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(AP) -- NASA has decided to press ahead with plans to launch a big new rover to Mars next year. Friday's decision comes after concerns were raised about the budget and technical progress for the Mars Science ... | |
Future of flagship Mars mission up in the air October 07, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Will NASA's flagship mission to Mars fly next year? The space agency could decide as early as Friday whether to cancel, delay or proceed with plans to launch a nuclear-powered, SUV-size rover to the red planet. | |
 Astronaut's diary goes on display in Jerusalem October 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display this weekend for the first time in Jerusalem. | |
 Analysis: Is the right stuff now lost in space? September 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The signs of a midlife crisis are there: A 50th birthday approaching; a longing for the glory days of youth; a hankering to dump the aging partner of 27 years; and a costly flirtation with a new young ... | |
 NASA delays repair mission to Hubble telescope (Update 2) September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(AP) -- NASA said Monday it is delaying its mission to the Hubble Space Telescope until next year because of a serious breakdown of the observatory in orbit. | |
SpaceX finally reaches orbit after fourth try September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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(AP) -- An Internet entrepreneur's latest effort to make space launch more affordable paid off Sunday when his commercial rocket, carrying a dummy payload, was lofted into orbit from the South Pacific. | |
 China's first spacewalk team feted with parade September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Three Chinese astronauts arrived Monday in Beijing to a homecoming parade after completing China's first spacewalk and putting the country closer to building a space station and landing a man on the ... | |
 China space mission returns after first spacewalk September 28, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Three Chinese astronauts made a jubilant return to Earth on Sunday after successfully completing the country's first-ever spacewalk, an event the premier said was "a stride forward" in China's space ... | |
 Chinese astronaut makes nation's first spacewalk September 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A Chinese astronaut on Saturday performed the nation's first-ever spacewalk, the latest milestone in an ambitious program that is increasingly rivaling the United States and Russia in its rapid expansion. | |
 Chinese astronauts prepare suits for spacewalk September 26, 2008 | User rating: 2.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou 7 spacecraft prepared for the country's first-ever spacewalk on Friday by readying the space suits to be used the following day. | |
 Chinese spacewalk mission enters orbit September 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- China's three-man spacecraft shifted from an oval orbit to a more stable circular orbit 213 miles above Earth on Friday in preparation for the country's first attempt at a spacewalk. | |
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