Senators to Obama: We need clear space vision
Washington - A group of senators called Wednesday for a clear vision for the future of the US space programme, characterizing President Barack Obama's plans for space agency NASA as without a mission. Earlier this month, Obama's 2011 budget proposal...
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Massive solar storms subject of new NASA launch
Washington - NASA planned to launch a solar probe on Wednesday to help unlock more secrets about the sun, whose massive storms affect Earth's weather and can pose danger to Earth dwellers. The Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) is the crown jewel of a...
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NASA cancels solar probe launch due to bad weather
Washington - High winds forced US space agency NASA to cancel the planned launch of a solar probe on Wednesday. The countdown for the launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) was called off because the wind load was higher than allowed, NASA sa...
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NASA launches solar probe
Washington - An Atlas V rocket carrying a satellite to study the sun blasted off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Thursday. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is the crown jewel of a fleet of NASA satellites planned to collect more details...
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Spacewalkers outfit new space station room - Summary
Washington - Two astronauts conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Sunday to outfit the orbiting laboratory's newest room, NASA said. Nicholas Patrick and Bob Behnken, crew members of the visiting space shuttle Endeavour, conne...
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Space shuttle launch delayed
Washington - The planned Sunday launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour has been postponed 24 hours due to bad weather, NASA has announced. Low cloud cover over the space station at Cape Canaveral in Florida was blamed for the delay of the mission, whi...
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