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HST farewell ahead of Late Inspections – panel 11R of interest
Read more →: HST farewell ahead of Late Inspections – panel 11R of interestThe last humans to visit the Hubble Space Telescope have departed, leaving behind a rejuvenated spacecraft that will…
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Orbital successfully launch TacSat-3 via Minotaur 1
Read more →: Orbital successfully launch TacSat-3 via Minotaur 1An Orbital Minotaur 1 has finally launched from the Wallops Island Flight Facility with the Tactical Satellite-3 (TacSat-3)…
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Final spacewalk marks full mission success for STS-125 EVA tasks
Read more →: Final spacewalk marks full mission success for STS-125 EVA tasksThe STS-125 crew are completing the final servicing tasks on the Hubble Space Telescope via the fifth and…
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DIRECT issue rebuttal over NASA analysis of Jupiter launch vehicle
Read more →: DIRECT issue rebuttal over NASA analysis of Jupiter launch vehicleThe team behind the alternative exploration architecture known as DIRECT have released a rebuttal document, countering claims made…
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STS-125: Eight hour EVA-4 works STIS repair – Atlantis’ TPS overview
Read more →: STS-125: Eight hour EVA-4 works STIS repair – Atlantis’ TPS overviewFor Flight Day 7 of STS-125, Atlantis’ crew turned their attention to the forth EVA of the mission, focusing on…
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Endeavour waits for STS-400 standdown – STS-125 flies through EVA-3
Read more →: Endeavour waits for STS-400 standdown – STS-125 flies through EVA-3While STS-125 continues to enjoy a successful Hubble servicing mission – marked by a hugely successful third spacewalk – Endeavour has…
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STS-125 completes eight hour EVA-2, workaround conducted for RSU problem
Read more →: STS-125 completes eight hour EVA-2, workaround conducted for RSU problemAfter the marathon spacewalk (EVA-1) by astronauts John Grunsfeld and Drew Feustel on Thursday, Mike “Mass” Massimino and…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with Herschel and Planck observatories
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA launches with Herschel and Planck observatoriesArianespace’s Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle has lifted off to place two space telescopes into orbit on Thursday, launching…
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EVA-1 kicks off spacewalk marathon for STS-125’s servicing of Hubble
Read more →: EVA-1 kicks off spacewalk marathon for STS-125’s servicing of HubbleSTS-125’s John Grunsfeld and Andrew Feustel have completed and extended 7hour, 20 minute EVA-1 – the first of five…
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Training Course on Data Processing and Application of Remote Sensing Satellite sponsored by APSCO opened in Beijing
Read more →: Training Course on Data Processing and Application of Remote Sensing Satellite sponsored by APSCO opened in BeijingOn May 11, 2009 , the “Training Course on Data Processing and Application of Remote Sensing Satellite”, co-sponsored…
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Atlantis’ TPS in good shape as she hooks up with Hubble
Read more →: Atlantis’ TPS in good shape as she hooks up with HubbleWith the debris strike on Atlantis’ starboard chine Thermal Protection System (TPS) – now confirmed as a liberation…
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STS-125: Pad damaged during launch – Atlantis undergoes inspections
Read more →: STS-125: Pad damaged during launch – Atlantis undergoes inspectionsSTS-125’s Flight Day 2 has been completed, highlighted by the inspections of Atlantis’ Thermal Protection System (TPS) as…