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Last Chance: Astronauts Venture on Final Spacewalk
2008-11-24 15:46:00 From USATODAY.com Tech - Top Stories: Three spacewalks down. One to go. Astronauts Stephen Bowen and Robert "Shane" Kimbrough venture outside the international space station Monday for the fourth and final spacewalk of space shuttle Endeavour's nearly two-week visit to the orbitin
Astronauts Tackle Glitches with Space Water Recycler
2008-11-21 15:32:00 From SPACE.com: A new recycling system designed to convert astronaut urine and sweat back into drinking water aboard the International Space Station has encountered its first glitch, mission managers said late Thursday. Astronauts were stymied when they attempted to run the firs
STS-126 Space Shuttle Endeavour FULL MISSION COVERAGE (LIVE VIDEO)
2008-11-15 00:47:00 LIVE LAUNCH AND MISSION VIDEO NASATV: REAL MEDIA PLAYER amd WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER LIVE STREAMING VIDEOHign Resolution Image On the 225-foot level of Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-126 crew poses for a group photo. From left are Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen, Pilot Eric Boe, Commander Chris Ferguson, and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus, Donald Pettit and Shane Kimbrough. They earlier took part in a simulated launch countdown as part of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test.Image credit: NASA/Troy Cryder Oct. 29, 2008High Resolution Image Palmetto trees frame space shuttle Endeavour as it rolls toward Launch Pad 39A after earlier moving off Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Endeavour is set for the STS-126 mission, the 27th mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle will carry the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier and the Multi-Purpose Logistics...
Astronauts to Vote From Space Station
2008-11-03 14:50:00 From SPACE.com: While most Americans will flock to the polls Tuesday to cast their vote for the next U.S. president, two U.S. citizens will beam their ballots down from the International Space Station as they fly 220 miles (354 km) above Earth. Like all U.S. spaceflyers since 19
NASA Building Computer Therapist for Astronauts
2008-10-30 16:34:00 From My Way: NASA plans to start clinical tests next month on a $1.74 million software application called Virtual Space Station that provides DEPRESSION THERAPY FOR ASTRONAUTS in space. Your work is dangerous and your co-workers rely on you to stay alive. But you can never get f
Astronauts Ride in Style in New Moon Truck
2008-10-29 16:16:00 From SPACE.com: NASA's new prototype for a future moon truck is proving to be the ultimate lunar RV, allowing astronauts to take extended road trips without the constant drag of bulky spacesuits. A terrestrial version of the Small Pressurized Rover, which can go forward, reverse
Closing in on new astronauts
2008-09-24 16:27:00 From ESA Top News: Following a first stage of psychological testing, there are now only 192 highly talented individuals still in with a chance of becoming the new astronauts in ESA's European Astronaut Corps. This first stage of computer-based psychological testing finished at t
China's Astronauts Prepare for 1st Spacewalk
2008-09-23 22:23:00 From CBC | Technology & Science News: China's astronauts arrived at their desert launch centre on Sunday to make final preparations for the country's third manned space mission and first to include a space walk. Three astronauts — or taikonauts, as they are called in China
Moonquakes
2008-09-01 18:06:00 “A moonquake is the lunar equivalent of an earthquake. They were first discovered by the Apollo astronauts. Moonquakes are much weaker than earthquakes. According to NASA, there are at least four different kinds of moonquakes: Deep moonquakes (~700 km below the surface, probably caused by tidal in origin) Meteorites impact vibrations Thermal quakes (the frigid lunar crust ...
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Frightened Astronauts and the Moongirls Who Love Them
2008-07-02 06:28:00 Playlist2-Hour MP3 in 320 KPS Tobiah - I Don't Really ExistDaysleeper - Megaton SupernovaThe Redwoods - Please Mr. ScientistRufus Thomas - Funky RobotBBC Radiophonic Workshop - Dr. Who ThemeCirculatory System - Lovely UniverseLes Savy Fav - I.C. TimerOranger - Space colony BoogiePaul The Girl - SpaceshipThe Creatures - Another PlanetNo Knife - This MoonlifeFerrante and Teicher - Theme from Star TrekRay Allen & The Embers - Ham the Space MonkeyCap'n Jazz - We Are ScientistsHawkwind - Quark, Strangeness, and CharmPere Ubu - Over the MoonDeerhoof - The GalaxistApples in Stereo - Beautiful Machine Pts. 1-2Aleph-1 - Plan 9The Mighty Gordinis - Mission in SpaceThe Finks - Meat Robot101 Strings - A Dissapointed Love with a Dessensitized RobotLo-Bat - My Little Droid Needs a HandBeck - Gameboy/Homeboy (remix by 8-Bit)Aviador Dro - Hal 9000Arab on Radar - Rubber RobotDan Greene - Adam in SpaceThe Astronauts - The AstronautJohn D. Loudermilk - He's Just a Scientist (That's All)At Th...
