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The 60's - The beginning of mankind's journeys into space Posted: 3 years ago by suebe
On April 12, 1961, the Soviets launched a 27-year-old fighter pilot named Yuri Gagarin on the world's first piloted space mission.
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NASA finds tiny hole in Atlantis caused by space debris Posted: 3 years ago by Fanatic
NASA discovered that space shuttle Atlantis has been holed by a tiny piece of space debris. The 1/10-inch hole represents the second largest debris damage event ever identified. Fortunately, it missed everything that was important to the mission. Space debris is an increasingly challenging problem.
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Space Curry - Now Safe For Sealed Space Suit Wearers Posted: 8 months ago by pocksucket
The Indian space programme hit a minor snag when it came to the menu. Many traditional dishes have side effects that you don't necessarily want in a confined space with limited breathable air on board. The Defence Food Research Laboratory have stepped up to help create a more pleasant atmosphere.
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Space Elevator and the Controversial ‘Wobble’ Problem Posted: 1 year ago by jLoSsDh
The idea behind a space elevator is simple. Deploy a cable stretching from the ground near Earth’s equator far enough into space, and centrifugal forces due to Earth’s spin will keep the cable taut.
*fixed
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Costa Rica Creates a Trash Collecting Space Rocket, Will Offer Rides to Mars Posted: 1 week ago by analumass
Former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz has developed a plasma rocket which could cut the cost of space travel by more than half, transforming the aerospace business and clearing the way to exploration for more countries, such as his native Costa Rica. For now, Franklin plans to use the rocket, called the VASIMR, as a a mail-carrier for outer space, a garbage truck for orbital debris and, the ultimate goal, a shuttle to Mars.
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Geomorphology From Space Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Geomorphology from Space is an out of print 1986 NASA publication edited by Nicholas M. Short, Sr. and Robert W. Blair, Jr. designed for use by the remote sensing science and educational communities to study landforms and landscapes. It has a gallery of space images consisting of 237 plates, each showing a different geographic region where a particular landform theme is exemplified.
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Bugs in Space: Can They Survive? Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Catching a free ride to Mars takes more than sticking out a thumb, but some hardy Earth bacteria could survive as hitchhikers clinging to the outside of spacecraft, studies have shown. Now a set of experiments going up with space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station will test how exposure to the harshness of space might change bacteria during a simulated Mars mission.
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The Future of Space Exploration Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Oct 4th will be Sputnik's 50th anniversary. Although it had its scary connotations, the dawn of the Space Age was also a hopeful event. Visionaries celebrated humanity’s long-awaited climb out of its cradle, and pragmatists soon savored the benefits of communications and weather satellites.
The evolution of the space program continues to be dramatic. In a decade or so, it will be hardly recognizable.
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Big Space Thing Looks Like a Moth Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A moth-like structure with a 22-billion-mile wingspan is hovering out in space. This giant is actually a massive cloud of dust surrounding a nearby, young star imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope that has shown astronomers that these dust disks can take on unexpectedly unusual shapes.
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US adopts tough new space policy Posted: 3 years ago by robfouryqr
The US has adopted a tough new policy aimed at protecting its interests in space and denying "adversaries" access there for hostile purposes.
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First unchanging 'soliton' wave found in space Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
An unusual electrical disturbance has been spotted in space, travelling unchanged through the ionised gas surrounding Earth. A European space mission called Cluster detected a "soliton" wave, a phenomenon similar to the self-contained solitons that can travel along optical fibres and channels of water on Earth. This is the first known soliton in space.
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Hubble: From cosmic joke to cherished eye in space Posted: 7 months ago by kakana
After its launch into space in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was stuck with blurry vision because its mirror wasn't quite right. It was the butt of jokes by late night comics; an editorial cartoon said its designer was Mr. Magoo, a nearsighted cartoon character. It seemed like a massively overbudget screw-up.
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Salmonella in Space Get Even Nastier Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists sent Salmonella bacteria to the International Space Station aboard two space shuttle missions in September 2006 and March 2008. The researchers found that when the bacteria were cultured in the microgravity environment of orbit, they became more virulent than those on Earth. The findings showed that the conditions in which the bacteria grows affect how dangerous it will become.
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Far-Out Photo: Sunrise in Space Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
A new picture of a sunrise from space was taken with a handheld camera by astronauts Friday on the day the Space Shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station during shuttle mission STS-127.
Earth's atmosphere appears as a thin crescent shape ranging from white to blue to purple, while the planet in the foreground is a black as the void beyond.
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Space telescope unveils hidden cosmic giant Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Astronomers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research have discovered a new cluster of galaxies, hidden behind a previously identified cluster of galaxies. The recently exposed cosmic giant is apparently just as bright as the first group, but is six times further away. The astronomers made the discovery as part of an international team using the space telescope XMM-Newton.
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Making Babies in Space May Be Difficult Posted: 3 months ago by Bingo
Some animals have been bred in space, but not mammals. Japanese researchers are looking into the possibility, and doing experiments with mice on earth that mimic lower gravity space conditions.
There were some baby mice produced after the embryos were implanted, but not many survived compared to a control group
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Japan Hopes To Build A Space Elevator Posted: 1 year ago by bernardblack
The concept of a space elevator has long been a dream for scientists and has here to date been a staple for science fiction authors. Japan hopes to change that and make the dream a reality.
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Space Ghost Posted: 3 years ago by 86Apex
Man how I miss this show. Anyone want to start a petition to bring it back? It worked for Family Guy. ;)
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"Houston, We Have A Problem" Again - Gunman and Hostage Dead at Johnson Space Center Posted: 3 years ago by indierockcafe
Gunman kills one male hostage and then himself. Police say the gunman had a hand gun.
5:25pm EST
Isn't NASA a secured facility? Apparently not.
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Museum in Space? Posted: 3 years ago by sparky
A blog post suggests that Hubble could be kept in a high-orbit 'museum' rather than being made to crash into the Earth's atmosphere.
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