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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).
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NASA tests space observation aircraft
According to US space agency officials, NASA will test a modified Boeing 747 aircraft to observe the universe while flying. The aircraft was taken to NASA's aerospace re…
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Train shuttle shuttle derails
A train carrying 8 rocket engines for American space shuttle Atlantis, was off the track and filled in yesterday. Fortunately, this accident did not affect NASA's plan t…
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NASA studies spacecraft with an asteroid explorer
NASA is working on a copy of the Moon probe Orion capable of carrying astronauts and flying up an asteroid near Earth. Ares I missiles will launch this probe.
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The pioneer in the American space sector died
Walter Schirra - American space pioneer, one of the first seven astronauts to explore Mercury - the astronaut group made NASA's earliest flight, died at the age of 84. H…
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NASA: Satellite studies the clouds
Recently, NASA introduced a spacecraft on a rocket with the primary mission of studying floating mystical clouds 50 miles from Earth.
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The explosion was so intense that it surprised the astronomers
It was the brightest and most energetic starburst known, and may be the first evidence of a new kind of supernova.
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There are tornadoes on Saturn
Scientists on May 8 said they believed that it was the storms themselves, not the other elements that controlled the whirlwind (up to 400 km / g) on Saturn. The basis…
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Discovering planets hotter than 2,000 degrees Celsius
Scientists on May 9 said they have discovered an outer planet. The solar system is about the same size as Saturn, with temperatures of more than 2,000 degrees Celsius, t…
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NASA announced Hubble's new successor telescope
NASA has introduced a real-life model of the future James Spaceb telescope (JWST). JWST will be launched in 2013, replacing the Hubble telescope to observe the universe.
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The secret to sleeping well on ... Mars
NASA Space Agency has asked the laboratory of Dr. Charles Czeisler (director of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston) to find ways to help…
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NASA: The Atlantis Shuttle ship has been repaired
Atlantis shuttle returned to the launch platform at Cape Canaveral, Florida state, on May 15 after 2 and a half months of repairs. White streaks on the fuel tank are a t…
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In 2007, NASA reduced the shuttle launch program
NASA aerospace agency decided to reduce the shuttle launch program in 2007 from 5 times to 4 times. The cause of Atlantis's late take-off because it had to repair fuel t…
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The latest images of the Sun.
The US Space Agency (NASA) has announced the latest 3D images of the Sun. These photos were sent back to the universe in October 2006 by a couple of holographic Stereo s…
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The US refused to cooperate with the Moon exploration with Russia
The director of the Russian Space Agency said the US had rejected a proposal to cooperate with Russia to explore the Moon.