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NASA is pondering the landing of the STS-116 crew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. Specifically, officials are deciding whether to land the shuttle at the…
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NASA engineers are examining close-up video of the space shuttle Discovery's exterior, checking for damage before clearing the ship for re-entry on Friday.
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A "hybrid gamma-ray burst" detected earlier this year, not caused by a supernova, is believed to be the birth of a new type of black…
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Hubble is not the only telescope in space We hear much news about the Hubble Space Telescope and, sometimes, it seems that it is the…
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The Space Shuttle Discovery has undocked from the newly overhauled International Space Station and is preparing for a final heat shield inspection before returning to…
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Discovery astronauts have finally retracted a stubborn solar panel on the International Space Station after an unscheduled fourth space walk that will see the shuttle…
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Google Earth flyovers of the moon and Mars will be part of a NASA agreement with Google to make the space agency's wealth of information…
Tuesday, 19 December 2006 01:54
Solar Arrays Provide Vital Electricity to International Space Station
Astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Discovery—Space Transportation System-116 (STS-16) mission—are working to fix a troublesome solar array that was first installed onto the International Space Station…
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Discovery will dip into emergency fuel reserves to avoid skipping a heat shield inspection after NASA approved extra space walk to fix a faulty solar…
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NASA has extended today's space walk by astronauts working on the International Space Station to try to avoid skipping a safety check of Discovery's heat…
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