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NASA and SpaceX to send next crew to the ISS
25Aug By adminNo Comments
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NASA and SpaceX to send next crew to the ISS

[ad_1] NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch a crew of four to the International Space Station on Friday.Dubbed Crew-7, the mission will be commanded by American Jasmin Moghbeli and includes Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Satoshi Furukawa of Japan and Konstantin Borisov of Russia. Lift-off is targeted for 3:50am (0750 GMT) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with a backup opportunity at 3:27 am on Saturday. It will be the first space mission for both Moghbeli and Borisov."This is something I've wanted to do for as long as I can remember," said Moghbeli, a Naval test pilot, during a media call last month."One of the things I'm most excited about is looking back at our beautiful planet," added the 40-year-old of Iranian heritage."Everyone who I've talked to ...
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Columbia disaster that scuttled the space shuttle
30Jan By adminNo Comments
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Columbia disaster that scuttled the space shuttle

[ad_1] America may now be aiming to put astronauts back on the Moon, but for years the United States turned its back on manned missions after the Columbia space shuttle disaster. America may now be aiming to put astronauts back on the Moon, but for years the United States turned its back on manned missions after the Columbia space shuttle disaster.Its space programme suffered a catastrophic setback when all seven astronauts were killed when the shuttle broke up on re-entering the Earth's atmosphere 20 years ago on February 1, 2003. It was the second shuttle disaster after the Challenger explosion of 1986 which also killed the crew and led to sharp criticism of the safety culture at NASA. The shuttle fleet was grounded for two and a half years and it sparked a major shift in American s...
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Piece of Challenger space shuttle found off Florida coast
11Nov By adminNo Comments
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Piece of Challenger space shuttle found off Florida coast

[ad_1] Divers searching for a World War II-era aircraft near the Bermuda Triangle have found a piece of an entirely different sort of vessel: part of the US Challenger space shuttle that exploded soon after takeoff in 1986. The shuttle burst apart just dozens of seconds after launching from Florida, killing seven crew members, including the teacher Christa McAuliffe who had won a national screening. The Challenger segment, preserved remarkably well at the bottom of the Atlantic, is one of the largest pieces ever discovered from the space disaster, NASA confirmed Thursday. Images from the discovery, which was made in spring 2022, show two divers surrounded by fish, touching some of the shuttle's sand-covered tiles -- small squares that covered the entire underside of the ship to ...
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NASA to Otis Elevator, why 13 is considered unlucky | Explained
23Oct By adminNo Comments
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NASA to Otis Elevator, why 13 is considered unlucky | Explained

[ad_1] Is 13 an unlucky number? Here is what experts say. Would you think it weird if I refused to travel on Sundays that fall on the 22nd day of the month?How about if I lobbied the homeowner association in my high-rise condo to skip the 22nd floor, jumping from the 21st to 23rd? It's highly unusual to fear 22 – so, yes, it would be appropriate to see me as a bit odd. But what if, in just my country alone, more than 40 million people shared the same baseless aversion? That's how many Americans admit it would bother them to stay on one particular floor in high-rise hotels: the 13th.According to the Otis Elevator Co, for every building with a floor numbered “13,” six other buildings pretend to not have one, skipping right to 14.Many Westerners alter their behaviours on Friday the 13th....
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