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Endeavour’s STS-130 Mission
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Endeavour’s STS-130 Mission
— spacefellowship.com — Commander George Zamka will lead the STS-130 mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Endeavour.... Terry Virts will serve as the pilot. Mission specialists are Nicholas Patrick, Robert Behnken, Stephen Robinson and Kathryn Hire. Virts will be making his first trip to ... (more) Endeavour’s STS-130 Mission

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Sandtrapped Rover Makes a Big Discovery
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Sandtrapped Rover Makes a Big Discovery
— spacefellowship.com — Homer’s Iliad tells the story of Troy, a city besieged by the Greeks in the Trojan War.... Today, a lone robot sits besieged in the sands of Troy while engineers and scientists plot its escape. Welcome to “Troy” – Mars style. NASA’s robotic rover Spirit is bogged down on the ... (more) Sandtrapped Rover Makes a Big Discovery

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Four “butterflynauts” emerge on Space Station
spacefellowship.com - 11 hours ago
Four “butterflynauts” emerge on Space Station
— spacefellowship.com — As of Dec. 1, four Painted Lady butterflies are living aboard the International Space Station. These “butterflynauts”... are part of an educational experiment that was launched Nov. 16 on space shuttle Atlantis and transferred to the Space Station. Students of all ages have been following the tiny ... (more) Four “butterflynauts” emerge on Space Station

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Suzaku Spies Treasure Trove of Intergalactic Metal
spacefellowship.com - 12 hours ago
Suzaku Spies Treasure Trove of Intergalactic Metal
— spacefellowship.com — Every cook knows the ingredients for making bread: flour, water, yeast, and time. But what chemical elements... are in the recipe of our universe? Most of the ingredients are hydrogen and helium. These cosmic lightweights fill the first two spots on the famous periodic table of the elements. Less ... (more) Suzaku Spies Treasure Trove of Intergalactic Metal

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Picture of the Day – Profile
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Picture of the Day – Profile
— spacefellowship.com — Surrounded by the blackness of space, this profile view of the space shuttle Atlantis was photographed by... the Expedition 21 crew on the International Space Station soon after the shuttle and station began their post-undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 3:53 ... (more) Picture of the Day – Profile

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SSULI Sensor Observes First Light
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SSULI Sensor Observes First Light
— spacefellowship.com — The Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI) developed by NRL’s Spacecraft Engineering Department and Space Science Division,... launched October 18, 2009 on the U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F18 (flight 18) satellite, observed first light on December ... (more) SSULI Sensor Observes First Light

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Dust over Southeast Australia Seen from Space
spacefellowship.com - 17 hours ago
Dust over Southeast Australia Seen from Space
— spacefellowship.com — Dry, windy weather sent clouds of dust across southeastern Australia on November 29, 2009. The tan dust... reduced visibility and prompted the New South Wales Government to issue health warnings asking people to stay inside as much as possible. Blowing dust can irritate the eyes, nose, and throat ... (more) Dust over Southeast Australia Seen from Space

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Space Junk No Threat to Station
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Space Junk No Threat to Station
— spacefellowship.com — (NASA) – As the International Space Station’s smaller, two-person, Expedition 22 crew enjoyed its first full day... alone in orbit Tuesday, Mission Control monitored a small piece of space junk until tracking updates showed it would not come close enough to require precautions. At 11:25 a.m. ... (more) Space Junk No Threat to Station

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NASA Uses Twin Processes to Develop New Tank Dome Technology
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NASA Uses Twin Processes to Develop New Tank Dome Technology
— spacefellowship.com — HAMPTON, Va., (NASA) – NASA has partnered with Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo., and MT... Aerospace in Augsburg, Germany, to successfully manufacture the first full-scale friction stir welded and spun formed tank dome designed for use in large liquid propellant tanks. The NASA ... (more) NASA Uses Twin Processes to Develop New Tank Dome Technology

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Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report
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Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report
— spacefellowship.com — (NASA) – Spacecraft: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 Launch Pad: SLC-2, Vandenberg... Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Dec. 9, 2009 Launch Window: 6:09:33 – 6:23:51 a.m. PST At Space Launch Complex 2, work to install the Delta II payload ... (more) Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report

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Picture of the Day – Stellar jet in Carina
spacefellowship.com - 36 hours ago
Picture of the Day – Stellar jet in Carina
— spacefellowship.com — A pillar of gas in the Carina Nebula is bathed in the light of hot, massive stars.... Radiation and fast winds from the stars sculpt the pillar and cause new star formation within it. (more) Picture of the Day – Stellar jet in Carina

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Blushing dusty nebula
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Blushing dusty nebula
— spacefellowship.com — A recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of part of NGC 7023, or the Iris Nebula, highlights... a perfect dust laboratory in the sky. On Earth, we tend to find dust nothing more than a nuisance that blankets our furniture and causes us to sneeze. Cosmic dust can also be a hindrance to ... (more) Blushing dusty nebula

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Deep space maintenance deep in Australia’s bush
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Deep space maintenance deep in Australia’s bush
— spacefellowship.com — ESA’s giant 35m ground stations require regular maintenance and periodic mid-life upgrades to keep them working in... tip-top condition, communicating with the Agency’s growing fleet of spacecraft millions of kilometres from home. This month, a team of ESA experts together with ... (more) Deep space maintenance deep in Australia’s bush

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ESA astronaut Frank De Winne safely back on Earth
spacefellowship.com - 43 hours ago
ESA astronaut Frank De Winne safely back on Earth
— spacefellowship.com — The Soyuz TMA-15 reentry module landed safely in Kazakhstan at 13.15 local time (08.15 CET), bringing ESA... astronaut Frank De Winne, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk back to Earth. The landing concluded the six-month OasISS mission, ESA’s second ... (more) ESA astronaut Frank De Winne safely back on Earth

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Next Generation Magnetic Heat Shields
spacefellowship.com - 44 hours ago
Next Generation Magnetic Heat Shields
— spacefellowship.com — Heat shields are an important part of any space vehicle that re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere. The next... generation of heat shields to protect astronauts and payloads on their re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere may use superconducting magnets to deflect the plasma that forms in ... (more) Next Generation Magnetic Heat Shields

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