Russia to postpone next manned space launch, AFP “Krasnov said that delays came after the re-entry capsule of the Soyuz TMA-04M space ship to be used in the mission was […]
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NASA's Day of Remembrance
Photo: NASA Day of Remembrance Wreath Laying Ceremony “NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, NASA personnel, and others, participate in a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance, Thursday, […]
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Today's Hearing On Soyuz Flights to the ISS
Hearing: The International Space Station: Lessons from the Soyuz Rocket Failure and Return to Flight – Statement of Lt. Gen Thomas P. Stafford – Statement of VADM Joseph W. Dyer […]
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The Next Big Satellite to Reenter Uncontrolled
ROSAT re-entry, DLR “Currently, the re-entry date can only be calculated to within plus/minus three days. This time slot of uncertainty will be reduced as the date of re-entry approaches. […]
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UARS Final Resting Place Identified
Final Update: NASA’s UARS Re-enters Earth’s Atmosphere “NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell back to Earth at 12 a.m. EDT (0400 GMT), as Friday, Sept. 23, turned to Saturday, […]
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Does NASA Have A Contingency Plan For Crashing Satellites?
What Would NASA Do If A Soyuz Landed In America? (2003 – with NASA contingency plans), SpaceRef “As was the case with a Shuttle accident, NASA (in cooperation with Russia) […]
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UARS Update: NASA Still Doesn't Know Where it Landed
NASA’s dead satellite falls, starting over Pacific, AP “NASA’s dead 6-ton satellite plunged to Earth early Saturday, but more than eight hours later, U.S. space officials didn’t know just where […]
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UARS Reentry Update
Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Reentry Update #6 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:03:34 AM EDT “As of Sept. 21, 2011, the orbit of UARS was 120 mi by 130 mi (195 […]
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NASA Debunks Russian Claims About SpaceX Dragon Mission
Russian Federation unwilling to allow Space X demonstration, Examiner.com “Vladimir Solovyov, head of the Russian segment of the ISS mission control center made a statement on Friday that Space X […]
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UARS Headed For Earth's Surface On/around 23 Sep.
Space Satellite UARS Adrift and Heading for Earth, ABC “A nearly 6-ton satellite is heading toward Earth and could crash into the planet as early as Sept. 23, NASA officials […]