New Space Station Camera Reveals the Cosmic Shore
Posted by brandoniswrite on November 30, 2011
Part of human fascination with space is the chance to look back at our own planet from afar. The unique vantage from the International Space Station affords a vista both breathtaking and scientifically illuminating. Here on Earth, both scientists and spectators rely on the station’s crew to record and transmit images and videos of what [...]
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A Timeline to Launch for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
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AMS, foreground, on the International Space Station National Trent Martin explains installation sequence to Department of Energy representatives and NASA’s Bill Gerstenmaier, June 2010. (NASA) AMS-02 Ready for Launch in Endeavour’s Payload Bay, April 2011. (AMS Collaboration) The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, or AMS, was carried into orbit on STS-134 on [...]
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NASA Mission Will Observe Earth’s Salty Seas
Posted by brandoniswrite on November 29, 2011
Artist’s concept of the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft. Image credit: NASA PASADENA, Calif. – Final preparations are under way for the June 9 launch of the international Aquarius/SAC-D observatory. The mission’s primary instrument, Aquarius, will study interactions between ocean circulation, the water cycle and climate by measuring ocean surface salinity. Engineers at Vandenberg Air Force Base [...]
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Astrophotos: Moon-Venus Conjunction Photos
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Moon and Venus Conjunction. Image Credit: Tavi Greiner On the night of November 26, 2011, the Moon was seen next to each other in the sky with planet Venus. This event is called conjunction. The photo above shows the conjunction of the Moon and Venus as seen from North Carolina, US. This was captured by [...]
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Shuttle Atlantis crew departs for launch pad
Posted by brandoniswrite on November 28, 2011
Atlantis’ crew boards today for the ride to shuttle Atlantis. (NASA)As NASA’s launch team watches the weather, a crew of four astronauts suited for flight and departed for their spacecraft this morning for the final mission of the space shuttle program.Low clouds and a chance for more rain has the current weather chances at only [...]
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Atlas V launches NASA’s MSL Rover ahead of journey to Mars
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NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory has begun its mission to the Red Planet Saturday, with a launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was on schedule, at the begining of the one-hour and 43 minute window, which opening at 15:02 UTC (10:02 local [...]
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Rolling Roadblock on I-65 Northbound and Southbound near Walkers Chapel Road
Posted by brandoniswrite on November 27, 2011
Blasting Operation Continues between the I‐20/59 & I‐ 65 Interchange and Walkers Chapel Road BIRMINGHAM – Work continues on Interstate 65 as part of the Alabama Department of Transportation’s project to build an interchange to connect I-65 to Corridor X in Jefferson County. Weather permitting, Monday, November 28 and Wednesday, November 30 at 1:30 p.m., blasting [...]
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ULA And ATK Celebrate A Red Letter Day…Launch Of A Curiosity For NASA! (Launch)
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[SatNews] The success of today’s launch of NASA’s Curiosity rover was the result of a dynamic team effort. Satnews.com — Worldwide Satellite News
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Earthlings, It’s Time to Keep Your Chess Pieces From Floating Away
Posted by brandoniswrite on November 26, 2011
Greg Chamitoff plays chess on the International Space Station in 2008. Photo Credit: NASA After a brief postponement due to some electrical problems on the space shuttle Endeavour, the latest Earth vs. Space chess match is now under way, and you can post your suggestions on how to beat NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff and Greg [...]
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Tags: Away, Chess, Earthlings, Floating, From, IT’S, Keep, Pieces, time
Mars Science Laboratory Launch Milestones
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NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory is tucked inside its Atlas V rocket, ready for launch on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Nov. 26 launch window extends from 7:02 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. PST (10:02 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. EST). The launch period for the mission extends through Dec. [...]
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