3 tonne satellite to fall on earth
October 19th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 19 (IANS) The three tonne ROSAT satellite will fall to earth this week, at any time after Friday, the German Aerospace Agency DLR says.The X-ray satellite will re-enter ... Read more...
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Sotheby’s sells pre-Gagarin spacecraft for $2.8 million
April 13th, 2011 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
New York, April 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Vostok 3KA-2 space capsule that carried a mannequin and a dog into space as a rehearsal for Yury Gagarin's manned space mission has ... Read more...
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NASA-Flickr partnership brings 50 years of space history online
August 31st, 2010 - 12:18 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- NASA on Friday announced that three compilations of images from more than half a century of its history are now available for view and comment on a ... Read more...
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Astronauts release Hubble telescope back into orbit
May 19th, 2009 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 19 (DPA) The US space agency NASA said astronauts Tuesday sent the Hubble Space Telescope back into orbit, where it is to help probe the origins and nature of ... Read more...
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Astronauts finish Hubble repairs
May 19th, 2009 - 7:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 19 (dpa) Two US astronauts Monday put the final vital maintenance touches on the Hubble Space Telescope, replacing old insulation and a guidance sensor on the ageing satellite before ... Read more...
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NASA Stardust capsule to go on display at Smithsonian
September 26th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 26 (ANI): Soon, NASAs Stardust sample return capsule, that has returned the worlds first particles from a comet, will join the collection of flight icons in the Smithsonians National ... Read more...
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NASA may be running out of astronauts
September 18th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 18 (ANI): Among the looming 2010 retirement of NASAs aging space shuttle fleet and at least a four-year gap before the replacement spaceship take flight, the agency is worried ... Read more...
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