NASA Helps Astronauts Cast Ballots from Space
2008-06-23 10:20:00 From NPR Topics: Space: For astronauts from Houston, who are unable to vote by absentee ballot, NASA has made it possible to cast their votes from a space shuttle or the International Space Station. NASA created special software that allows local election officials to create a ball
Astronauts breeze through final spacewalk
2008-06-08 23:30:00 Shuttle Discovery's astronauts breezed through their third and final spacewalk Sunday, replacing an empty gas tank at the international space station and collecting a sample of dusty debris.
Astronauts work with untested robotic arm
2008-06-07 21:46:00 Astronauts tried out the international space station's newest piece of equipment Saturday, but it was a very limited test.
Astronauts Drive the BMW Hydrogen 7
2008-06-06 17:00:00 Taken from Astronauts Drive the BMW Hydrogen 7 on ZerCustoms The astronauts are propelled into space by H2 and BMW gave them the occasion to experience it in the BMW Hydrogen 7 while driving on land. In autumn 2007 NASA was already using a fleet of BMW Hydrogen 7 vehicles for test purposes at Cape Canaveral. Commander ... Complete text here: Astronauts Drive the BMW Hydrogen 7 Photo gallery here: Astronauts Drive the BMW Hydrogen 7 Photos More BMW news on ZerCustoms
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Astronauts anchor giant Japanese lab to space station
2008-06-05 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- A team of astronauts working inside and out anchored a giant billion-dollar Japanese lab to the international space station Tuesday, making it the biggest room there.The long-awaited moment of contact came as two of the crew were winding up a spacewalk.Spacewalkers Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan Jr. took care of all the preliminaries, removing covers and disconnecting cables on the bus-size lab, named Kibo, Japanese for h ...
Astronauts get ready for installation of Japan's giant space station lab
2008-06-05 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}HOUSTON (AP) -- Shuttle Discovery's astronauts geared up for the first spacewalk of their mission Tuesday and the installation of Japan's giant lab to the international space station.The two spacecraft linked up Monday, and the 10 space travelers immediately got ready to tackle their first big job.Discovery's designated spacewalkers, Michael Fossum and Ronald Garan Jr., will prep the US$1 billion lab, named Kibo -- Japanese for hope -- for installation. ...
Astronauts to Install Space Station's Largest Lab Today
2008-06-03 17:37:00 From SPACE.com: Spacewalkers will help deliver the space station's new Japanese lab today. Astronauts are preparing to venture outside of the International Space Station (ISS) later today to install its new Japanese laboratory and attempt to clean grit out of a gummed up solar w
Toilet Pump Flown to Cape Canaveral...astronauts told to "just hold it
2008-05-30 01:00:00 So. heh. Did someone have trouble reading the directions? The toilet is breaking up on the space station and there is only one. There isn't a hardware store nearby where you can go buy a new wax seal you know,. If you need a replacement for it, it's gotta be flown up there. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After being rushed in from Russia, a toilet pump was loaded into space shuttle Discovery on Thursday just in time for this weekend's liftoff to the international space station, where the lone commode is acting up. - [yahoo news] I wonder if it was small enough to be considered carry-on or if they had to check it. The toilet isn't completely broken luckily. Just the urine pump. While the three space station residents are eager to see the Kibo lab, the bathroom situation has become a more pressing issue. For the past week, the two Russian and one American men have had to periodically manually flush the urine side of the Russian-built toilet. T...
By: techRivet
Astronauts wanted
2008-05-29 21:01:00 From Boing Boing: The Canadian Space Agency has, er, launched a recruitment campaign for astronauts. Two lucky applicants will be chosen to join the Canadian Space Agency Astronaut corps and a "pool of qualified candidates will also be created for future needs." From the job descri
Astronauts to deliver pump for balky space toilet
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2008-05-29 13:28:00 AP - NASA rushed Wednesday to get a special pump on board shuttle Discovery to fix a balky toilet at the international space station, as the launch countdown got under way.
Shuttle astronauts rehearse launch day
2008-05-09 21:29:00 The crew of the space shuttle Discovery successfully completed a dress rehearsal today for their upcoming launch. They capped off their practice run at Cape Canaveral with a simulated countdown to liftoff at 11:00 a.m. ET.
