CA museum gets big gift to build shuttle exhibit
(AP) -- The California Science Museum said it has raised nearly half of the $200 million needed to build a permanent exhibit for the space shuttle Endeavour.
Space Exploration
May 17, 2012
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News tagged with jumbo jet
Space shuttle arrives in NYC; crowds watch in awe (Update)
(AP) -- In a city understandably wary of low-flying aircraft, New Yorkers and tourists alike watched with joy and excitement Friday as space shuttle Enterprise sailed over the skyline on its final flight before it becomes ...
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2012
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Space shuttle Enterprise to arrive in NY on Friday
(AP) -- Any new arrival to New York City wants to visit the sights - and the space shuttle Enterprise is no different.
Space Exploration
Apr 26, 2012
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Space shuttle Discovery ready for voyage to museum
(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery has one last mission to complete.
Space Exploration
Apr 16, 2012
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The observatory above the clouds
If you want to reach for the stars, you have to lift off. This could be the motto of Sofia, a jumbo jet which has been converted into an observatory. On board it carries a 2.7-metre telescope, which the researchers use to ...
Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2011
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Flying observatory achieves 1st science flight
(AP) -- A U.S.-German infrared observatory mounted in a jumbo jet has flown its inaugural science flight, a mission to better understand how stars form.
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2010
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NASA Tests Unique Jumbo Jet with Opening in Side; Plane's Airborne Telescope Will Be Used to Study Cosmos
(PhysOrg.com) -- A NASA jumbo jet that will help scientists unlock the origins of the universe with infrared observations reached a milestone Friday when doors covering the plane's telescope were fully opened in flight.
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2009
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Swiss team unveil pioneering solar plane
Round-the-world balloooning pioneer Bertrand Piccard unveiled his solar-powered aircraft in Switzerland on Friday, ready for another trend-setting circumnavigation of the globe powered solely by the sun.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 26, 2009
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NASA waits for dry weather to bring shuttle home
(AP) -- NASA is waiting for a break in Florida's rainy weather so the space shuttle Atlantis can return home on schedule.
Space Exploration
May 22, 2009
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