Topic: - on October 30, 2002 at 1:56:42 PM CET
NASA takes steps to end myth of fake moon walk
To all those scoffers who think that "One small step for man" bit was a giant bleep to mankind, the nation's space agency is taking notice.
More than 33 years after NASA says it first landed men on the moon, the agency is spending more than $15,000 in an attempt to rebut conspiracy theorists who say its six Apollo-program moon landings.
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Topic: - on October 29, 2002 at 1:10:51 AM CET
Russia rocket mishap might be sabotage
The chief of Russia's space agency said Monday that investigators were considering "malicious intent" among other scenarios for the cause of a rocket launch disaster that killed one person earlier this month.
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Topic: - on October 28, 2002 at 4:53:09 PM CET
First dog in space died within hours
Soviet officials had said she died painlessly in orbit about a week after launch, but new information just released says she died from overheating and panic just a few hours after the mission started.
The new evidence was revealed at the recent World Space Congress in Houston by Dimitri Malashenkov of the Institute for Biological problems in Moscow.
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Topic: - on October 27, 2002 at 12:45:04 PM CET
Solar System Simulator
Welcome to the solar system simulator, a NASA/JPL/Caltech spyglass on the cosmos. Select from the options below to have the simulator create a color image of your favorite planet or satellite!
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Topic: - on October 18, 2002 at 11:20:47 PM CEST
Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands in Florida
Welcome back to Earth," Mission Control told shuttle commander Jeffrey Ashby as he steered the craft down at 11:44 a.m. "Nice job, skipper." The six Atlantis astronauts, working side-by-side with the three-person space station crew, added a new $390 million truss segment to the orbiting habitat during the mission.
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Topic: - on October 18, 2002 at 7:23:59 PM CEST
NASA releases new photos from Mars Global Surveyor
They represent some of the highest resolution images ever obtained by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor. This image shows a view of gullies on the walls of a meteor impact crater.
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Topic: - on October 17, 2002 at 2:28:06 PM CEST
Station grows into largest man-made space vehicle
When shuttle Atlantis departed the International Space Station on Wednesday, it left behind the largest man-made vehicle in space. Opinions differ about whether it's aesthetically pleasing. Shot from a distance, the photographs of Alpha look like a string of silvery beer cans stretching 146 feet long -- about the length of two mobile homes sitting end to end. Set against the blackest of backgrounds, the steely look of the modules is complemented by the shimmering gold of solar panels that stretch almost the length of a football field.
¬> <a href="www.floridatoday.com"target="_blank">Florida Today
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Topic: - on October 17, 2002 at 12:21:17 PM CEST
NASA Shuttle Atlantis Undocks from Space Station
The STS-112 crewmembers said goodbye to the Expedition Five crew and began their trip home. Space Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station today at 8:13 a.m. CDT (1313 GMT). Prior to undocking, the hatches between the station and Atlantis were closed at 6:15 a.m. CDT (1115 GMT).
¬> <a href="www.spaceref.com"target="_blank">Space Ref
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Topic: - on October 17, 2002 at 1:44:33 AM CEST
One Night, Two Spaceships
Sky watchers in North America can spot the ISS and the space shuttle Atlantis at the same time on Oct. 16 and 17.
It's not every night you get to see a spaceship fly over your back yard. This week you can see two.
Current position of the ISS
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Topic: - on October 16, 2002 at 11:13:07 PM CEST
Japan to conduct experimental launch of prototype space shuttle
Japan is to conduct an experimental flight of a prototype space shuttle, the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) announced Tuesday. The unmanned vehicle, to remain within the earth's atmosphere, was to be launched Thursday on Christmas Island in the Pacific nation of Kiritimiti. It is to be the first flight experiment of the High Speed Flight Demonstration program, the NASDA said.
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Topic: - on October 16, 2002 at 1:10:58 PM CEST
Russian rocket explodes after launch
An unmanned Soyuz-U rocket carrying a space laboratory exploded 29 seconds after liftoff from Russia’s Arctic Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Tuesday, a mission control official said.
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Topic: - on October 15, 2002 at 7:07:50 PM CEST
Hungry astronauts grow cosmic beans
When visiting the international space station, better one should come bearing gifts, in particular fresh edible treats for station residents weary of bland, processed foods. When the space shuttle Atlantis arrived last week, commander Jeff Ashby did just last, radioing space station resident Peggy Whitson to make sure she knew he was bringing salsa.
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