Tagged: NASA

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50th Anniversary of John Glenn’s Earth Orbit

By Staff Writers on February 19, 2012

February 20 will be the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's Friendship 7 flight. The second... Read more →

Spacecraft Design

SCaN Testbed to Expand Communications Capabilities

By Merryl Azriel on February 19, 2012

The SCaN platform being prepared for testing at NASA's Glenn Research Center (Credits:... Read more →

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ISS to Receive New Centrifuge Facility

By Staff Writers on February 16, 2012

Centrifuge system designed by Astrium and Nanoracks will be sent to ISS by NASA... Read more →

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Robonaut 2 Shakes Hands on ISS

By Merryl Azriel on February 16, 2012

On February 15 Robonaut, a dextrous humanoid robot stationed on ISS, shook hands with... Read more →

Press Releases

ISS Spacewalk Scheduled for February 16

By Staff Writers on February 16, 2012

Astronauts Jerry L. Ross and James H. Newman on an EVA in the first ISS assembly mission... Read more →

Active debris removal satellites like the proposed CleanSpace One will be limited in their targets by debris ownership issues (Credits: EPFL).

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CleanSpace One Satellite to Clean Up Space Debris

By Joel Spark on February 15, 2012

An artist's impression of the CleanSpace One satellite approaching a defunct satellite... Read more →