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The two robots that explored Mars were active again
NASA has said that two Opportunity and Spirit robots present on Mars have been active again after violent storms that made them immobile.
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NASA: Discovering the cause of cracks in the shuttle
On August 26, the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) announced the discovery of the cause of the small crack on the insulation of the shuttle Endeavor's fuel tank.
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September 11: Second partial eclipse in 2007
The second partial eclipse in 2007 will take place on September 11, in about 2 hours. Only the Antarctic, South American and Southern Atlantic regions can observe this p…
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NASA wants to reduce dependence on Russia
The US National Aeronautics Agency (NASA) is planning to buy Soyuz spacecraft and Russia's Progress cargo ship, serving flights for crews and supplies to the Internation…
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The Mars explorer robot starts down the crater Victoria
After the big sandstorm that caused Mars to sink in darkness for nearly 2 months, on September 12, Opportunity robot investigated red behavior began rolling down the cra…
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NASA discovered incidents on Endeavor
The US space agency (NASA) said it had detected a worrying hole in the hull of Endeavor after the ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). This hole was di…
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Endeavor spacecraft has a puncture
On August 10, applause and cheering resounded in the US Air and Space Agency headquarters (NASA) when the shuttle Endeavor successfully connected to the International Sp…
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NASA extended the mission of Endeavor
On August 12, the NASA Aerospace Agency (NASA) decided to extend the shuttle mission Endeavor to 14 days from the original 11 days.
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NASA: Space walk to assess the status of shuttle Endeavor
Two astronauts set off on a space walk to replace equipment on the ISS International Space Station, while NASA Space Agency experts rushed to consider deciding whether t…
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NASA: Deflect meteorites with nuclear weapons
Under NASA's new plan, missiles with nuclear warheads will be used to deflect meteorites capable of hitting Earth. This plan can be implemented in 2020 or 2021.
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Will NASA take people to meteors?
The US National Aeronautics Agency (NASA) is pursuing the Constellation Program, which will deploy Orion spacecraft to replace the space shuttle, first making flights to…
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Endeavor ships to Earth earlier than planned
The storm named Dean forced NASA to shorten the space travel of space shuttle astronauts Endeavor, returning to Earth earlier than expected.
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Detecting Saturn's 60th moon
Scientists have discovered a new moon of Saturn, bringing the planet's total moon count to 60. The new moon was discovered by a series of images made by evil cameras.
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Mars explorers encountered storms
The two ships, Opportunity and Spirit, from the US Space Agency (NASA), which surveyed the surface of Mars, lost almost all their energy when faced with a fierce dust st…
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International space station discharges excess equipment into space
NASA astronaut - Clayton Anderson dropped into space two devices that are no longer needed on the International Space Station. At a height of nearly 320km above the grou…