American Space News http://americanspacenews.blogsome.com The most updated news from the world of aerospace. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:21:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha en Astronauts Take Out the Trash http://americanspacenews.blogsome.com/2006/07/12/astronauts-take-out-the-trash/ http://americanspacenews.blogsome.com/2006/07/12/astronauts-take-out-the-trash/#comments Wed, 12 Jul 2006 02:21:04 +0000 Administrator http://americanspacenews.blogsome.com/2006/07/12/astronauts-take-out-the-trash/

Astronauts Take Out the Trash

STS-121 astronauts. Image credit: NASA
STS-121 astronauts. Image credit: NASA
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The Italian Leonardo module was carried to the International Space Station filled with more than 3,175 kg (7,000 pounds) of clothing, food and supplies. The shuttle and station astronauts emptied it out, and today they’re going to fill it back up again with 1,800 kg (4,000 pounds) of unneeded hardware and trash. Mission Specialists Mike Fossum and Piers Sellers will also prepare themselves for tomorrow’s spacewalk - the third and final of the mission. Discovery is now halfway through its mission.
 
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Spirit Finds Meteorites?

Possible meteorite on Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL
Possible meteorite on Mars. Image credit: NASA/JPL
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NASA’s Spirit rover took this photograph of the surrounding hilly terrain, as well as several rocks. The two light-coloured, smooth rocks at the bottom of the picture might be iron meteorites. Mission controllers have named them “Zhong Shan” and “Allan Hills”. Spirit uncovered that the rocks have unusual morphologies and thermal emission spectrometer signatures that resemble a rock called “Heat Shield” discovered by Opportunity, and later identified as an iron meteorite.
 
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Epimetheus in Saturn?s Glare

Saturn with Epimetheus. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI
Saturn with Epimetheus. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI
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Look at this photograph very carefully. Just below Saturn’s rings, to the left of the bright side of the planet is its tiny moon Epimetheus (116 km or 72 miles across). This moon hugs the outside edge of Saturn’s F ring, beyond the orbit of Pandora. Cassini took this photograph on June 9, when it was approximately 4 million kilometers (2.5 million miles) from Epimetheus.
 
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China tests new space rocket engine

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Astronaut to NASA: Can’t fix it, duct it?

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NASA: Spacewalk Clears Path for ISS Construction

HOUSTON - There was a lot riding on today’s spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) and two shuttle astronauts did not disappoint, NASA officials said Monday.

 
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Senate Effort to Raise NASA’s Budget

Email Memo from Senate Appropriations Committee Staff Regarding Mikulski - Hutchison Amendment on NASA FY 2007 Budget

“At the full Committee mark-up on Thursday, Sen. Mikulski and Sen. Hutchison will offer their amendment to pay back NASA for the costs of returning the Space Shuttle to flight.  NASA has estimated the return to flight costs at just over $2 billion so far.  Sen. Mikulski and Sen. Hutchison are committed to providing the $2 billion but will do so over two years, instead of one year.”

 
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NASA to use Space Age `droid` satellites - Monsters and Critics.com


Christian Science Monitor		 NASA to use Space Age `droid` satellites
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) — NASA scientists say they are ready to test ’smart’ satellites that can fly in precision formation and are relatively …
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NASA at the Crossroads - ABC News

NASA at the Crossroads
ABC News - 2 hours ago
In this image made from NASA TV, astronaut Piers Sellers gathers tools on the outside of the International Space Station during a spacewalk Monday, July 10 …
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NASA STS-121/ULF1.1 FD 08 Execute Package - Space Ref (press release)


Space Ref (press release)		 NASA STS-121/ULF1.1 FD 08 Execute Package
Space Ref (press release) - 12 hours ago
That was a great EVA and it showed that Aggies can be taught to work locks, latches, and anything else. Miracles never cease. Everyone …

 
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NASA Mars Picture of the Day: Polar Cone

 
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Controlling robots that search for Mars life

 
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A Riot of Rockets - MIT Technology Review


MIT Technology Review		 A Riot of Rockets
MIT Technology Review, MA - 10 hours ago
… 1 rocket, at the Kwajelein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, after an attempt last spring that failed less than one minute after liftoff (see “Space Tourism or Bust …

 
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Keeping space tourists healthy - The Space Review


The Space Review		 Keeping space tourists healthy
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… All of those present a business risk to space tourism operators, from the bad publicity associated with an injured or killed passenger to liability lawsuits. …

 
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Black Holes: Solving Mysteries Creates More Mysteries

With their X-ray vision, and other techniques, researchers are monitoring the chaotic environments around these black holes trying to solve some longstanding mysteries.

 
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