News tagged with moon rocket
NASA's Ares I-X moon rocket makes first test flight
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight.
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Oct 28, 2009 |
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2 parachutes malfunctioned in NASA test flight
(AP) -- Two of three parachutes malfunctioned in the test flight of a prototype moon rocket earlier this week, causing major damage to the booster, NASA said Friday.
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Oct 30, 2009 |
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NASA launching twin moon probes to measure gravity
Four decades after landing men on the moon, NASA is returning to Earth's orbiting companion, this time with a set of robotic twins that will measure lunar gravity while chasing one another in circles.
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Sep 05, 2011 |
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For NASA no easy answer for next space destination
(AP) -- Where to next? It's a simple question that NASA can't answer so easily anymore. The veteran space shuttle fleet is months from being mothballed and the White House has nixed a previous plan to fly ...
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Feb 23, 2010 |
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NASA: Booster rocket damaged in test flight
(AP) -- NASA says the booster rocket used in a test flight was badly dented when it fell into the Atlantic.
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Oct 29, 2009 |
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Key process for space outpost proved on 'vomit comet' ride
Flying high over the Gulf of Mexico, researchers from NASA and Case Western Reserve University found a key to unlocking oxygen from the surface of the moon.
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Sep 24, 2009 |
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Rockets vie in simulated lunar landing contest
(AP) -- A privately built rocket vying for NASA prize money lifted off in the Mojave Desert and flew half of a simulated lunar lander mission Wednesday before an engine problem forced its developers to call ...
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Sep 17, 2009 |
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LRO lunar mission successfully enters moon orbit
After a four and a half day journey from the Earth, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully entered orbit around the moon. Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., ...
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Jun 23, 2009 |
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NASA puzzled why parachutes failed in rocket test
(AP) -- NASA still isn't sure why two parachutes failed during a test flight of its prototype moon rocket just over a month ago.
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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NASA eyes water in Moon mission
NASA on Thursday said it was on target for a June mission to scour the Moon's surface for landing sites and water that would allow humans to work and even live on Earth's nearest neighbor.
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May 21, 2009 |
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Storms may stall launch of twin spacecraft to moon
(AP) -- NASA may have to wait a few days before launching a set of twins to the moon.
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Sep 07, 2011 |
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NASA may delay 2020 moon launch
NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon are quietly being revised and are in danger of slipping past 2020.
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Apr 22, 2009 |
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Wind delays NASA launch of twin moon spacecraft (Update)
(AP) -- High wind forced NASA on Thursday to delay the launch of twin spacecraft destined for the moon, the first mission dedicated to measuring lunar gravity.
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Sep 08, 2011 |
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Asia's star burns ever brighter in space
Asia's extraterrestrial ambitions have rocketed from nowhere in the 50 years since the first human space flight, with China shooting for the moon while India and Japan fuel up their own programmes.
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Apr 10, 2011 |
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China setting up new rocket production base
China is setting up a new high-tech manufacturing base that will build the rockets for its ambitious space programme to put a man on the moon, state press has said.
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Mar 04, 2011 |
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