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Astronaut loses tool bag during spacewalk
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Things didn’t go quite according to plan for astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper during her spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday. |
Raw Politics: Candidates and the space race
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One issue the presidential candidates are not saying much about is space exploration. But some scientists, military experts and intelligence analysts say the next president may well determine whether America keeps an edge in space. |
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: Radio Telescopes and ‘Whirlpool Galaxy’ Image
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NASA Northrop T-38N Talon (N960NA)
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Just arrived from Toronto, Canada. And yes, in case you were wondering that is two NASA Astronauts in the cockpit.
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NASA keeps eye on two shuttle problems
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NASA said Saturday that the day-old mission of space shuttle Endeavour, which is carrying seven astronauts to the international space station, is going smoothly despite problems with a lost thermal blanket and a malfunctioning antenna. |
Nuna: space technology in Dutch solar race car - video
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Space technology used in Dutch solar race car, Nuna, which participated in and won the 2001 World Solar… |
‘The Spirit of Space’ in October
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“The moon’s been there for about four billion years and it’s moving further and further away from the earth. And it’s been a destination or quizzical thing for humans for thousands of years, centuries; it’s been something that you dream about.” — Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on “The Spirit of Space.” |
For nearly fifty years, a wide range of missiles and rockets has propelled U.S. satellites and spacecraft into the sky. J. D. Hunley’s two-volume work traces the evolution of this technology, from Robert Goddard’s research in the 1920s through the development of the Titan missiles and launch vehicles in the 1960s to the refinement of the space shuttle in the 1980s. 
This book outlines the development of space technology for military purposes from its very beginnings during World War II right up to the latest, most sophisticated systems. The author starts with references to the prewar era, then goes on to discuss German rocketry during World War II and their bold wartime ambitions, which were finally developed during the Cold War. By the mid-1950s, space was being visualized as the next big battlefield, and both the U.S. and Soviet Union had ambitions to expand their domains into the solar system. Many of these ideas were completely impractical, way beyond possible realization, extremely dangerous, and completely unaffordable. By the start of manned spaceflight, missions became politically motivated, although military projects continued in the background and this would eventually surface as the Star Wars proposals. 
This text is devoted to the technologies critical to the development of spacecraft electrical power systems. The science and engineering of solar, chemical and nuclear systems is examined together with the constraints imposed by the space and thermal environments in which the systems must operate. Details of technology and the history that led to the state-of-the-art are presented at a level appropriate for the student as a textbook or the practising engineer as a reference.
