News tagged with hydrogen fueling stations

Astronauts board shuttle Discovery for last flight

NASA's most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, was fueled Thursday for its final voyage after nearly three decades of service.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA begins countdown for Thursday launch try

(AP) -- After a four-month grounding of the space shuttle fleet, NASA's countdown clocks started ticking again Monday for Discovery's final ride into orbit.

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created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA picks Thursday for Discovery's final launch

NASA will try next week to launch space shuttle Discovery on its final voyage following a four-month delay for fuel tank repairs.

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created Feb 19, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Tool drops at pad, NASA checks for shuttle damage

(AP) -- NASA is checking space shuttle Discovery to see if it was damaged by a dropped tool.

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created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hawaii expands push to fuel hydrogen cars

Hawaii may be the first state in the nation to successfully build a fueling infrastructure that will support thousands of hydrogen fuel cell cars.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NASA fuels shuttle Discovery in test for cracks

(AP) -- NASA fueled space shuttle Discovery at the launch pad Friday, not for flight but rather for testing to understand the mysterious cracking that occurred last month.

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created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Turning CO2 into fuel

With new fossil fuel power stations being built every week, and the idea of burying CO2 [carbon sequestration] regarded by many scientists as unproven or even unworkable, coming up with an alternative solution ...

Chemistry / Other

created May 13, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Honda Begins Operation of New Solar Hydrogen Station in LA

Honda began operation of a next generation solar hydrogen station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 28, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (12) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

NASA delays shuttle Discovery launch

NASA on Thursday delayed the launch of the space shuttle Discovery until 0359 GMT Saturday so mission specialists could review tests on a faulty valve, the US space agency said.

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created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Bad valve forces NASA to call off shuttle launch

(AP) -- NASA called off the launch of space shuttle Discovery on Tuesday, the second day in a row the liftoff was scrubbed, this time because of a bad fuel valve.

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created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA plans fueling test for space shuttle

(AP) -- NASA will conduct a fueling test next week on space shuttle Endeavour to see if a hydrogen gas leak has been plugged.

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created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In S.C., high-tech bet on hydrogen-powered cars may be move in wrong direction

The Obama administration's plan to cut research dollars for hydrogen-powered cars is not good news for South Carolina and its capital city Columbia, which just last month opened two hydrogen fueling stations and unveiled ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 10, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (9) | comments 40

Team to Establish a Renewable Hydrogen Fueling Station

NASA's Glenn Research Center is leading a team of industry and university partners in demonstrating a prototype of a commercial hydrogen fueling station that uses wind and solar power to produce hydrogen from water. This ...

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created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

NASA Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch on March 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA managers completed a review Friday of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-119 mission. Commander Lee Archambault and his six ...

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created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0