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  • March 2008

    • Space Robot Taking Shape

      Houston Chronicle  |  Mar 14, 08 9:11 AM CDT

      Space Robot Taking Shape

      (Newser) - Astronauts began assembling a 12-foot robot named Dextre last night outside the international space station. The overnight spacewalking mission hit a slight glitch when the robot failed to power up, but NASA officials expect to resolve it soon, the Houston Chronicle reports. Spacewalks on Saturday and Monday will be needed to finish Dextre, who will then take over much of the space station's construction. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space shuttle  • spacewalk  • Dextre  • Kibo  • Endeavor  • Endeavor space shuttle

    • 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

  • August 2007

    • NASA Learned Its Lesson With Endeavour

      New York Times  |  Aug 20, 07 10:53 AM CDT

      NASA Learned Its Lesson With Endeavour

      (Newser) - Endeavour faced the same problem that the ill-fated Columbia did, but NASA officials handled the two missions in dramatically different ways, marking a radical cultural shift at the space agency. Columbia’s shuttle suffered more damage from a flying piece of foam, but NASA still spent days using elaborate equipment to study the impact of Endeavour’s gouge. More »

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      NASA  • space shuttle  • Stanford University  • Columbia  • Endeavor  • Ames Research Center  • Michael D. Griffin

    • Endeavour Heads Home, Dodging Dean

      Associated Press  |  Aug 19, 07 5:50 PM CDT

      Endeavour Heads Home, Dodging Dean

      (Newser) - To a chorus of ringing bells, space shuttle Endeavour undocked today from the international space station, skipping out a day early because of fears Hurricane Dean could disrupt its landing operations. Even though revised predictions show the storm poses almost no threat to Houston and Mission Control, the AP reports, Endeavour will land at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Tuesday. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • Houston  • Hurricane Dean  • space flight  • Barbara Morgan  • Endeavor  • Cape Canaveral

    • Astronauts Look at Endeavour's Tummy Trouble

      Associated Press  |  Aug 12, 07 5:28 PM CDT

      Astronauts Look at Endeavour's Tummy Trouble

      (Newser) - Endeavor’s crew gave NASA a better look at a wound on the space shuttle’s belly today, CNN reports. Astronauts used a robotic arm to photograph the three-inch gouge on the shuttle’s heat shield, a ding caused by a flying piece of foam during liftoff. NASA hopes the image will show whether the damage needs to be repaired. More »

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      NASA  • International Space Station  • space  • astronauts  • Columbia  • Barbara Morgan  • Endeavor

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