News tagged with unmanned space
Life on Mars theory boosted by new methane study
Scientists have ruled out the possibility that methane is delivered to Mars by meteorites, raising fresh hopes that the gas might be generated by life on the red planet, in research published tomorrow in Earth an ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Europe launches third robot freighter to space station
An automated craft laden with supplies for the International Space Station (ISS) headed into space on Friday in the heaviest launch ever undertaken by Europe.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2012 |
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'Xombie' rocket makes first free-flight for NASA
A privately built rocket has made its first free-flight in the California desert as part of a NASA program exploring vertical landing systems for solar system exploration.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2012 |
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China post office offers letters from space
China's post office is hoping to boost business by allowing customers to send letters postmarked from space.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 02, 2011 |
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Russians desperately try to save Mars moon probe (Update)
A Russian space probe aiming to land on a Mars moon was stuck circling the Earth after equipment failure Wednesday, and scientists raced to fire up its engines before the whole thing came crashing down.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 09, 2011 |
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China spacecraft launches on key mission
China launched an unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to carry out a key docking mission, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2011 |
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China may send first woman into space
China may send its first woman into space next year as part of a programme to build a space station by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2011 |
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China to launch space station's first module
China said Tuesday it will launch its Tiangong-1 space module later this month, marking its first step towards building a Chinese space station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Jeff Bezos' spaceship fails during test flight
An unmanned spacecraft bankrolled by Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos failed during a recent test flight.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 03, 2011 |
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Atlantis, astronauts ready; weather maybe not
(AP) -- NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Friday on the final flight of the 30-year program, even though stormy weather threatened to delay the launch.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 08, 2011 |
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European space freighter poised for suicide plunge
A European freighter will be destroyed by atmospheric burn-up next week after completing its supply mission to mankind's orbital outpost, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Friday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 17, 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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US military spacecraft back on ground after 7 months
An unmanned US Air Force spacecraft with a vaguely defined military mission landed early Friday in California after a seven-month mission, officials said.
Dec 03, 2010 |
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China's second lunar probe enters moon orbit: media
China's second lunar probe entered the moon's orbit on Saturday, eight days after the Long March 3C rocket carrying the Chang'e-2 blasted off from the launch centre, state media reported.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 09, 2010 |
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NASA Successfully Launches a New Eye on the Sun
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41 on a first-of-a-kind mission to reveal the sun's inner workings in ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 11, 2010 |
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