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1. WISE Mission Completes All-sky Infrared Survey

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   ... eyes of WISE have not blinked since launch," said William Irace, the mission's project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "Both our telescope and spacecraft ... Tuesday, 20 July 2010

2. Aerojet AJ26 Rocket Engine Arrives at Stennis

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   ... of flight engines. Stennis will provide propulsion system acceptance testing for the Taurus II space launch vehicle, which is being developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va. The first Taurus ... Wednesday, 14 July 2010

3. Robonaut Getting Ready for ISS Mission (Video)

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   ... is ready for its first mission. R2 will become a permanent resident of the International Space Station, and will launch on space shuttle Discovery as part of the STS-133 mission, currently planned for ... Tuesday, 13 July 2010

4. Tanks for the Memories

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   ... restored to flight configuration and is scheduled for delivery to Kennedy in late September to serve as the “Launch on Need” tank, for the STS-335 rescue ship, if needed. Or, it might get to fly in space ... Friday, 09 July 2010

5. A Place in History

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   ... sol, of its mission (April 22, 2010). Opportunity launched on July 7, 2003, on a mission slated to last 90 days, landing on Mars in January 2004. The rover has exceeded its mission parameters by more than ... Tuesday, 06 July 2010

6. Curiosity Gets Her Wheels

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   ... system were installed on the rover, an important step in getting ready for her mission to Mars. Launch is currently scheduled for sometime between November 25 and Decemeber 18, 2011, and Curiosity's ... Tuesday, 06 July 2010

7. Hayabusa Sample Return Canister Opened, Contains Material

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   ... be from Earth — left in the container from before launch, or it possibly could have made its way in there during the landing/post landing handling. "Material on the planet or asteroid or particulate ... Tuesday, 06 July 2010

8. New Satellite for Monitoring Space Debris To Launch

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   The Air Force Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system. Credit: Boeing The U.S. Air Force will launch the first-ever satellite dedicated solely to tracking the positions of other satellites and the ... Monday, 05 July 2010

9. New Satellite for Monitoring Space Debris To Launch

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   The Air Force Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system. Credit: Boeing The U.S. Air Force will launch the first-ever satellite dedicated solely to tracking the positions of other satellites and the ... Monday, 05 July 2010

10. Launched on the Fourth of July

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    Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew launched at 2:38 p.m. EDT on July 4, 2006 to begin their journey to the International Space Station during the STS-121 mission. The shuttle made history ... Friday, 02 July 2010

11. New Dates for Final Shuttle Launches

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    Discovery on the launchpad in March, 2010 for the STS-131 mission. Credit: Nancy Atkinson If you are tentatively planning to attend one of the final shuttle launches, the uncertainty on launch dates just ... Thursday, 01 July 2010

12. A Rover Gets Its Wheels

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    Mars rover Curiosity, the centerpiece of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, is coming together for extensive testing prior to its late 2011 launch. This image taken June 29, 2010, shows the rover ... Wednesday, 30 June 2010

13. On the 'Couch'

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    The Mercury 7 astronauts examine their 'couches.' Each astronaut's couch was molded to fit his body to help withstand the G-loads of the launch. Plaster casts of the astronauts were created in order to ... Tuesday, 29 June 2010

14. John Glenn: Keep the Space Shuttles Flying

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    ... a potential plan to allow US astronauts to keep launching on US vehicles. While Glenn supports President Barack Obama's plan to extend operations of the International Space Station and to forego ... Monday, 21 June 2010

15. Light for the Ages

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    ... a two-year mission that launched October 2006, provided a unique and revolutionary view of the Sun-Earth System. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/NRL/GSFC ... Sunday, 20 June 2010

16. Launching Into History

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    On June 18, 1983, a young physicist from California took her seat aboard the space shuttle and launched into history. On that date, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space as a mission specialist ... Thursday, 17 June 2010

17. Expedition 24 Heads to the Station

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    The Soyuz TMA-19 rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, carrying Expedition 24 NASA astronauts Shannon Walker and Douglas Wheelock, and Soyuz Commander ... Tuesday, 15 June 2010

18. 100th Launch to the International Space Station

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    The Soyuz TMA-19 vehicle blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today to bring three new crew members to the International Space Station. This was the 100th launch of missions in support ... Tuesday, 15 June 2010

19. Unusual Views of the Soyuz Rocket

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    'Up, up the long delirious burning blue...' View from the Soyuz flame trench by 'Astro_Wheels,' astronaut Douglas Wheelock. Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut will launch to the International ... Tuesday, 15 June 2010

20. Subaru Telescope Takes Montage of Hayabusa's Return to Earth

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    ... the Hayabusa spacecraft to make its return to Earth on June 13, 2010 and the people of Japan — who built and launched the little spacecraft that could (and did!) — were especially hopeful in ... Tuesday, 15 June 2010