Archives for the 'space shuttle' Category
See the Shuttle and Space Station tonight
Published on 18 Feb 2008 at 11:15 am.
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Last night, I went out to watch the USA-193 satellite pass by. I was using the prediction from Heavens-Above. It seemed just a little late, and more nearly overhead than the prediction had indicated. Heavens-Above’s predictions are generally right on target. So, it could be that the satellite had been dragging […]
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STS-118 returning
Published on 20 Aug 2007 at 11:59 pm.
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In just over 12 hours from when I write this, the Space Shuttle Endeavour will return to Earth to finish the STS-118 mission. This has been another ISS construction mission. It was also the mission in which a teacher flew into space. Personally, I think that the teacher in space program is […]
STS-1
Published on 19 Jul 2007 at 4:52 pm.
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For my final suggestion for the Seven Wonders of Space Exploration, I picked the Space Shuttle. But, all of my other entries were specific craft or missions, so I decided to make my Space Shuttle entry about STS-1, the first Space Shuttle flight.
STS-1 was the first time that a reusable space vehicle was launched […]
STS-117 Atlantis Rollout (again)
Published on 15 May 2007 at 4:10 pm.
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The Space Shuttle Atlantis is again on the launch pad. This morning, it was rolled about to Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. It’s been there before. Atlantis was moved to the launch pad three months ago in preparation for a mid-March launch to the International Space Station. However, […]
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A shuttle hanger?
Published on 6 Mar 2007 at 5:12 pm.
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On the news yesterday, I heard a reporter say that the Space Shuttle Atlantis was being rolled back to a hanger for repairs. That is a bit inexact. The Atlantis had been sitting at launch pad 39A last week in preparation for the STS-117 mission. A severe thunderstorm hit the Kennedy […]
Atlantis struck by space debris?
Published on 10 Oct 2006 at 12:51 am.
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Last month, I did a posting on space debris. Towards the end of the post, I mentioned that NASA had seen something floating away from the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Well, now I have more to report. It appears that something apparently struck Atlantis while in orbit, though this incident appears to be […]
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Shuttle Weather
Published on 28 Aug 2006 at 3:40 pm.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis has been sitting at the launch pad, ready to go. Unfortunately, the weather hasn’t been cooperative. There have been concerns over a lightning strike at the lauch pad this past week, and now over a possible hurricane. Right now, Ernesto is a tropical storm, but is is projected to […]
