Old diving tank air extends CSIRO Air Archive
Atmospheric scientists believe air contained in disused dive tanks can potentially extend what is already the longest record of greenhouse gases in the Southern Hemisphere.
Environment
Mar 3, 2010
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Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station
(AP) -- Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Feb 9, 2010
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First journey for Alphabus spacecraft
(PhysOrg.com) -- The service module of the new Alphabus generation of telecommunication satellites has completed its first journey ? from Cannes to Toulouse, in France. The three-day trip was completed last Friday.
Space Exploration
Feb 5, 2010
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NASA Uses Twin Processes to Develop New Tank Dome Technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has partnered with Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo., and MT Aerospace in Augsburg, Germany, to successfully manufacture the first full-scale friction stir welded and spun formed tank dome ...
Space Exploration
Dec 2, 2009
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Astronauts take spacewalk No. 3 after suit snag
(AP) -- A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their shuttle mission Monday, helping to install an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Nov 23, 2009
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Green heating and cooling technology turns carbon from eco-villain to hero
Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a novel way to miniaturise a technology that will make carbon a key material in some extremely ...
Other
Nov 10, 2009
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Shuttle steers closer to space station for hookup
(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery's astronauts steered closer to the international space station for a Sunday linkup, while checking their ship for any signs of launch damage.
Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2009
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Space shuttle blasts off, finally flying on try 3
(AP) -- Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts blazed into orbit Saturday on a spectacular midnight flight to the international space station, hauling up a treadmill named after a TV funnyman and thousands of pounds ...
Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2009
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NASA delays shuttle Discovery launch
NASA on Thursday delayed the launch of the space shuttle Discovery until 0359 GMT Saturday so mission specialists could review tests on a faulty valve, the US space agency said.
Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2009
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Discovery valve working, countdown to resume
Initial testing on a malfunctioning valve that grounded the space shuttle Discovery is encouraging and countdown will resume Thursday ahead of the next launch attempt, NASA said.
Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2009
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