OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE . ... Soyuz TMA spacecraft being a modification of Soyuz spacecraft for operation in the frame of the ISS Project were developed by S.P. Korolev RSC Energia staff in cooperation with the subcontractors of the Russian rocket and space industry, and have been flying since November 2002. ... P. Semenov, Technical Director of Russian Manned Space Programs, General Designer of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, V.V.Tsibliev, Head of RGNII of Yu. ... www.energia.ru/eng/iss/iss10/res.html , . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Comets and Asteroids . ... Space Flight . ... Earth Satellites . ... By admin February 19, 2011 Posted in: Comets and Asteroids . ... Since it was launched in 1999, the Stardust spacecraft has travelled about 5.7 billion km (3.5 billion miles) on its odyssey from Earth to comet Wild 2, back to Earth then on to comet Tempel 1. ... Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ...

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... America Returns to Space Flight . ... Credit Copyright: NASA Explanation: NASA 's launch of the massive Space Shuttle Discovery yesterday brought a nation known for its tremendous space program back to human space flight. Shuttle flights had been suspended for over two years previously following the tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia crew on 2003 February 1. ... Publications with keywords: space shuttle . Publications with words: space shuttle . ... A Space Shuttle Over Los Angeles . ...

... 2005 July 27 . America Returns to Human Space Flight . Credit: NASA . Explanation: NASA 's launch of the massive Space Shuttle Discovery yesterday brought a nation known for its tremendous space program back to human space flight. Shuttle flights had been suspended for over two years previously following the tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia crew on 2003 February 1. ... Three space walks are planned. ... About APOD | ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ...

Return to Flight Space Shuttle Discovery launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center July 26, ending a two-and-a-half year wait for the historic Return to Flight mission. ... Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Steve Robinson, STS-114 mission specialist, did three successful spacewalks at the International Space Station and Discovery transported tons of equipment and supplies to and from the station. ... Discovery was about 600 feet from the station. ...

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Since the days of Sputnik and Explorer 1, thousands of spacecraft have gone into space, some of them carrying human passengers. The first person to orbit the Earth was the Russian Yuri Gagarin, on April 12, 1961. The first American to do so was John Glenn, who completed three orbits on February 20, 1962; more than 26 years later, at age 77, Glenn returned to space aboard the space shuttle. ... in orbit. ... Manned satellites include various " space stations " intended for long-term residence. ...

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... Tonight's Sky . ... Supernova showered Earth with radioactive debris . ... Sky Events . ... Dragon spacecraft returns critical science to Earth . ... Dragon is the only space station resupply spacecraft able to return a significant amount of cargo to Earth. ... Investigations included among the returned cargo could aid in food production during future long-duration space missions and enhance crop production on Earth. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article...

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... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . The Calver Newtonian telescope being reinstalled in its new dome on 31 May 2005 . Image credit John Butler). ... The 120-year-old Calver reflecting telescope, which has been located at the Armagh Observatory since 1919, has recently returned after restoration at Tyne and Wear, England. ... A Royal Society grant was received around 1948 to convert the Calver telescope into a wide-angle Schmidt photographic telescope. ...

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... cfr 1256.7 . ... Plots were made of the total power vs time and azimuth for the 3 12 second periods using the 1256.7 Mhz signal. 256 channel spectra were computed (49.6 usecs) for the all the data . total power was computed for 1.1 Mhz about each of the two radar frequencies. total power vs time for the 3 rotations (.ps) ( .pdf ) . ... the radar blanks for 1.421 seconds when pointing at AO. total power vs radar azimuth for the 3 rotations (.ps) ( .pdf ) . ... Top: 1256.7 Mhz pulse . ...

... What is Planetary Protection? ... Although the probability is low because of the harshness of space environments, it's possible that "hitchhiker" bacteria and other organisms transported on spacecraft and equipment might cause irreversible changes in the environments of other planets or interfere with scientific exploration for life (forward contamination). ... Planetary protection policies for space exploration are like environmental, health or safety policies on Earth. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... The length of the shadow depends on the height of an object (like a mountain or a human) and how high up the Sun is. ... We can calculate the length of the shadow if we know the Sun's angle above the horizon and the object's height. ... The Earth spins 360 degrees in 24 hours, which means it spins 1 degree in 4 minutes; that in turn means the Sun moves 1 degree every 4 minutes in the sky. ...