News tagged with spacewalkers
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Spacewalkers equip Hubble with new computer
Spacewalking astronauts upgraded the Hubble telescope for the first time in seven years, equipping the 19-year-old stargazer with a powerful new camera and science computer.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 15, 2009 |
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Astronauts to install new gyroscopes in Hubble
(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts are about to tackle NASA's No. 1 priority in fixing the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 15, 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 step out on 1st spacewalk to fix Hubble (Update)
(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts stepped outside Thursday to begin demanding repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope, a job made all the more dangerous because of the high, debris-ridden orbit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 14, 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 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 13, 2009 |
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NASA clears Atlantis for Monday launch to Hubble
(AP) -- After months of delay, NASA cleared space shuttle Atlantis for a Monday launch to the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 10, 2009 |
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NASA begins launch countdown for Hubble mission
(AP) -- NASA began the countdown for its final trip to the Hubble Space Telescope on Friday as the astronauts who will attempt the daunting repairs arrived at the launching site.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 08, 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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Servicing Mission 4 -- the fifth and final visit to Hubble
(PhysOrg.com) -- The combination of Hubble's powerful suite of instruments and its position far above the effects of Earth's atmosphere has consistently produced outstanding scientific results for nineteen ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 01, 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. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Star Trek-like technology offers noninvasive monitor for patients and athletes
How long will it take to develop Star Trek-like medical technologies? The gap between science fiction and reality is closing faster than many people may think.
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Space debris: Europe to set up monitor
The European Space Agency (ESA) hopes to start monitoring orbital debris within the next few years, an official said Thursday at the close of the largest-ever conference on a worsening space peril.
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Apr 02, 2009 |
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Expedition 19 Crew Docks with Space Station
Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt of the 19th International Space Station crew docked their Soyuz TMA-14 to the International Space Station at 9:05 a.m. EDT Saturday.
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Mar 30, 2009 |
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Shuttle, station astronauts relax before parting
(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the linked shuttle-station complex are getting some time off before parting company.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Astronauts complete 3rd and final spacewalk
(AP) -- Two astronauts who were teaching math and science to middle school students just five years ago went on a spacewalk together Monday, their path cleared of dangerous orbiting junk that had threatened ...
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Mar 23, 2009 |
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