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  • March 2008

    • Dextre Tooled Up, Good to Go

      Space.com  |  Mar 18, 08 8:33 AM CDT

      Dextre Tooled Up, Good to Go

      (Newser) - Dextre, the colossal space robot, is ready to go and awaiting instructions after astronauts successfully fitted the 12-foot helper with a tool kit and cameras for "eyes" last night, Space.com reports. Dextre is set to take up residence outside the International Space Station's Destiny lab later today and will undergo tests before it is asked to perform major tasks. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • astronauts  • spacewalk  • robot  • Dextre

    • Dextre Stretches His Limbs

      Houston Chronicle  |  Mar 17, 08 10:30 AM CDT

      Dextre Stretches His Limbs

      (Newser) - Dextre, the International Space Station’s own gigantic space robot, flexed its mighty arms for the first time last night, the Houston Chronicle reports. Astronauts put the bot through its paces, moving and stopping each of its 14 arm joints. Dextre mostly passed the test; every joint moved perfectly save one, which took longer to brake than expected. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • astronauts  • spacewalk  • robot  • Dextre

    • Russian Rocket Fails to Put US Satellite in Orbit

      Associated Press  |  Mar 16, 08 3:15 PM CDT

      Russian Rocket Fails to Put US Satellite in Orbit

      (Newser) - A Russian rocket was unable to launch a US telecommunications satellite into its designated orbit yesterday, the AP reports. The rocket fell 5,000 miles short of its goal of 22,400 miles when the rocket's second booster turned off too early. The satellite could have reached its destination on its own propulsion system, but such a move would leave the spacecraft low on fuel for future maneuvers, reports the BBC. More »

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      space  • telecommunications  • satellite  • Kazakhstan  • Russian Space Agency  • orbit

    • Endeavour Docks After New Damage Check

      Associated Press  |  Mar 13, 08 3:45 AM CDT

      Endeavour Docks After New Damage Check

      (Newser) - The Endeavour docked with the international space station without a glitch yesterday just after the shuttle was again examined for damage, AP reports.  The craft did a full backflip before docking so every inch of it could be inspected. Launch videos first revealed that something may have hit the shuttle's nose seconds after lift off. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • astronauts  • space shuttle  • Endeavour

    • Endeavour Blasts Into Space

      Houston Chronicle  |  Mar 11, 08 6:30 AM CDT

      Endeavour Blasts Into Space

      (Newser) - The shuttle Endeavour thundered off its launch pad early this morning, carrying seven astronauts and two major pieces of hardware to the International Space Station. On board is a $1 billion science module that contains research gear for the station's lab, the first Japanese contribution to the orbital base, reports the Houston Chronicle . Also accompanying the astronauts is a 12-foot, spacewalking Canadian robot bearing the name Dextre. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • astronauts  • space shuttle  • spacewalk  • Endeavour  • Dextre

    • Shuttle to Launch Giant Robot Into Space

      Houston Chronicle  |  Mar 10, 08 2:05 PM CDT

      Shuttle to Launch Giant Robot Into Space

      (Newser) - When the shuttle Endeavour launches at 2:28am tomorrow, it will carry what has been pure sci-fi until now: a giant space robot. After astronauts assemble it, Canada’s Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, known as “Dextre,” will roam the outside of the International Space Station completing repairs considered too dangerous for spacewalkers, the Houston Chronicle reports. More »

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      Canada  • International Space Station  • space  • robots  • Dextre  • Endeavor

    • Europe to Launch Space Truck

      BBC  |  Mar 8, 08 3:20 PM CST

      Europe to Launch Space Truck

      (Newser) - Europe is about to launch its most sophisticated spacecraft ever, the BBC reports. The “Jules Verne,” set to take off tomorrow, will deliver supplies to the International Space Station while nudging the station higher into its orbit to prevent it from falling to Earth. The freighter is fully automated—no humans aboard—marking a major step toward manned European missions. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • Europe  • astronauts  • space shuttle  • European Space Agency  • ATV  • rockets

  • February 2008

    • Japan Launches Super Speed Internet Satellite

      Associated Press  |  Feb 23, 08 1:33 PM CST

      Japan Launches Super Speed Internet Satellite

      (Newser) - Japan today launched a satellite that, if successful, will be able to sling information across Japan and remote parts of Southeast Asia at high speeds and low cost, the AP reports. The satellite, dubbed “Kizuna,” won’t be used commercially–instead, scientists will run about 100 experiments on it, including a test HDTV broadcast. But researchers hope it will help Japan build one of the most advanced networks on the planet, Reuters reports. More »

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      Internet  • Japan  • space  • HDTV  • sattelite

    • Sky's the Limit in Powerful New Searches for Alien Life

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Feb 21, 08 4:27 AM CST

      Sky's the Limit in Powerful New Searches for Alien Life

      (Newser) - Powerful new instruments will help scientists in their search for extra-terrestrial life, the Christian Science Monitor writes. New telescopes will make it possible for the SETI Institute to scan millions of star systems for alien radio signals. Only a thousand have been analyzed in detail so far, but the institute hopes to get more new data in the next two years than it has collected in the last half-century.  More »

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      space  • astronomy  • extraterrestrial life  • aliens  • exoplanet  • radio telescope  • telescopes  • SETI

    • Space Shuttle Heads for Earth

      Reuters  |  Feb 18, 08 7:58 AM CST

      Space Shuttle Heads for Earth

      (Newser) - The space shuttle Atlantis parted ways with the International Space Station this morning and headed back towards the confines of Earth, even as NASA was rolling another shuttle onto the launch pad, preparing for its March 11th mission. In its 9-day stay, Atlantis attached Europe’s first permanent laboratory to the space station; the next flight will add the beginning of a Japanese research module, Reuters reports. More »

