News tagged with spaceport
Atlantis astronauts warily eye landing-day weather
(AP) -- Atlantis' astronauts checked their ship's flight systems and packed up Thursday in hopes of an on-time end to their triumphant Hubble Space Telescope repair mission, although the weather prospects ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 21, 2009 |
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Herschel, Planck cosmic explorers in flight: stunning images from ground and space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stunning images taken from Earth and space show Herschel and Planck in flight on 14 May 2009. The first, taken from Herschel, show the Planck-Sylda composite just after Herschel's separation, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 15, 2009 |
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Herschel and Planck space telescopes lift off
(PhysOrg.com) -- At 15:12:02 CEST, at the beginning of a 55-minute launch window, the Herschel and Planck satellite pair lifted off on board an Ariane 5 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 14, 2009 |
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Herschel and Planck to lift off on 14 May
(PhysOrg.com) -- Now that additional checks on the Ariane 5 ECA launcher have been completed, Arianespace and ESA have set the launch date of Herschel and Planck for Thursday 14 May.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Planck satellite fuels up
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tests conducted on Planck at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, have confirmed that the satellite's subsystems work perfectly, and the helium dilution cooler tanks have now been ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Herschel and Planck to lift off on 6 May
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the additional checks related to the flight worthiness of the Herschel telescope now completed, ESA and Arianespace have set the launch date of Herschel and Planck for 6 May 2009.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Shuttle lands in Florida, ending 13-day voyage
(AP) -- Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and successfully wrapped up a construction mission that left the international space station with all its solar wings and extra ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2009 |
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Astronauts get shuttle ready to come home Saturday
(AP) -- Their mission almost complete, space shuttle Discovery's astronauts checked out their ship's flight systems Friday to ensure a safe return to NASA's spaceport.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2009 |
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