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NEWS ABOUT: Jules Verne

Jules Verne stories: 4 news summaries
movie review

 3-D Doesn't Ensure 
 an Exciting Journey 

Generic visual tricks bore critics

Jul 11, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 3-D adventure flick Journey to the Center of the Earth is generating tepid reviews. The Brendan Fraser vehicle is “rambunctious and ridiculous,” though some younger moviegoers might enjoy it, writes Jan Stuart in the LA Times. Aimed at “kids of an age group more conversant with... More »

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film • movie review • 3D movie • Jules Verne • Brendan Fraser

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 Cargo Ship Docks With ISS

Unmanned European vessel hooks up to International Space Station

Apr 3, 08 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - European cargo vessel Jules Verne docked flawlessly today at the International Space Station, Space.com reports. The double-decker-sized space hauler has about 8 tons of supplies on board for astronauts at the station, including food and water, rocket propellant—even handwritten documents from the real Jules Verne, a 19th-century science... More »

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NASA • European Space Agency • International Space Station • space flight • spacecraft • cargo ships • Jules Verne • space program • space mission

Shuttle Safe, Mission On

No sign of dings in heat shield after blast-off

Mar 12, 08 4:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is on course to dock with the international space station with apparently no damage to the heat shield during takeoff, the Houston Chronicle reports. Tracking cameras indicated possible debris near the shuttle just after launch that may have struck near the ship's nose.... More »

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NASA • European Space Agency • space shuttle • Endeavour • Jules Verne • Dom Gorie • LeRoy Cain • Rick Linnehan • Garrett Reisman • debris

Space Truck Shoots Into Orbit

Europe's robotic space freighter to service ISS

Mar 9, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Europe's first automated cargo ship blasted off from the South American jungle early today, headed for a rendezvous with the International Space Station, the BBC reports. The craft—the biggest and most complex that Europe has ever launched—will deliver food, water, pressurized air, fuel, and personal items to the... More »

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European Space Agency • Pacific Ocean • International Space Station • spacecraft • French Guiana • Jules Verne • space truck

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