News tagged with fuel rocket
NASA fuels Discovery for mission to space station
(AP) -- Aiming for a Sunday evening launch, NASA began fueling space shuttle Discovery again in hopes repairs took care of a dangerous leak.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 15, 2009 |
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NASA hopeful repairs will permit Sunday launch
(AP) -- NASA is unsure what caused the hydrogen gas leak that prevented space shuttle Discovery from flying, but nonetheless will attempt another launch Sunday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2009 |
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New rocket aims for cheaper nudges in space: Plasma thruster is small, runs on inexpensive gases (Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Satellites orbiting the Earth must occasionally be nudged to stay on the correct path. MIT scientists are developing a new rocket that could make this and other spacecraft maneuvers much less ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Ariane 5 - First launch of 2009
(PhysOrg.com) -- Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two multi-role telecommunications satellites into geostationary ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 13, 2009 |
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Japan to develop midair rocket-launch system
The government has launched a project to develop a midair rocket-launching system that can place satellites in orbit, it has been learned.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2009 |
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