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NASA Space shuttle Endeavour : Weather could foul shuttle landing

NASA Space shuttle Endeavour : Weather could foul shuttle landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Endeavour aimed for a night landing tonight back at NASA’s spaceport, but rainy and cloudy weather threatened to delay the astronauts’ homecoming.

SDO Launch – Solar Dynamics Observatory

SDO Launch – Solar Dynamics Observatory

No launch today of the Solar Dynamic Observatory but a new video released about SDO’s Atmospheric Imaging Assembly instrument.

Endeavour Launch, Cloudy Weather Halts Shuttle Launch

Endeavour Launch, Cloudy Weather Halts Shuttle Launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The launching of the space shuttle Endeavour was postponed a day because of thick clouds that moved in during the last few hours of the countdown.

Space Shuttle Launch : Shuttle Begins Fueling, Aims for Pre-Dawn Launch

Space Shuttle Launch : Shuttle Begins Fueling, Aims for Pre-Dawn Launch

NASA fuels shuttle, aims for pre-dawn launch to space station; hopeful weather will cooperate
NASA fueled shuttle Endeavour for an early morning launch in darkness Sunday with the last major pieces of the International Space Station.

NASA Budget : Obama Kills NASA Moon Plan, Farms Out Space Ferry

NASA Budget : Obama Kills NASA Moon Plan, Farms Out Space Ferry

Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama proposed scrapping a Bush administration plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2020 in a budget for NASA that would instead farm out some space operations to companies for missions closer to Earth.

US Budget : Obama’s Budget Goes to The Hill

US Budget : Obama’s Budget Goes to The Hill

President Obama’s $3.8 Trillion budget goes to Congress tomorrow.
Given the Republican threat to pass a bill that prevents DOJ from using funds to try terror suspects in federal court, Obama has one other option:

NASA Listens for Silent Mars Lander

NASA Listens for Silent Mars Lander

Despite the odds, NASA on Monday will begin a three-day effort to listen for signs of life from the Phoenix lander, presumed frozen to death near Mars’ north pole after spending five months digging into soil and ice.

Water on the Moon : NASA moon crash struck lots of water

Water on the Moon : NASA moon crash struck lots of water

LOS ANGELES — Suddenly, the moon looks exciting again. It has lots of water, scientists said Friday — a thrilling discovery that sent a ripple of hope for a future astronaut outpost in a place that has always seemed barren and inhospitable.

NASA’s Ares I-X rocket : Why Launch Empty $450-Million Rocket?

NASA’s Ares I-X rocket : Why Launch Empty $450-Million Rocket?

With NASA’s Ares I-X rocket set to launch tomorrow morning, mission managers are hopeful that the $450-million test flight will be a first concrete step toward returning humans to the moon and beyond.

Kennedy Space Center : NASA’s Ares 1-X rocket gets ready for test flight

Kennedy Space Center : NASA’s Ares 1-X rocket gets ready for test flight

Ares 1-X, the unmanned prototype of the new NASA rockets that will take replace the Space Shuttle, is being moved to its launch pad.
The 100m-tall rocket is to launch at the end of the month for a two-minute flight to 40km (25 miles) above the surface of the Earth, testing the aerodynamics, performance and controls [...]

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