which is now ... [... more]
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CONTOUR Comet Hunter Spacecraft Ready For Launch
Sitting atop a Delta 2 rocket, a NASA spacecraft is awaiting a mission to study the icy hearts of at least two comets, and possibly a third. Called CONTOUR, short for Comet Nucleus Tour, the space probe will give astronomers an unprecedented look ... [... more]
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If a spacecraft keeps chugging
It's an exciting find for scientists studying the stars-a new weather condition adds a new variable in terms of research. But what does a weak solar wind really mean? One possible outgrowth of a prolonged weakened solar wind could have to do with ... [... more]
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Deep Impact Spacecraft Launches
A comet chaser left Earth in spectacular fashion on January 12 and, despite a minor glitch, is now on a collision course with comet Tempel 1. Called Deep Impact, the NASA probe is made of two separate spacecraft: a mother ship and a projectile ... [... more]
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Pioneer 10 Spacecraft In Space For 30 Years
Pioneer 10 photographed Jupiter in December 1973. Thirty years to the day after it was launched, NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft called from the depths of space to let its designers know that it was still alive and well. Traveling at the speed of ... [... more]
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2001 Mars Odyssey Spacecraft Heads Toward Mars
NASA's return to Mars began with a perfect launch on April 7 as a Delta 2 rocket sent the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shooting toward space. Stunning images were sent back by the rocket's TV cameras during its fiery ascent. For NASA, the ... [... more]
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NASA Space Shuttle (Liftoff) Art Poster Print - 22" X 32"
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Megatech Avion I Airplane
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