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Space shuttle Endeavor returns safely to earth
Earlier (December 1), the Endeavor spacecraft landed on an American air base, after completing its mission to repair and upgrade the ISS International Space Station, whi…
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SpaceX's boosters fell into the sea during a supply flight to ISS
SpaceX's announcement said the Falcon 9 rocket had left the launch pad on December 5 (local time), dawn on December 6 (Vietnam time) at the launch site 40, Cape Canavera…
History
30 years after the Challenger disaster and NASA's change
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded only 73 seconds after being launched from the Kennedy Space Center in the state of Florida (USA), killing all…
History
November 20, 1998 - The first module of ISS International Space Station flies into space
This is considered an important milestone marking a new era of cooperation in space technology between the two great powers Russia and the United States after decades of…
History
December 4, 1998 - The International Space Station receives the first module assembled by the United States
Unity was assembled with Zarya that was launched into space on November 20, 1998 before.
Environment
Consolidating the hypothesis that the Tunguska explosion in 1908 was caused by comets
New Cornell University study, the United States is almost certain that the 1908 Tunguska explosion was caused by a comet falling into the atmosphere. The explosion is de…
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National Geographic: Photo of the most beautiful space in 2012
National Geographic magazine has just introduced 20 most beautiful space images in 2012, voted by the image editorial department of the magazine.
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Beautiful astronomical photos in the past week
You can admire NASA photos of astronomy - space last week.
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The most beautiful photo of the universe last week
Real Japanese in Norway, nebula 13208-6020 glowing when born is the most beautiful cosmic images last week posted on National Geographic.
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Universe photo: Super storm on Saturn
The moment Johannes Kepler spacecraft returns to Earth's atmosphere, strange clouds in the sky of Canada, super typhoon running around Saturn ... is the most beautiful c…
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Atlantis's last flight
The space shuttle Atlantis' perfect landing closes the 25-year career of one of America's most famous spacecraft.
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Video of Atlantis ship off the ISS station
Atlantis was built by Rockwell International in Southern California and brought to John F. Kennedy Space Center in eastern Florida in April 1985. (ISS) when connected to…
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Atlantis space shuttle re-exported at the exhibition
Atlantis, the last spacecraft in the Space Agency's Space Shuttle (NASA) fleet, returns with a new mission to attract tourists.
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The 2011 event looks from the universe
Join the BBC to look back at some of the most prominent events this year from an external perspective.
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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.