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![]() Cape 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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![]() Greenbelt 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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