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Looking back at Columbia shuttle shuttle disaster process
Space shuttle Columbia Columbia (NASA number: OV-102) is the first ship in NASA's space shuttle fleet capable of flying to space. Its first flight, STS-1, lasted from Ap…
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A giant meteorite just flew over Earth
A giant meteorite about 270 meters in size has just passed through the Earth, but is unlikely to pose a danger to our planet.
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Russia launches unmanned laboratory to ISS Station
Russian Federation of Space Roskosmos signed with Russian Space Rocket Corporation RKK Energia a new $ 11 million contract to build an unmanned orbital laboratory.
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Chinese spacecraft flew over the planet Toutatis
The Hang Nga 2 spacecraft successfully implemented a mission for China when it flew over the asteroid Toutatis 7 million kilometers from Earth.
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Goce satellites surf near the Earth
Goce, Europe's ultra-low flying satellite, has just been pulled down further from Earth to improve its data resolution.
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The mystery behind Apollo's missions
How can you prepare to land your spaceship on the surface?
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Europe will launch 'flying refrigerators' to the universe
A spacecraft with a refrigerator-like mechanism built by the European Space Agency (ESA) will fly to space to learn Mercury.
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US revealed test military flying discs
The US National Archives published for the first time a drawing of a US Air Force flying saucer that placed a private research and manufacturing company in the 1950s. Th…
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Two meteorites fly close to the earth today
Telescopes in the US state of Arizona discovered 2012 QG42 and 2012 QC8, the names of two meteors on August 26. They are moving towards the earth and the moon and will r…
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NASA record holder takes control of ISS station
Sunita Williams, the record-holder astronaut, is the longest-flying woman in orbit, was given the right to administer the International Space Station (ISS).
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Worms live longer when flying into space
Flying in space can help you live longer, according to an expert from the University of Nottingham (UK). However, the researcher this time is the parasite Caenorhabditis…
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Recruiting chefs to cook for astronauts on Mars
Scientists are working on a project to simulate Mars-flying missions in Hawaii (USA), or HI-SEAS for short, to find the best dishes for astronauts coming to Mars. This p…
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The explorer Mars had trouble
The Mars Odyssey, the spacecraft flying around American Mars, switched to safe mode after the computer system detected a technical problem. In standby mode, the Mars Ody…
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Tomorrow morning, a giant meteorite will fly over Earth
Astronomers say the 2012 LZ1 meteorite, which has a diameter of up to 700m, will fly over the Earth tomorrow morning (June 16, Vietnam time). At the latest moment, the 2…
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Today, a meteorite will fly close to Earth
At first, this meteorite was symbolized as 2012 KP24, discovered on May 23. After 12 observations, its exact trajectory was determined. The calculations show that 2012 K…