Engineers Address Fuel Leak as Discovery’s Launching Nears
Engineers are trouble shooting a small but toxic fuel leak in the Orbital Maneuvering System of the Shuttle Discovery, which is positioned on a Kennedy Space Center launching pad for a Nov. 1 lift off. Shuttle managers are hopeful that a tightening of a half-dozen...CSExtra – Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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From Jars to the Stars – How Ball Came to Build a Comet-Hunting Machine by Todd Neff; Earthviewmedia; Denver, Colorado; $24.95 (trade paperback); 2010. Here’s a fascinating book that’s perfect for reading as NASA’s Deep Impact/EPOXI spacecraft makes a breathtaking...China’s New Moon Orbiter: Status Report
Following a trio of braking maneuvers, China’s Chang’E-2 orbiter is circling the Moon in a 100 kilometer by 100 kilometer orbit. The Moon probe has been transmitting science data to two ground stations back here on Earth, in Beijing and Yunnan Province. In the last...Asteroid Threat to Earth: Office of Planetary Defense Backed
How best to deal with an incoming Near Earth Object – or NEO for short — is getting increased attention in Washington, D.C. It’s called planetary defense, an ability to fend off an asteroid on a trajectory that will strike Earth. That vision has moved from...CSExtra – Friday, October 15, 2010
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Discovery’s astronauts, in the closing weeks of training for what will be the final voyage of NASA’s most experienced shuttle orbiter, say they’re ready to tackle what is scheduled to be the next-to-last assembly mission to the International...CSExtra – Thursday, October 14, 2010
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