News tagged with gyroscopes
Spacewalk No. 2: Astronauts doing more Hubble work (Update)
(AP) -- Atlantis' astronauts headed out for another spacewalk Friday, this time to give the Hubble Space Telescope some new, badly needed gyroscopes and batteries.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 15, 2009 |
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Nintendo prepares to set new Wii gizmo into motion
(AP) -- There's nothing all that charming about Nintendo's latest gadget.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 15, 2009 |
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Astronauts to install new gyroscopes in Hubble
(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts are about to tackle NASA's No. 1 priority in fixing the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 15, 2009 |
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Astronauts grab Hubble, prepare for tough repairs
(AP) -- Atlantis' astronauts grabbed the Hubble Space Telescope on Wednesday, then quickly set their sights on the difficult, dangerous and unprecedented spacewalking repairs they will attempt over the next ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 13, 2009 |
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Shuttle Atlantis blasts off on last Hubble mission
(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis and a crew of seven thundered away Monday on one last flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, setting off on an extraordinarily ambitious repair mission that NASA hopes will lift ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 11, 2009 |
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Astronauts get in shuttle, ready to go to Hubble
(AP) -- Astronauts strapped into space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for one last flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, an extraordinarily ambitious mission that NASA hopes will lift the celebrated observatory ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 11, 2009 |
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Weather looks great for Monday launch to Hubble
(AP) -- With a forecast of near-perfect weather, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope scientists and managers were euphoric as they awaited Monday's planned launch of shuttle Atlantis on the final trip to the orbiting ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 11, 2009 |
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NASA clears Atlantis for Monday launch to Hubble
(AP) -- After months of delay, NASA cleared space shuttle Atlantis for a Monday launch to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 10, 2009 |
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NASA weighs repair of jammed pin in third spacewalk
Discovery astronauts prepared for a third and final spacewalk Monday, with a busy to-do list that may include unsticking a jammed restraint pin used to clamp a toolbox to the outside of the International ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 22, 2009 |
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Spirit Resumes Driving
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit resumed driving Saturday after engineers gained confidence from diagnostic activities earlier in the week evaluating how well the rover senses its orientation.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 03, 2009 |
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