NASA Concludes Lunar Robotics Tests in Arizona
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has concluded two weeks of technology development tests on two of the agency's prototype lunar rovers.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2009
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Rescuers fail to save beached whales in Florida
Hundreds of onlookers cheered Monday afternoon when a beached mother whale was reunited with her calf on a southern Florida beach, the mother frantically thrashing about and splashing water into the air.
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2009
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Safely on the move
How can rescue units be better protected during disaster operations or avalanche victims be found quicker? A new localization system connects satellite-based positioning systems with terrestrial locating aids and situation-dependent ...
Engineering
Jul 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 with space junk.
Space Exploration
May 13, 2009
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NASA: Nicks on shuttle don't appear to be serious
(AP) -- The Atlantis astronauts uncovered a 21-inch stretch of nicks on their space shuttle Tuesday, but NASA said the damage did not appear to be serious.
Space Exploration
May 12, 2009
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Shuttle Atlantis blasts off on last Hubble mission
(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis and a crew of seven thundered away Monday on one last flight to the Hubble Space Telescope, setting off on an extraordinarily ambitious repair mission that NASA hopes will lift the celebrated ...
Space Exploration
May 11, 2009
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Rescue shuttle at launch pad for Hubble trip
(AP) -- In what's expected to be the last time ever, both of NASA's shuttle launch pads are occupied. Atlantis is on one, primed for a flight this coming week to the Hubble Space Telescope. Endeavour sits on the other a ...
Space Exploration
May 10, 2009
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Rescue shuttle moved to launch pad just in case
(AP) -- Space shuttle Endeavour is on a launch pad, ready to rocket off on a rescue mission if shuttle Atlantis needs help when it flies to repair the Hubble Space Telescope next month.
Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2009
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Data from NYHOPS assists rescue efforts in Flight 1549 emergency
With its unique location along the western bank of the Hudson River, Stevens Institute of Technology provided a dramatic front row venue for the emergency landing and successful rescue of U.S. Airways Flight 1549.
Earth Sciences
Jan 21, 2009
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