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International Space Station || STS-123 - Endeavour || Space Backgrounds || Space Forum || Technology Forum
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Written by Derek Kessler on
Friday, 11 May 2007
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 NASA has unveiled a full-scale model of the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope’s coveted crown: The James Webb Space Telescope. Measuring eighty feet long and half as tall, the JWST will weigh in at a whopping 6.8 tons, half the weight of Hubble. It is scheduled for launch in June 2013 and will reside in the gravity-neutral L2 point outside Earth’s orbit. Overall, the project is expected to cost $3.5 billion.
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Written by Derek Kessler on
Tuesday, 08 May 2007
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 Reuters: A robotic probe designed to touch and analyze Martian water for the first time is being prepared for launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, officials said on Tuesday.
The craft, known as Phoenix, is expected to land in the northern polar region of Mars and dig beneath the soil. Launch is scheduled for August 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Bolstered by evidence that Mars once had liquid surface water, scientists are keen to recover an actual sample to see if the materials for life exist.
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Written by Derek Kessler on
Tuesday, 08 May 2007
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 Space.com: Scientists have detected a stellar explosion that is the brightest and most energetic ever recorded, and which could be the first evidence of a new type of supernova fueled by an antimatter engine.
The "SN 2006gy" explosion occurred in a galaxy 240 million light-years away, called NGC 1260, and was 100 times more energetic than typical supernovas. It was detected in September 2006 using ground-based telescopes and NASA's Chandra X-ray space observatory. It brightened slowly for 70 days, and at its peak emitted more than 50 billion Suns worth of light-shining 10 times brighter than its host galaxy-before dimming slowly. Most supernovas reach peak brightness in days to a few weeks.
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Written by Derek Kessler on
Thursday, 03 May 2007
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 Associated Press: Walter M. Schirra Jr., one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the only man to fly on NASA's Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, has died. He was 84.
His family said he died of natural causes, David Mould, NASA press secretary in Washington, said Thursday. Mould said he had been suffering from cancer but did not know if that contributed to the death.
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Written by Derek Kessler on
Wednesday, 02 May 2007
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 Space.com: Pieces of the largest laboratory to launch towards the International Space Station (ISS) are coming together and Japan couldn’t be happier.
More than two-thirds of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Kibo laboratory awaits NASA shuttle rides to the space station early next year at the U.S. agency’s Cape Canaveral, Florida spaceport. Altogether, engineers are poring over two JAXA pressurized modules and a pair of robotic arms as they await next year’s delivery of external experiment platform to complete Kibo, also known as the station’s Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). |
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Written by Derek Kessler on
Tuesday, 01 May 2007
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 Space.com: Six teams from across the country are converging on Connecticut this week to determine which among them has built a better space glove in a NASA-sponsored competition.
The two-day competition, billed as the Astronaut Glove Challenge, begins May 2 at the New England Air Museum at the Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, where a total of $250,000 in prize money is at stake. The contest is one of several competitions under NASA's Centennial Challenges program which offer cash prizes to spur innovation and interest in spaceflight technology.
"We're looking for something different, to show us something unique," said Alan Hayes, CEO of the non-profit Owings, Maryland firm Volanz Aerospace, which is overseeing the Astronaut Glove Challenge for NASA. |
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Written by Derek Kessler on
Thursday, 26 April 2007
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Written by Derek Kessler on
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
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Written by Derek Kessler on
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
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Science & Tech 
It was 17 years ago today that Hubble Space Telescope found its way into low Earth orbit. Named after the late astronomer Edwin Hubble, the HST's position outside the Earth's atmosphere gifted it with unparalleled clarity and a wide range of available spectrum. Though it has suffered numerous setbacks, the Hubble Space Telescope has served to advance the world of astronomical research futher than any other telescope. It's cameras have peered deeper into the cosmos and back billions of years, bringing unprecedented data to astronomers and countless breathtaking images to the public. 