Two iPhone 4′s headed to space station on final shuttle flight
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 18, 2012
A pair of apple iPhone 4′s will launch into earth orbit in July aboard the final space shuttle flight and will be used by astronauts during a series of experiments aboard the International Space Station. Each iPhone 4 model will have a special application loaded to test the calibration of the smart phone in space, [...]
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Vega rocket prepared for first flight
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 7, 2012
The primary Vega launch campaigns begin in November with the fitting of the P80 first stage on the launch pad. The two solid-propellant second and third stages were additional to the vehicle; follow by the AVUM – Attitude & Vernier Upper component – liquid-propellant fourth stage. All four stages have undergone concluding acceptance, counting the [...]
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Man to be sentenced for hitting flight attendant
Posted by brandoniswrite on January 16, 2012
Man to be sentenced for hitting flight attendant www2.wnct.com – National
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Dryden Gave a LIFT for Shuttle’s Return To Flight
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 17, 2011
As part of NASA’s Return to Flight effort following the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its crew during mission STS-107 on Feb. 1, 2003, NASA’s Johnson Space Center approached NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center for help in modeling thermal protection system foam loss from the shuttle’s external fuel tank. The Columbia Accident Investigation [...]
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NASA adds Orion test flight
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 11, 2011
WASHINGTON — NASA today announced plans to add an unmanned test flight in 2014 to the development of its Orion crew capsule; a move that could bring some action to Florida a little earlier than expected. Agency officials hope to blast the Orion from Cape Canaveral aboard a yet-unnamed rocket — although indusry and NASA [...]
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SSEP Mission 1 to the ISS Flight Experiment FAQ
Posted by brandoniswrite on December 4, 2011
As the student teams have been preparing their experiment proposals for the SSEP Mission 1 to the International Space Station, we have been fielding questions about various aspects of the process, from the basic operation of the Fluids Mixing Enclosure to details on completing the proposal. As we address these questions, the answers are not [...]
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Announcing Communities Participating in SSEP Mission 1 to ISS, and NEW Flight Opportunity, Mission 2 to ISS
Posted by brandoniswrite on November 20, 2011
Download a PDF of this Press Release After reading this Press Release, be sure to read the New SSEP Homepage Subscribe to receive email updates on the SSEP using the Subscribe Box at the bottom of the right column. 92 Schools in 12 U.S. Communities Participating in Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 1 to [...]
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Europe’s Ariane 5 lifts-off on it’s 60th flight
Posted by brandoniswrite on October 7, 2011
Europe’s Ariane 5 lifts-off at sunset from South America. (arianespace)An Ariane 5 rocket lifted-off on Wednesday carrying two communications satellites into earth orbit to service North America and the Middle East. Launch of the sixtieth flight of an Ariane 5 occurred on time at 5:38:07 p.m. EDT, from the Guiana Space SpaceLaunch News: Up to [...]
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China return to flight with Long March 3B/E launch of ChinaSat-1A
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 18, 2011
China returned to flight with the launch of a military communications satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, exactly one month after the launch failure that destroyed the SJ-11 ShiJian 11-04 military satellite. The launch of this new communications satellite, the ZX-1A ZhongXing-1A (ChinaSat-1A) toke place at 16:33 UTC on Sunday using a Long March [...]
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The Last Space Shuttle Mission: Flight Day 6
Posted by brandoniswrite on August 6, 2011
When Space Shuttle Atlantis left Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, July 8, it marked the final liftoff for the long-running Space Shuttle Program, which has dominated NASA’s manned operations for the past four decades. Over a 12-day mission (since extended to 13 days), the four-person crew on STS-135 will haul [...]
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