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China may send its first woman into space: Xinhua

China may send its first woman into space this year after including female astronauts in the team training for its first manned space docking, state media said Monday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

China's spacecraft comes back to Earth

China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou VIII returned to Earth on Thursday, state media reported, after completing two space dockings that have pushed forward the nation's ambitious space programme.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

China completes second space docking

China completed its second space docking on Monday, state media reported, as it moves closer towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

China completes nation's first space docking (Update)

China took a crucial step towards fulfilling its ambition to set up a manned space station on Thursday by completing its first successful docking in orbit high above the Earth.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 19

Flapping micro air vehicles inspired by swifts

Scientists have designed a micro aircraft that will be able to flap, glide and hover like a bird.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 02, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Phobos slips past Jupiter (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Earlier this month, ESA's Mars Express performed a special manoeuvre to observe an unusual alignment of Jupiter and the martian moon Phobos. The impressive images have now been processed into ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Stars help to track space junk

A team of researchers from the Royal Institute and Observatory of the Navy (ROA) in Cadiz (Spain) has developed a method to track the movement of geostationary objects using the position of the stars, which ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China to attempt first space rendezvous

China will attempt its first space docking between two unmanned vehicles this year, the first step in efforts to build a Chinese space station, a senior official said Friday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Robots imitate honey bees for aircraft aerobatics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian scientists have developed a novel autopilot that guides aircraft through complex aerobatic manoeuvres by watching the horizon like a honey bee.

Electronics / Robotics

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

ISS orbit corrected

The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully corrected on Thursday, an official of the Russian space flights control centre announced.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 19, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Rosetta approach on schedule

(PhysOrg.com) -- After the trajectory correction manoeuvre on 22 October, Rosetta has lined up on a near-perfect Earth approach path. The manoeuvre was so precise that mission controllers decided not to use ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rosetta probe lined up nicely for Earth approach

(PhysOrg.com) -- Following the first and primary trajectory correction manoeuvre 22 October, Rosetta is lined up nicely for the approach to Earth. The manoeuvre provided an 8.8 cm/s change in orbital velocity ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Planck satellite manoeuvre aims at L2 arrival

(PhysOrg.com) -- Beginning today, ESA's Planck satellite will carry out a critical mid-course manoeuvre that will place the satellite on its final trajectory for arrival at L2, the second Lagrange point of ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Manoeuvres

Manoeuvres is the second solo album of singer Greg Lake, released in 1983. It features ex-Thin Lizzy member Gary Moore on guitar again. It is Lake's last original studio album on his own to date.

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