[Interesting] Trying to shed its image of lunatic diaper-clad astronauts, N
2008-05-01 11:19:00 (WND)
Returning Cosmonaut and Two Astronauts Almost Died During Landing
2008-04-24 23:51:00 It was a close call. The returning cosmonaut and two astronauts almost died during their landing because Sojuz capsule almost burned in the atmosphere. The crew was very lucky because the situation was actually very dangerous. The results could have been much worse. Last weekend the Sojuz capsule was bringing back cosmonauts Juri Malatshenko, American Peggy ...
Astronauts rescued as capsule lands off-target
2008-04-19 16:09:00 A Russian capsule carrying an American astronaut landed several hundred miles off-course Saturday, officials said.
Space station astronauts prepare for landing
2008-04-18 19:27:00 Two veteran spaceflyers and South Korea's first astronaut will say farewell to the crew of the international space station tonight and prepare to head home.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) Features Astronauts
2008-04-18 00:00:00 Regent Seven Seas Cruises, voted the “#1 Small-Ship Cruise Line” in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2007 Readers’ Choice Awards poll, has definitely attempted to create an “out of this world” cruise adventure. RSSC will offer guests the opportunity to travel with two famous astronauts, Edgar Mitchell and Charles Duke, known for being two of the ...
ESA is Looking for New European Astronauts
2008-04-12 23:15:00 European Space Agency (ESA) is recruiting new astronauts. Anyone can leave an open application to ESA and therefore has a change to fly to space one day. Last time ESA recruited astronauts was in 1992. The overall selection process will start on Monday 19 May. The selected candidated will be trained in European Astronaut Centre ...
Japan needs astronauts
2008-04-03 06:20:00 Japan's space agency began recruiting astronauts for the first time in nearly a decade on Tuesday amid growing interest in the space program spurred by a Japanese astronaut's journey on the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour. Japan's space program was in tatters in the late 1990s after a series of mishaps, but it sent its first lunar probe into orbit last year in hopes of putting the program back on track. The first piece of a new Japanese laboratory was also installed on the International Space Station last month, paving the way for more Japanese astronauts to work in space.
By: Attuworld
Astronauts wrap up space station work
2008-03-22 22:17:00 Endeavour’s astronauts embarked on the fifth and final spacewalk of their mission Saturday, this time to attach an inspection pole to the international space station for use during the next mission.
Astronauts check shuttle?s thermal skin
2008-03-21 23:14:00 Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship's thermal skin Friday for any possible damage from orbital debris, using a laser-tipped boom that will be left behind at the international space station.
Astronauts Enjoys Some Mid-Mission Off-Duty Time
2008-03-21 09:14:00 SpaceFlightNow.Com writes that astronauts in the orbit have enjoyed some off-duty time, which was really needed. “We’re having a great time, taking a break, just relaxing a little bit”, says Peggy Whitson when interviewed by CBS News. “I think we really needed it. For the station guys and for the shuttle guys, we had to ...
Astronauts to take time off
2008-03-19 19:15:00 Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Endeavour are due for some well deserved time off Wednesday as they take a break from their record-long construction flight at the international space station.
Astronauts move robot to its space perch
2008-03-19 01:33:00 Astronauts moved Dextre the robot to a new perch outside the international space station on Tuesday after devoting nearly a week to putting together and creating the monster-size machine.
Astronauts plug 11-foot arms into large robot
2008-03-16 21:27:00 Two spacewalking astronauts attached 11-foot arms to the international space station's huge new robot on Sunday, preparing the giant machine for its 1 Vote(s)
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Astronauts rescue their robot
2008-03-15 03:27:00 The space station’s new robot remained without power because of a cable design flaw Friday as flight controllers devised yet another plan to get electricity flowing to the machine.
Matt Darey Presents Urban Astronauts - Animal -(Promo CDS)-2008-SnS
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Out on Another Service Call
2008-03-11 15:26:00 Back in the 70’s, we went from the amazing feats of the Apollo Astronauts to the lull of Skylab, then the build up to the Shuttle Program. As I was in the 4th & 5th grade during the build-up, I believed (and a small part of me still hopes) that someday we would be buying ...
Endeavour Astronauts a Mix of Experience, Excitement
2008-03-07 15:56:00 The seven astronauts set to rocket spaceward aboard NASA's shuttle Endeavour next week are a varied crew of experienced veterans and first-time flyer1 Vote(s)
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Astronauts say teary farewell in space
2008-02-18 02:13:00 The crews of the space shuttle and station said a teary farewell, then sealed the hatches between them Sunday after more than a week of working tirelessly together to build a bigger and better scientific outpost in orbit.
Astronauts to Outfit Station's New Lab for Science
2008-02-15 15:38:00 From SPACE.com: Spacewalkers will attach new experiments to the space station's hull. A pair of spacewalking astronauts will outfit the International Space Station's (ISS) new Columbus laboratory for science Friday when they add new experiments to the module's orbital porch.