    • Satellite Shootdown May Cost $60M

      CNN  |  Feb 16, 08 11:51 AM CST

      Satellite Shootdown May Cost $60M

      (Newser) - The Navy's attempt to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite will cost up to $60 million, CNN reports. Three Navy ships are preparing for the mission, which could take place next week, but only after the space shuttle Atlantis returns. The Navy hopes to destroy the satellite, which has half a ton of toxic fuel aboard, before it crashes to Earth in the next few weeks. More »

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      space  • space shuttle  • US Navy  • missile defense system  • satellite  • spy satellite  • space debris

    • Astronauts Often a Bit Woozy

      ABC News  |  Feb 15, 08 12:52 PM CST

      Astronauts Often a Bit Woozy

      (Newser) - We all know about carsickness and seasickness—but spacesickness? NASA is cagey about its vomiting astronauts, but about half of the 500 who’ve been to the final frontier suffer from “space adaptation syndrome,” reports Ned Potter for ABC News. So it comes as no surprise to Potter that when a German aboard the orbiting shuttle Atlantis was replaced on a recent spacewalk, it was for an undisclosed “medical issue.” More »

    • New Solar System Sparks Hope for Other Life

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 15, 08 4:10 AM CST

      New Solar System Sparks Hope for Other Life

      (Newser) - Excited astronomers say that the discovery of a solar system with strong similarities to our own raises the chances of other life out there. The system has two gas giants similar to Jupiter and Saturn orbiting at a similar distance from the alien sun 5,000 light years away, and rocky, Earth-like planets may exist in closer orbits, reseachers write in the journal Science. More »

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      space  • astronomy  • extraterrestrial life  • planet  • solar system

    • Solar Lull May Trigger Ice Age

      Popular Mechanics  |  Feb 14, 08 2:56 PM CST

      Solar Lull May Trigger Ice Age

      (Newser) - Solar activity, which usually runs in 11-year cycles, has been so sluggish of late that space weathermen are worried we might be entering a mini-ice age. They expected to see sunspot activity pick up about last March, to peak in 2012; if the sun stays this sluggish for another year or two, it could trigger a prolonged period of massive snowfall and severe cold across the Northern Hemisphere, Popular Mechanics reports. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • space  • greenhouse gases  • weather  • astronomy  • sun  • magnetic field

  • January 2008

    • Risky Spacewalk Juices Up ISS

      Associated Press  |  Jan 30, 08 12:57 PM CST

      Risky Spacewalk Juices Up ISS

      (Newser) - US astronauts pulled off a risky repair mission on the International Space Station’s troubled solar wing today, the AP reports. The possibility of electrical shock made the 7-hour spacewalk dangerous, forcing the team to wait until the station was on the dark side of the planet. “Yee-haw! Excellent,” cried Commander Peggy Whitson as much-needed electricity surged through the station. More »

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      International Space Station  • space  • astronauts  • spacewalk  • Daniel Tani  • Peggy Whitson

    • Spectacular Show Awaits Sky Gazers

      Space.com  |  Jan 26, 08 2:58 PM CST

      Spectacular Show Awaits Sky Gazers

      (Newser) - Sky gazers have an exceptional show awaiting them over the next couple of weeks, Space.com reports, and the most striking celestial sights will be in the early morning. Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets, will converge, forming a spectacular "double planet" low in the dawn light, and a few mornings later, the moon will drop by to join them. More »

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      space  • astronomy  • moon  • planet  • Jupiter  • Venus

    • Probe Zips Over Mercury Today

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jan 14, 08 4:33 AM CST

      Probe Zips Over Mercury Today

      (Newser) - NASA's Messenger spacecraft this afternoon will whiz past Mercury at 141,000 mph and snap an estimated 1,200 detailed photos of the planet's surface from a mere 124 miles up. It will be the first of three passes before the craft starts orbiting the planet closest to the sun in 2011. What scientists find could provide clues about how the Earth was formed. More »

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      NASA  • space  • research  • photographs  • planet  • sun  • Mercury  • Messenger

    • Space Shuttle Astronauts Gain Fame

      Space.com  |  Jan 11, 08 1:20 PM CST

      Space Shuttle Astronauts Gain Fame

      (Newser) - Four space shuttle pilots have taken one giant leap toward immortality, NASA announced this week: They'll make up the Astronaut Hal of Fame class of 2008. The inductees, who will be honored at a May ceremony, include the commanders who presided over the initial assembly of the International Space Station and the first mission dedicated to life sciences, Space.com reports. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • astronauts  • space shuttle

    • Asteroid Won't Slam Into Mars After All

      Space.com  |  Jan 11, 08 4:24 AM CST

      Asteroid Won't Slam Into Mars After All

      (Newser) - An asteroid heading toward Mars won't crash into it after all, according to disappointed scientists. They had initially calculated there was a 1-in-27 chance of the space rock hitting the red planet, but after new observations researchers estimate the odds are only 1 in 10,000, "effectively ruling out the possible collision," according to the latest report. More »

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      NASA  • space  • Mars  • asteroid

    • NASA Plans Daring Hubble Fix

      New Scientist  |  Jan 9, 08 12:42 PM CST

      NASA Plans Daring Hubble Fix

      (Newser) - Astronauts will save—and drastically upgrade—the Hubble Space Telescope in an unprecedented mission this year, NewScientist Space reports. The mission will make the Hubble 90 times more powerful than it originally was, but will require spacewalkers to complete a delicate electronics repair job in zero gravity while wearing bulky spacesuits. Without the tune-up, Hubble would go offline by 2011. More »

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      NASA  • space  • astronauts  • astronomy  • spacewalk  • Hubble

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