News tagged with stormy weather
Space shuttle landing held up by stormy weather
(AP) -- Thunderstorms raking NASA's spaceport kept space shuttle Atlantis in orbit an extra day Friday, giving the crew unwanted downtime as they aimed for a landing the next day. After passing up two opportunities ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 22, 2009 |
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Atlantis blasts off on end-of-era spaceflight
Atlantis blazed a path into history Friday as it rocketed off the launch pad for a final time, marking the last-ever liftoff of the 30-year-old American space shuttle program.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Stranded whales transported to survival in N.Zealand
Thirteen pilot whales that survived a mass stranding in the far north of New Zealand were transported nearly a kilometre to calm waters and refloated on Saturday, conservation officials said.
Aug 21, 2010 |
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More than 100 baby seals rescued on Dutch coast
A Dutch marine rescue centre for baby seals said Friday more than 100 of the sea mammal pups had washed up along the country's northern coastline after recent storms.
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Storms may delay space shuttle Endeavour landing
Astronauts aboard the US shuttle Endeavour hope to end their two-week mission to the International Space Station Sunday, but stormy weather is threatening to delay their return to Earth.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 21, 2010 |
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Shuttle launch off until end of month to fix leak
(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery's final voyage was postponed Friday until the end of the month so NASA can fix a fuel leak.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 05, 2010 |
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IBEX and TWINS join forces to observe a solar storm
(Phys.org) -- On April 5, 2010, the sun spewed a two million-mile-per-hour stream of charged particles toward the invisible magnetic fields surrounding Earth, known as the magnetosphere. As the particles interacted ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Equatorial region known for massive storms
(AP) -- It's the birthplace of some of the world's strongest storms, a nearly continuous band of colliding weather systems near the equator where the Air France jet vanished in the night.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Tourists jam Florida for glimpse of last shuttle launch
Tourists crowded into central Florida on Thursday as NASA forged ahead with plans to launch Atlantis on the final mission of the US shuttle program despite stormy weather.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Flying into the eye of the storm
Scientists sprang into action to probe the violent storm that battered Scotland yesterday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2011 |
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More storms threaten Monday shuttle launch attempt
(AP) -- Thunderstorms once again forced NASA to call off the launch of space shuttle Endeavour on Monday, the fifth delay for the space station construction mission.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2009 |
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