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Quiet Sun bombards earth with fierce solar streams
Washington, September 18 (ANI): A new study has found that Earth was bombarded last year with high levels of solar energy at a time when the Sun was in an unusually quiet phase and sunspots had virtually disappeared.
The study was led by [...]
Space Shuttle Discovery returns to Earth after successful mission
Washington, September 12 (ANI): Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts has returned to Earth after a successful mission called STS-128, in which the team delivered two refrigerator-sized science racks to the International Space Station (ISS).
One rack will be used to conduct experiments on materials such as metals, glasses and ceramics.
The results [...]
‘Smell of space’ strong, metallic and unique, say NASA astronauts
Washington, September 7 (ANI): NASA astronauts aboard the US space shuttle Discovery have said that the smell of space, which is regarded as the final frontier, is strong, metallic and unique.
“There is one smell up here that is really unique though and that is the smell, we just call it ‘the smell of space’,” said [...]
NASA’s Orion spacecraft passes significant design milestone
Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): NASA’s Orion spacecraft has passed a significant design milestone by completing the Orion Project’s preliminary design review (PDR), and thus taking a major step toward building the next crew exploration vehicle.
Orion is being designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station and other destinations.
The preliminary design review is one [...]
NASA delays launch of space shuttle Discovery
Washington, August 28 (ANI): NASA managers have postponed the launch of space shuttle Discovery to allow engineers more time to develop plans for resolving an issue with a valve in the shuttle’s main propulsion system.
Launch now is targeted for no earlier than 11:59 p.m. Friday, August 28, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
During [...]
NASA gives nod for space shuttle Discovery’s launch on August 25
Washington, August 20 (ANI): NASA has given its approval for the launch of space shuttle Discovery on August 25, after a two-day review of the spacecraft’s readiness for flight.
Discovery’s launch date was announced after a flight readiness review at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
During the meeting, senior NASA and contractor managers assessed the [...]
NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour launches to complete Japanese module
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew have set off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 15, to deliver the final segment to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory and a new crew member to the International Space Station (ISS).
Endeavour’s 16-day mission includes five spacewalks and [...]
Launch of NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour postponed until July 13
Washington, July 13 (ANI): NASA has decided to postpone the scheduled July 12th launch of space shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station (ISS) until July 13th due to thunderstorms near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Sensors indicted there were 11 lightning strikes within 0.35 miles, which is inside the launch pad’s threshold.
Teams have [...]
Americans to see International Space Station on Fourth of July
Washington, July 1 (ANI): The skies of the Unites States of America are all set to lit up on the fourth of July with a spectacular view of the International Space Station (ISS) as it orbits 220 miles above Earth.
Many locations will have unusually long sighting opportunities of as much as five minutes, weather permitting, [...]
Now, use twitter to see the International Space Station
Washington, June 27 (ANI): Two journalists have built an online service that would let twitter users around the world to spot the International Space Station (ISS) without a telescope.
The online service, built by Dutch science reporter Govert Schilling and journalist Jaap Meijers, would let people know [...]
Astronaut to telecast freefall experiment via live link-up from space station
Paris, June 23 (ANI): ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Frank De Winne, in a live link-up with the ISS (International Space Station), scheduled for September 21, will perform a simple experiment in space to demonstrate the effects of freefall.
The event is enabled by ESA’s Directorate [...]
Russian Soyuz blasts off for ISS
Moscow, May 27 (RIA Novosti) A Russian Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) was launched Wednesday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the mission control said.
“The craft is due to dock with the ISS May 29,” a spokesperson said.
The 20th Expedition to the ISS comprises flight engineer Frank [...]
NASA gives space station crew ‘go’ to drink recycled water
Washington, May 21 (ANI): NASA’s Mission Control gave the Expedition 19 astronaut crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) a “go” to drink water that the station’s new recycling system has purified.
Mission Control radioed the news to the crew on May 20, following a report from the Water Recovery System team that station program managers [...]
NASA shuttle commander to tweet from space!
Washington, May 10 (ANI): NASA astronaut Mark Polansky, commander of the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in June this year, is sharing updates about his training and flight on social networking website Twitter.
Polansky, a New Jersey native and former Air Force test pilot, will command the space shuttle Endeavour on [...]
NASA releases interactive 3-D views of International Space Station, new mars rover
Washington, May 8 (ANI): NASA has released an interactive, 3-D photographic collection of internal and external views of the International Space Station (ISS) and a model of the next Mars rover.
NASA and Microsoft’s Virtual Earth team developed the online experience with hundreds of photographs and Microsoft’s photo imaging technology called Photosynth.
Using a click-and-drag interface, [...]
Astronauts need more intense workouts to maintain muscle fitness in space
Washington, April 3 (ANI): A new study has suggested that astronauts need to modify their workouts to avoid extensive muscle loss during missions onboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The research, sponsored by NASA, was conducted at Ball State University’s Human Performance Laboratory (HPL), US.
It suggests that changes are needed to optimize the inflight exercise regimen [...]
ISS, Discovery astronauts get solar panel in place
Washington – Astronauts were steering a new solar panel into place using robotic arms on Wednesday ahead of a spacewalk to install the segment aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The panel is part of a truss segment that will complete the backbone of the station and boost its energy capacity, allowing the crew size to [...]
Now, astronauts can wear ‘odor free’ clothes in space
Washington, March 18 (ANI): A new crewmate aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is testing a new line of clothing that is literally threaded with anti-bacterial and deodorizing materials, making it ‘odor free’.
According to a report in Discovery News, the crewmate in question is Koichi Wakata, a Japanese astronaut, who is serving as a station [...]
Space shuttle Discovery sets off to power International Space Station
Washington, March 16 (ANI): Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew have lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 15th to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new crew member to the [...]
Debris threat prompts International Space Station crew to evacuate
London, March 13 (ANI): The threat of a possible collision with a piece of space junk made the three crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) to briefly evacuate the station and take shelter in a docked Soyuz spacecraft.
According to a report in New Scientist, NASA said that the threat has now passed and [...]
