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STS-132 Entry And Landing Were Smooth As SilkCape Camaveral FL (SPX) May 27, 2010 Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts ended a journey of more than 4.8 million miles with an 8:48 a.m. EDT landing Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The flawless landing wrapped up a highly successful mission to deliver the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1, known as "Rassvet" ("dawn" in Russian), to the International Space Station. "It was smooth as silk," STS-132 Commander Ken Ham said of Atlantis' entry and landing. "We were clearly riding in the middle of a fireball, ... read more |
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Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) May 18, 2010The first Soyuz to be operated from the Spaceport as part of Arianespace's growing launcher family is ready for its next integration phase, which will involve mating of the Block I third stage with the vehicle's already-assembled first and second stages. This activity is being performed in the Spaceport's Soyuz Launcher Integration Building, which was constructed as part of the new launch ... more  
Donostia-San Sebasti�n, Spain (SPX) May 18, 2010The 2010 Space Propulsion Congress brought together some 500 international experts in aerospace propulsion systems in the Basque city of Donostia-San Sebasti�n. The latest technological advances were made known, including those that will make reaching Mars possible in the future as well as other planets such as Mercury. Space Propulsion, the main international forum in the aerospace propul ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 18, 2010A Russian expert has said the recent nuclear fuel swap agreement between Iran, Brazil and Turkey is a diplomatic maneuver, aimed at causing rifts in the UN Security Council. The Iranian, Brazilian, and Turkish foreign ministers signed an agreement on Monday on the exchange of low-enriched uranium to fuel Tehran's scientific research reactor. Iran, which has been under international p ... more |
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A New 'Dawn' In SpaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 17, 2010 There's a new "dawn" for science experiments aboard the International Space Station. A Russian-built Mini-Research Module-1 launched on space shuttle Atlantis' STS-132 mission. The module, known as Rassvet - which translates as "dawn" - will be used for science research and cargo storage. It also will provide an additional docking port for Russian Soyuz and Progress vehicles at the space station. Weighing more than 11,000 pounds and measuring 19.7 feet in length and 7.7 feet in diameter, Ras ... read more |
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