News tagged with spacecraft bus
Nasa's new carbon-counting instrument leaves the nest
(Phys.org) -- Its construction now complete, the science instrument that is the heart of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) spacecraft - NASA's first mission dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon ...
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May 11, 2012 |
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TacSat-4 spacecraft complete and awaiting launch
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) engineers have completed all environmental and performance testing on the TacSat-4 COMMx payload. This completes the entire TacSat-4 spacecraft as the spacecraft bus was completed ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 01, 2009 |
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SpaceX readies new attempt of rocket launch to space lab (Update)
SpaceX on Monday readied a fresh bid to become the first private company to launch its own craft to the International Space Station after fixing an engine problem that grounded its earlier attempt.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 21, 2012 |
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SpaceX rocket launch aborted in last half-second (Update)
Engineers aborted the launch of a privately built spacecraft on a landmark mission to the International Space Station at the last second Saturday due to a rocket engine problem.
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May 19, 2012 |
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SpaceX readies ambitious ISS launch
California-based company SpaceX was poised to launch its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station Saturday in what may be a historic mission for private spaceflight.
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May 18, 2012 |
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LADEE closer to exploration of lunar environment
NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) has received its integrated propulsion system that will enable the spacecraft to reach the moon. Achieving this milestone means the LADEE observatory is one step ...
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Apr 10, 2012 |
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Boeing leasing shuttle hangar to build new capsule (Update)
Boeing is taking over one of NASA's old space shuttle hangars to build a new capsule that the company hopes will lift astronauts to orbit in four or five years.
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Oct 31, 2011 |
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German satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere
A German satellite the size of a car re-entered the Earth's atmosphere early Sunday, officials said, adding they did not know yet if any debris had hit the Earth.
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Oct 23, 2011 |
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GPM satellite takes a spin on the high capacity centrifuge
In the clean room at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Md., the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission's Core satellite is steadily taking shape. Set to measure rainfall worldwide after ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2011 |
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NRL launches TacSat-4 to augment communications needs
The Navy's Tactical Satellite-IV (TacSat-4) successfully launched Sept. 27 aboard an Orbital Sciences Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle from Alaska Aerospace Corporation's (AAC) Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Island, ...
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Sep 27, 2011 |
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NASA satellite plunges into Pacific off California
A bus-sized US satellite that hurtled unpredictably toward Earth crossed over Africa and the northern Atlantic before likely plunging into the Pacific Ocean off California, NASA said on Saturday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 24, 2011 |
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NASA bus-sized satellite to crash-land this week
What goes up must come down. But where?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 21, 2011 |
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