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Rover Confirms Meteorite on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Composition measurements by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity confirm that this rock on the Martian surface is an iron-nickel meteorite.
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Aug 06, 2009 |
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NASA patches air-purifying system on space station
(AP) -- A space station air purifier was working again Sunday after it shut down at the worst possible time, when company was still visiting and had swollen the on-board crowd to a record 13.
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Jul 26, 2009 |
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Astronauts Move Japanese Exposed Section to Station
Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts completed the delicate move of the Japanese Experiment Section from Endeavour's payload bay to the end of the Japanese Exposed Section, the so-called "porch" on the Kibo ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Spacewalk Day: Astronauts install new porch on lab
(AP) -- Astronauts working inside and out installed a porch for experiments on Japan's enormous space station lab Saturday, accomplishing the major objective despite microphone static that often drowned out ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 18, 2009 |
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Free Spirit: Rock Under the Belly
Engineers placed a rock underneath the test rover at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., on July 1, 2009, to more closely simulate Spirit's predicament on Mars.
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Jul 02, 2009 |
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Mars Rover Yielding New Clues While Lodged in Martian Soil
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars rover Spirit, lodged in Martian soil that is causing traction trouble, is taking advantage of the situation by learning more about the Red Planet's environmental history.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Space Robot Can Autonomously Reconfigure Itself
A robot designed to work in space should ideally be a Jack of all trades, with the ability to perform a wide variety of tasks by itself. By having one robot that can handle many jobs, astronauts can cut down ...
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Spirit Takes a Peek at Her Belly
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new image of Spirit's underbelly is helping engineers assess the rover's current state and plan her escape from soft soil. The panoramic mosaic of multiple images was taken by the microscopic ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Hubble departs shuttle for new discoveries
(AP) -- A rejuvenated Hubble Space Telescope, more powerful than ever, departed the space shuttle Tuesday and sailed off for new discoveries.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 19, 2009 |
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Refurbished Hubble Ready to Resume Exploration
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Hubble Space Telescope has been with us for nearly two decades. In that time, its breathtaking images have captured people’s imaginations and its groundbreaking science has revealed some ...
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May 19, 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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Atlantis moves in on Hubble to grab telescope (Update)
(AP) -- Shuttle Atlantis and its crew moved toward the Hubble Space Telescope for a 350-mile-high grab Wednesday that will set the stage for five days of treacherous spacewalking repairs in an orbit littered ...
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May 13, 2009 |
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NASA Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch on May 11
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight and selected an official launch date for the STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. ...
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Apr 30, 2009 |
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Robotic approach to urothelial cancer of the kidney proves to be beneficial for patients
Robotic trained surgeons at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia presented a new and novel approach to surgically treat urothelial cancer (in the lining of the bladder or kidney) today at the American Urological Association's ...
Apr 26, 2009 |
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Mars Rover Update
In January 2004, NASA landed two identical robotic rovers named Spirit and Opportunity on the surface of Mars. The twins were primed for a brief 3-month mission to tell us a story of water and possibly life ...
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Mar 26, 2009 |
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