Space station astronauts work on new lab
2008-02-14 23:49:00 With two of their three spacewalks completed, the astronauts aboard the linked shuttle-station complex focused Thursday on getting the new Columbus lab up and running.
Astronauts check shuttle for damage
2008-02-08 22:50:00 The crew of Shuttle Atlantis conducted a painstaking laser inspection of the ship's wings Friday, looking for any signs of damage from its trip into space.
Were the Caesars Astronauts? The Best Far Out Theory I’ve Seen!
2008-02-06 07:40:00 The Bigfoot Boogie!
Astronauts Ready for Thursday Launch
2008-02-04 18:58:00 Seven astronauts returned to NASA’s launch site Monday to take a new shot at flying space shuttle Atlantis to the international space station.
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Muslims in Space! Muslim Astronauts Encounter Unique Difficulties
2008-01-29 00:00:00 As Malaysia prepares to pick its first astronauts, the country’s space agency is hunting for solutions to the problems it expects devout Muslims to face while in orbit, such as in which direction to pray. Devout Muslims are required under Islam rules to pray fervently five times a day facing their holy city of ...
Ground Control to Major Bombed? NASA says astronauts HAVEN'T drunk before m
2008-01-25 15:00:00 Apparently that 'one small step for man', and all subsequent steps, (and we're guessing space walks too) have been taken in a straight line.According to no less esteemed a publication than the New York Times (of 'all the news that'll fit between 13 inches of broadsheet' fame), there is "no evidence of crew members? going on space missions drunk or impaired by alcohol".This NASA decree, based on an anonymous online survey of 31 flight surgeons and 87 current astronauts done in the wake of the Lisa Nowak debacle, will finally put to bed any rumours of pie-eyed shenanigans where 'nobody can hear you scream', i.e, 'space' to the pop culture-averse. It's highly unlikely this, or any other announcement by NASA will phase conspiracy theorists though, who believe "astronauts" landed on a Hollywood sound stage and for all they know, might've been drunker than ushers at a monster truck rally while pulling their elaborate ruse. Airline pilots are much more used to such scrutiny, to...
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Virtual Worlds To Keep Martian Astronauts Sane?
2008-01-05 04:04:00 (Image Credit: NASA)While NASA has dedicated hundreds (if not thousands) of scientists and engineers to ensure that the future humans traveling to Mars make it back to Earth in one piece, they have paid a lot less attention to the fact of them getting homesick.In order to help lift their spirits (and perhaps counter cabin fever) NASA is considering building a "Second Life" virtual world that would enable them to communicate with friends and family.(Wired.com) While aerospace engineers are designing the Ares rockets to be deployed in the Mars missions, a more starry-eyed contingent at NASA is testing networking and virtual reality technologies that they think will connect the first wave of Mars pioneers with their families, friends and colleagues back on Earth, in a 3-D virtual world cut from the mold of Second Life or World of Warcraft."We want to help our remote explorers 'phone home' in a way that lets them sit around a dinner table with their family, help their children with ho...
By: Colony Worlds
Astronauts deck halls with boughs of nylon
2007-12-14 17:22:00 From USATODAY.com Tech - Top Stories: The Christmas tree won't be the only thing that's artificial about astronaut Daniel Tani's holiday. Tani unexpectedly finds himself stuck until early 2008 on the International Space Station, where the clothes and the Christmas spruce are
Earth's Magnetic Field: A Shield For Lunar Astronauts?
2007-12-12 04:06:00 (Image Credit: NASA)After a "brief" delay, humanity will once again send a few brave souls to visit the lunar world that orbits our home planet. However if we are going to live upon that barren world, humanity will have to find a way to deal with the cosmic radiation that can bombard the lunar surface.While scientists have yet to create a portable magnetic field to shield future explorers, they are looking at the possibility of "borrowing Earth's" to protect lunar astronauts.(Physorg.com) Earth is largely protected by its magnetic field, or magnetosphere, but new University of Washington research shows that some parts of the moon also are protected by the magnetosphere for seven days during the 28-day orbit around Earth. "We found that there were areas of the moon that would be completely protected by the magnetosphere and other areas that are not protected at all," said Erika Harnett, a UW assistant research professor of Earth and space sciences. While a week of protection is bett...
By: Colony Worlds
Astronauts arrive in Florida for shuttle launch
2007-12-03 22:10:00 From Yahoo! News: Science News: Seven astronauts charged with delivering a European science laboratory into orbit arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday to prepare for Thursday's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis. ADVERTISEMENT If the launch occurs at i |
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