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by Richard Pedersen Apparently the on-board computer systems noticed a parameter it didn’t like and shut down the firing sequence only a moment before lift-off would have occurred. Even the commentator said the words “and we have lift-off” then immediately corrected himself and said, “we have cut-off.” I believe I heard someone say a re-scheduled …
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On Saturday, May 19th, SpaceX will become the first commercial company in history to attempt to visit the International Space Station. Watch the action live on SpaceX.com beginning at 1:15 AM Pacific / 4:15 AM Eastern / 08:15 UTC. This is an historic moment and all should be watching. For up-to-date information seek out the …
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by Richard Pedersen The above image shows how the annular Eclipse will look at roughly 8 p.m. on May 20, 2012 in my neck of the woods. that being Osceola WI. The above screen-shot was captured using Stellarium, an excellent portable amateur planetarium program that I enjoy very much, indeed. If you are interested in …
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by Damon Poeter SpaceX on Friday confirmed that NASA has greenlighted May 19 as the launch date for the first privately funded cargo mission to the International Space Station following a series of delays. The launch of a SpaceX Dragon capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air …
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by Richard Pedersen NASA’s shuttle program still has me in awe. The accomplishments were nothing short of miraculous. It was a bitter-sweet moment for me as I watched the last landing at the Kennedy Space Center. The shuttles are now being prepared for their last resting places. As Rob noted earlier today, Space Shuttle Discovery …
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By Robert Z. Pearlman NASA mounted the space shuttle Discovery on a jumbo jet on Sunday in preparation for the retired orbiter’s delivery to the Smithsonian. The paired air- and spacecraft are expected to fly out of Florida for Virginia on Tuesday morning, weather permitting. Discovery’s mating to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, NASA’s …
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by Richard Pedersen This one is a close call. It is predicted to come within 6 tenths of the distance of the moon. That’s about 143 thousand miles. They, being the experts, are the ones who are anticipating this distance at the moment. This will, of course, change over time. Whew! Richard — If …
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by Richard Pedersen Space is not a tidy place. The ISS crew has had to face a possible confrontation with space debris for the third time in 12 years. They have escaped a run-in with a softball-sized remnant of a Russian rocket. They were ordered by ground control to move into two Soyuz escape capsules …
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