Space

Nov

Space docking new milestone for China’s stellar ambitions – CNN International

Boter Cool on November 3rd, 2011

The Hindu Space docking new milestone for China's stellar ambitionsCNN InternationalBy the CNN Wire Staff Beijing (CNN) — A pair of unmanned Chinese spacecraft successfully docked above Earth early Thursday, a key step in the country's developing space program. The Shenzhou-8 coupled with the 8.5-ton Tiangong-1 laboratory module, …Spacecraft Shenzhou-8 hosts 17 China-Germany experimentsXinhuaChina accomplishes [...]

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Jul

Nine space stars who should have gone into orbit – msnbc.com

Boter Cool on July 24th, 2011

Reuters Nine space stars who should have gone into orbitmsnbc.comChrista McAuliffe gets a preview of microgravity on NASA's specially equipped KC-135 "zero gravity" aircraft on Jan. 13, 1986. McAuliffe and six crewmates died in the Challenger explosion two weeks later. By James Oberg NBC News space analyst HOUSTON …Daunting space task _ send astronauts to [...]

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Jul

Fla.’s Space Coast feels pain of shuttle’s end – The Associated Press

Boter Cool on July 4th, 2011

CTV.ca Fla.'s Space Coast feels pain of shuttle's endThe Associated PressCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Workers at the Kennedy Space Center always knew the end of the shuttle program would bring hard times to Florida's Space Coast. They just couldn't predict how much pain. Some 7000 jobs are being cut, and potential …After 30 years, [...]

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Jul

China and UK strike space deal – BBC News

Boter Cool on July 2nd, 2011

BBC News China and UK strike space dealBBC NewsChinese and UK companies have agreed a deal that will result in three high-resolution Earth observation spacecraft being built to map China's extraordinary growth from orbit. The deal was penned between …UK, China firms in satellite agreementUPI.comChina, UK to Shoot Stuff Into Space in Name of Urban [...]

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Mar

Live coverage: Scott Kelly, space station crew head home – Florida Today

Boter Cool on March 15th, 2011

CTV.ca Live coverage: Scott Kelly, space station crew head homeFlorida TodayAmerican astronaut Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonaut colleagues will depart the International Space Station early Wednesday, heading for a return to Earth. Their planned 3:48 am landing on the steppes of central Kazakhstan will bring to an end the …NASA's cost to hitch a [...]

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