News tagged with space junk
Related topics: international space station , space debris , space , nasa , satellite
Space crews say goodbye, shuttle departing Tuesday
(AP) -- The farewell hugs and handshakes are over. Now all that's left for the crews of the space shuttle and space station is the release of the docking latches.
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Sep 08, 2009 |
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Astronauts relish space's international food court
(AP) -- When it comes to grabbing a bite to eat, the international space station is living up to its first name.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 05, 2009 |
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Big chunk of space junk misses space station
(AP) -- A big piece of space junk safely sped by the international space station and shuttle Discovery, missing by less than a mile.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Spacewalk performed despite approaching space junk
(AP) -- Two astronauts stepped out on a spacewalk to install a new tank of space station coolant Thursday as a large piece of orbiting junk headed their way.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 03, 2009 |
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NASA analyzing junk that could threaten astronauts
(AP) -- A piece of space junk was drifting toward the shuttle-station complex and its 13 astronauts Wednesday, though NASA officials said the threat would not delay an upcoming spacewalk.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Astronauts inspect space shuttle ahead of landing
(AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour's astronauts are inspecting their ship to make sure it's safe for Friday's landing.
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Jul 29, 2009 |
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Not space junk yet: Mars rovers carry on despite age, ailments
In one of the most remarkable engineering feats of our time, the aging Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity are still taking orders and sending home pictures more than five years after they were supposed to ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Let there be light: Camera hooked up for Hubble
(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts overpowered a stubborn bolt and successfully installed a new piano-sized camera in the Hubble Space Telescope on Thursday, the first step to making the observatory ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 14, 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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Space junk raises risks for Hubble repair mission
(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis is now in a rough orbital neighborhood - a place littered with thousands of pieces of space junk zipping around the Earth at nearly 20,000 mph. There are more pieces of shattered ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 12, 2009 |
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Astronauts making one last house call to Hubble
(AP) -- The Hubble Space Telescope is about to get one last house call. And never before have the risks been higher.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 07, 2009 |
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No sweat: Shuttle's exercise gear on the fritz
Space junk from a Soviet satellite no longer poses a threat to Discovery shuttle, but astronauts face a vexing new problem: the spacecraft's exercise equipment is on the fritz, NASA said Monday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2009 |
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NASA says space station safe from debris
(AP) -- NASA gave the all-clear to the international space station Monday, telling its astronauts they would not need to steer away from an orbiting piece of satellite junk.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 16, 2009 |
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NASA eyes debris as Discovery nears space station
(AP) -- NASA kept close tabs on an old piece of space junk Monday that threatened to come too close to the international space station as the shuttle Discovery raced toward the orbiting outpost for a 220-mile-high ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Space station's close call with junk: More to come (Update 2)
(AP) -- The near-hit of space junk Thursday was a warning shot fired across the bow of the international space station, experts said. There's likely more to come in the future. With less than an hour's notice, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2009 |
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