Japan’s Venus Orbiter: Not Injected into Planned Orbit
Japan’s Venus orbiter — the AKATSUKI spacecraft — has failed to reach an intended orbit insertion around the veiled planet. Officials at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have announced that the planned December 7 injection into Venus orbit was...CSExtra – Wednesday, December 8, 2010
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To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Tuesday’s CSExtra features the latest reporting and commentary on space activities...SpaceX, NASA Partnership Nears First Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Test Flight
SpaceX, one of two companies on the forefront of a NASA-led effort to develop commercial cargo and crew transport services to support the International Space Station in the post-shuttle era, will attempt the first of three space agency sponsored test flights this...(Update) New Venus Arrival! Japan’s AKATSUKI Orbiter
Japan is initiating a hoped for start of a new era in Venusian exploration with the orbit insertion around the veiled planet on December 7 of its AKATSUKI spacecraft. However, the exact whereabouts of the orbiter is not known due to loss of contact with the craft by...CSExtra – Monday, December 6, 2010
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What every good Mars explorer needs – an exercise plan for the red planet. At the Haughton-Mars Project on Devon Island, High Arctic, researchers there will be using a Made-in-USA handheld exerciser – a unique patented device that has resistance in two directions and...Discovery Mission Delayed, New Fuel Tank Troubleshooting Planned
. Baffled by small fuel tank cracks, NASA announced Friday that shuttle Discovery’s final mission, an 11-day assembly flight to the International Space Station, will be delayed from Dec. 17 to no earlier than Feb. 3. The cracks in the “intertank” region of...X-37B Robot Space Plane Lands
It came from outer space, on its own, and landed on a runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Boeing-built X-37B is the U.S. Air Force’s first unpiloted re-entry spacecraft. It landed today in the early morning hours after performing an autonomous...Space Talk
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