News tagged with capsule
Danish engineers planning manned space craft
(PhysOrg.com) -- A couple of Danish engineers are working towards launching a human being into space.
'Digital genome' time capsule stored under the Swiss Alps
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Europe have created a time capsule they call a 'digital genome,' and deposited it in a bunker known as the Swiss Fort Knox, which lies deep beneath the ski slopes of the Swiss ...
Obama aims to send astronauts to Mars orbit in 2030s
President Barack Obama set a bold new course for the future of US space travel when he announced plans to send US astronauts into the orbit of Mars within the next three decades.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2010 |
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SpaceX poised for high-stakes space station launch
SpaceX on Saturday aims to become the first private company to send its own cargo ship to the International Space Station, a feat that only a handful of world governments have pulled off.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 17, 2012 |
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SpaceX plans historic first flight on May 7
SpaceX confirmed it plans to launch a rocket and capsule on May 7 in a historic first flight of a private spaceship to the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2012 |
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SpaceX delays first private launch to space station
SpaceX has postponed by a week its bid to become the first private company to attempt to launch an unmanned cargo vessel to the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2012 |
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NASA hopes to test new spaceship in 2014
There's no firm date yet, but sometime in early 2014 NASA intends to take its first major step toward rebuilding its human spaceflight program.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Research teams develop rolling microcapsules to repair micro-sized defects in surfaces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine if instead of relying on special x-ray or electrical current testing technology to find really tiny cracks in the skin that covers an airplane, microcapsules filled with easily detected ...
Allen, Rutan plan huge plane to launch spaceships
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan are building the biggest plane ever to haul cargo and astronauts into space, in the latest of several ventures fueled by technology tycoons ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2011 |
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NASA plans 2014 test-flight of deep-space capsule
NASA said Tuesday it will launch in 2014 an unmanned test flight of its Orion deep space capsule, made by Lockheed Martin to someday carry astronauts to the moon, an asteroid or Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Boeing leasing shuttle hangar to build new capsule (Update)
Boeing is taking over one of NASA's old space shuttle hangars to build a new capsule that the company hopes will lift astronauts to orbit in four or five years.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2011 |
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SpaceX says 'reusable rocket' could help colonize Mars
The US company SpaceX is working on the first-ever reusable rocket to launch to space and back, with the goal of one day helping humans colonize Mars, founder Elon Musk said Thursday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2011 |
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SpaceX plans November test flight to space station
California-based rocket maker SpaceX said that it will make a test flight in late November to the International Space Station, now that NASA has retired its space shuttle program.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Orion spaceship set for new tests in Colorado
(AP) -- A spaceship that could carry the next wave of astronauts to an asteroid or beyond is being prepared for a new round of tests at a Lockheed Martin facility near Denver.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 12, 2011 |
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NASA launches spacecraft on 5-year trip to Jupiter
(AP) -- A sun-powered robotic explorer named Juno rocketed away Friday on a five-year journey to Jupiter, the solar system's most massive and ancient planet.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Capsule
The word capsule, or encapsulation, may refer to:
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