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Close up to fix telescope in space
The Atlantis ship astronauts are carrying out five space walks to repair and upgrade Hubble glasses on a height of 610 km from the earth.
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Hazards from cosmic garbage for Hubble repair crew
Space shuttle Atlantis is currently flying in a chaotic space - where thousands of cosmic debris move very fast around the Earth at nearly 20,000 miles per hour (mph).
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Day 11.5: Beginning Hubble glass repair mission
On April 25, NASA's American Aeronautics and Space Administration made an official announcement on its website about the Atlantis launch date ...
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The first Japanese mother came to space
The Japanese astronaut and mother of a girl has just been chosen to be a member of the Atlantis spacecraft, the country's aerospace agency announced today.
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Atlantis spacecraft landed safely
At 9:07 am local time 20-27 (14g07 GMT), the Atlantis space shuttle and 7-man crew landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida (USA), ending the journey. 8 millio…
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The ship Atlantis left the ground safely
After two months of delay, the space shuttle Atlantis finally left the Kennedy Space Center in Florida safely to get into orbit and connect to the ISS international spac…
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Atlantis delayed the flight until early next year
After two postponements of the Atlantis shuttle flight from December 6 due to a problem with the fuel tank, NASA decided to remove the earliest shuttle launch on January…
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Space shuttle Atlantis into the launch pad
On November 10, engineers from the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) moved the Atlantis space shuttle into the launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Flori…
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The ISS station is ready to welcome Atlantis
On November 24, on orbit about 346 km from Earth, the astronauts of the International Space Station (ISS) spent more than 7 hours walking in space to complete the steps…
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Atlantis Space Shuttle successfully assembled with ISS Station
Atlantis Space Shuttle successfully assembled into the ISS International Space Station at 1736 minutes (GMT), at 338km above Southeast Australia. These hatches connect 2…
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The two astronauts on the Atlantis ship made the first outing
A day after a successful connection with the International Space Station (ISS), June 11, two astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis John
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The astronaut Atlantis makes two space walks
On June 13, astronauts Patrick Forrester and Steve Swanson on the Atlantis ship made the second walk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to repair and install…
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Atlantis crew is ready to return to earth
For nearly 10 days at the ISS International Space Station, astronauts have successfully completed the SST-117 mission, even with the fourth additional planned walk, inst…
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The safe Atlantis returned to Earth
Last night (June 22), the space shuttle Atlantis landed safely at Edwards Air Force Base in California, ending a two-week mission on the Space Station. International (IS…
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June 8: NASA launches Atlantis shuttle
After weeks of delays, NASA decided to launch the Atlantis space shuttle on June 8 to perform its duties at the International Space Station (ISS).