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America celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first flight around the Earth
At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Friendship 7 spacecraft brought astronaut John Glenn into orbit at exactly 9:47 am (local time) on February 20, 1962.
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NASA wants to build fuel stations in space
Recently, NASA has awarded contracts to four companies planning to study how to store and transfer fuel in space.
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America delayed the last flight of Endeavor
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) today decided to delay the space shuttle's last flight to space Endeavor after experts discovered a technical problem.
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Space shuttle Endeavor is ready for launch on Friday
All conditions including weather are very convenient for the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavor on Friday.
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Endeavor arrives at the space station
On November 17 morning, NASA's Endeavor carrying 7 astronauts and more than 6 tons of cargo successfully connected with the International Space Station (ISS).
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Discovery ship flew into space
This morning 1.6 (VN time), space shuttle Discovery was launched into space by the US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA), starting a 14-day mission to carry the main pa…
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Discovery ship boarded the way back
On June 11, Space Shuttle Discovery left the ISS International Space Station after nearly 9 days to perform the mission of assembling Kibo laboratory's main unit into th…
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Discovery ship into the launch pad
Yesterday, 3.5, Space Shuttle Discovery was moved by the US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) to the launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida (USA) to prepare f…
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NASA selects female commander of Atlantis spacecraft
American Aeronautics Agency (NASA) announced June 20 female pilot Pamela Ann Melroy will be the second woman in the world to command the Atlantis spacecraft to be launch…
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10 scientific breakthroughs in 2005
2005 is the year of many special scientific events. The Guardian newspaper (UK) has just released a list of 10 most outstanding scientific breakthroughs in the past year.
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Found technical errors in shuttle Columbia and Discovery
Investigators of the US Space Agency (NASA) have discovered a technical error on space shuttle Columbia and Discovery, but have yet to find a clear answer to the Columbi…
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Inside NASA's secret rocket manufacturing facility
NASA's spacecraft assembly building, home to many famous missiles and shuttles, is a limited place to visit.
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The American astronaut's
On July 21, Atlantis successfully landed after the last flight, marking the end of the US shuttle program.
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The senseless heroes of science
Russians and Americans honor their first astronauts as heroes. But the real hero of the research is what is made of metal and silicon: unmanned explorer ship.
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Discovery ship returned to Motherland safely
Space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida State (USA) on March 9, ending its final mission before retiring.