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Mars Rovers fourth anniversary
Published on 12 Mar 2008 at 2:24 pm.
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I was browsing the Mars Exploration Rover Mission Website and took a look at the latest Flight Director’s Update video entitled “Jan 17: It’s the fourth anniversary of the Mars Exploration Rovers.”
It’s a nicely produced little piece that is more of an overview of the mission (for those of you that have been living under […]
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Space shuttle Endeavour windshield damaged in orbit by space debris
Published on 16 Aug 2007 at 10:28 am.
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Local news here in Florida is reporting that a micro-meteorite has damaged Endeavors window #2. The crew is in no immediate danger.
Full Story: baynews9.com - News: Endeavour damaged by space debris
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ISS Computer Equipment Sabotaged
Published on 26 Jul 2007 at 4:20 pm.
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Wow. I haven’t blogged in a while but this caught my eye and I don’t see anyone has picked it up yet.
NASA says it has found wires which may have been deliberately cut on computers bound for the international space station.
NASA finds apparent sabotage - CNN.com
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Martian Astronomer Images Jupiter
Published on 4 May 2007 at 5:22 pm.
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What looks initially like a Hubble photo or an exceptional ground based image of Jupiter was indeed taken from Mars!
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Image courtesy NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
The martian astronomer responsible for this outstanding shot is actually not a native but a terran immigrant. The HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped this picture on January […]
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Night Launch
Published on 11 Dec 2006 at 8:54 am.
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This past Saturday they had a night launch of the shuttle (Discovery STS-116). I was on my way off to work but I delayed 15 minutes to bring the video camera outside and catch it. There were some hazy clouds near the horizon that weren’t visible to me until illuminated by the launch. I’m about […]
