News tagged with space program
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NASA chief tech says 'decade' for shuttle replacement
Once the US space shuttle program closes, it will be about a decade before America can make a new vehicle for sending astronauts to space, NASA's chief technologist predicts.
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Feb 26, 2011 |
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Obama: Five-year freeze on NASA budget
President Barack Obama on Monday proposed reining in expenses at NASA, sending a 2012 budget blueprint to Congress that calls for a five-year freeze on spending levels at the US space agency.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Japan rocket ferrying supplies to space station
(AP) -- A Japanese rocket carrying supplies for the International Space Station successfully lifted off from a remote island Saturday on a mission designed to help fill a hole left by the retirement of NASA's ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2011 |
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NASA says it can't afford new rocket, spacecraft (Update)
NASA this week told Congress it cannot afford to build a new heavy-lift rocket and spacecraft to replace the retiring space shuttle program within the timeframe and budget approved by lawmakers.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Brazil launches rocket into orbit
Brazil on Sunday successfully launched a midsized unmanned rocket into space, with hundreds of kilograms (pounds) in cargo and experiments in tow, space officials here said.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2010 |
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NASA chief visits China manned space launch site
(AP) -- The head of NASA visited China's manned space flight launch center during a trip to the country to explore possibilities for cooperation, the U.S. agency said Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2010 |
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NASA and Etsy partner on a new type of spacecraft
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and Etsy, an online marketplace for handmade arts and crafts, have partnered to launch "Space Craft," a contest where entrants share an original handmade item or work of art inspired by NASA and NASA's ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Congress backs Obama plan on NASA's future
(AP) -- Congress approved a blueprint for NASA's future Wednesday that extends the life of the space shuttle program for a year while backing President Barack Obama's intent to use commercial carriers to ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Boeing inks deal to put tourists in space by 2015
US aerospace giant Boeing has forged an alliance with marketing firm Space Adventure to put tourists into low-level orbit in a futuristic capsule by early 2015.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2010 |
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China tests space station module to launch in 2011
(AP) -- China has finished the first module of a planned space station and is testing its electronics and other systems before launching it into orbit next year.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2010 |
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NASA appears to no longer be shooting for the stars
In a cavernous structure at NASA's Plum Brook Station near Lake Erie, a concrete chamber five stories high rises from the ground. Its walls are 2-feet thick to withstand the blast of powerful gas-operated horns ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 19, 2010 |
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US Senate votes to extend space shuttle program
A key Senate panel approved Thursday a 2011 budget proposal for the US space agency NASA that would extend the space shuttle program in a compromise from the Obama administration's demands.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2010 |
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Landing on an asteroid: Not quite like in the movies
Millions of miles from Earth, two astronauts hover weightlessly next to a giant space rock, selecting pebbles for scientific research. The spaceship where they'll sleep floats just overhead. Beyond it, barely ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Space shuttle missions likely to be postponed: NASA
The two final US space shuttle missions before the shuttle program is phased out will likely be postponed, a NASA spokesperson told AFP.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2010 |
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John Glenn: Keep space shuttles flying
(AP) -- Mercury astronaut John Glenn wants NASA's space shuttles to keep flying until a reliable replacement is ready, no matter how long it takes.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 21, 2010 |
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