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Osama killing shows Pakistan epicentre of terror: BJP

Posted by brandoniswrite on August 30, 2010

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan showed that ‘Pakistan gives shelter to terrorists’. News One


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Endeavour Payload Scheduled for Friday Installation-NASA information

Posted by brandoniswrite on August 29, 2010

This week at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, crews at Launch Pad 39A continue preparations to install the payload into space shuttle Endeavour’s cargo bay. After the rotating service structure was extended yesterday morning, the payload changeout room main doors and Endeavour’s payload bay doors were opened, allowing access for spacecraft and payload inspections. [...]


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Sania crashes out of Madrid Open in first round

Posted by brandoniswrite on August 28, 2010

Madrid, May 2 (IANS) India’s Sania Mirza crashed out in the first round of the women’s singles event of the 3,500,000 Madrid Open tennis tournament. News One


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Charles Bolden: NASA’s new endeavor (April 29)

Posted by brandoniswrite on August 26, 2010

Six astronauts are scheduled to lift off into space on shuttle Endeavour’s final mission today, reminding the world of the United States’ continued leadership in space. And while Endeavour will complete its last voyage, the Obama administration’s commitment to human exploration remains as strong as ever. American astronauts continue to live and work aboard the [...]


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Endeavour’s fuel tank drained; NASA expects to reach heaters this afternoon

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NASA reported a few minutes ago that technicians have finished draining the external fuel tank on space shuttle Endeavour, which allows them to then get to the area on the orbiter that has the malfunctioning hydraulic system fuel line heater. They expect to reach that compartment by mid-day today. That should allow engineers to be able to get to [...]


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Families explore real science at Tellus Science Museum

Posted by brandoniswrite on August 24, 2010

Tellus Science Museum features a world of exploration. (Atkeison)Science and nature come to life as dinosaurs and space exhibits take center stage at the world-class Tellus Science Museum located in northwestern Georgia.Opened in January 2009, the science museum is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and home to four main exhibit areas — [...]


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Russian launch to mark 50th anniversary of human spaceflight

Posted by brandoniswrite on August 23, 2010

Russia and the world will begin celebrations Tuesday of the golden anniversary of humankind’s first steps into space with the launch of two Russians and one American aboard a Soyuz bound for the International Space Station.It was April 12, 1961, in which Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin lifted-off from a then-secret launch site to become the [...]


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STS-134 Astronauts Arrive at Kennedy for Launch

Posted by brandoniswrite on August 22, 2010

The six astronauts for space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission to the International Space Station now are at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for their prelaunch preparations. “We’re really happy to be here today,” said commander Kelly. “We got a chance to take look at the orbiter as we first flew over the field and [...]


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NASA’s Youngest Shuttle

Posted by brandoniswrite on August 20, 2010

NASA’s youngest orbiter, born from a tragedy, Endeavour made its debut on April 25, 1991, as it was rolled out from Rockwell’s construction hangar in Palmdale, Calif. The fifth and last of the U.S. space agency’s reusable winged spacecraft to enter the shuttle fleet, Endeavour arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida a month [...]


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Clouds, Clouds, Burning Bright

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High up in the sky near the poles some 50 miles above the ground, silvery blue clouds sometimes appear, shining brightly in the night. First noticed in 1885, these clouds are known as noctilucent, or “night shining,” clouds. Their discovery spawned over a century of research into what conditions causes them to form and vary [...]


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