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Space News September 4, 2009

NASA and ATK Schedule Motor Test for Ares Rocket on Sept. 10

MDT on Thursday, Sept. 10, at the ATK test facility in Promontory, Utah. The first firing attempt on Aug. 27 was scrubbed because of an…

Space News September 4, 2009

Spacewalkers Install Ammonia Tank Assembly on Station

Second of Three STS-128 Spacewalks Concludes Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:14:37 AM UTC+0200 The second of three STS-128 spacewalks concluded Friday at 12:51 a.m. EDT….

Space News September 3, 2009

XMM-Newton uncovers a celestial Rosetta stone

3 September 2009 ESA’s XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray telescope has uncovered a celestial Rosetta stone: the first close-up of a white dwarf star, circling a companion…

Space News September 3, 2009

Discovery Astronauts to Make Second Spacewalk Today

Todayâ€™s wakeup song was â€œThere is a Godâ€ by 33 Miles, played for Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester at 12:30 p.m. EDT. NASA Television will air…

Space News September 1, 2009

NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Passes Significant Design Milestone

HOUSTON — NASA has taken a major step toward building the next crew exploration vehicle by completing the Orion Project’s preliminary design review, or PDR….

Space News September 1, 2009

Discovery Attaches Leonardo Module to Station; Spacewalk Today

Spacewalk and Transfers for Crew Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:37:49 PM UTC+0200 The STS-128 crewâ€™s day started about 1:00 p.m. EDT with â€œIndiana, Our Indiana,â€…

Space News August 31, 2009

Discovery at Station; First Spacewalk Tomorrow

Crews Focusing on Logistics Module Transfer Â Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:40:17 PM UTC+0200 Â Gloria Estefanâ€™s â€œMi Tierraâ€ was played for space shuttle Discovery…

Space News August 30, 2009

STS-128 Crew Prepares for Docking

During their first full day in space, astronauts aboard Discovery conducted a daylong inspection of the space shuttleâ€™s thermal protection system, checked out spacesuits and…

Space News August 29, 2009

Discovery in Orbit, Chasing Space Station

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:18:13 AM UTC+0200 With seven astronauts and a host of experiments and equipment on board, space shuttle Discovery completed a flawless…

Space News August 27, 2009

Shuttle launch postponed to 29 August

27 August 2009Â Â STS-128 mission managers have announced that the teams need another 24 hours to review data from yesterdayâ€™s fill and drain test before…

Space News August 27, 2009

Discovery’s Next Launch Attempt Late Friday

Briefing Upcoming About Launch Postponement Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:04:17 PM UTC+0200 NASA TV will air a news conference about today’s shuttle launch postponement at…

Space News August 26, 2009

Next Shuttle launch attempt 28 August at 06:22 CEST

26 August 2009Â Â NASA has announced that a problem with a fill-and-drain valve inside Space Shuttle Discovery’s aft compartment has scrubbed the Wednesday morning launch…

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