ISS Expedition 45 – U.S. EVA-33 Snapshots
International Space Station Astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Scott Kelly completed a challenging spacewalk on Friday to reconfigure the Station’s external cooling system.
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Month: November 2015
Tweets from Space, November 5, 2015
For an instant before sunrise, the space station glows orange. #GoodMorning from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/FEXx8Rezg3 — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November
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MAVEN confirms Solar Wind responsible for Atmospheric Loss at Mars
NASA’s MAVEN mission presented in its initial science findings a key factor that played a role in the loss of most of the Martian atmosphere and the transition of Mars from a warm and wet environment capable of supporting life to the cold, deserted world we see today.
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ISS Astronauts set for challenging Spacewalk to Reconfigure external Cooling Systems
Following up on their successful spacewalk last Wednesday, International Space Station Astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Scott Kelly are gearing up to head outside again this Friday to complete the reconfiguration of an external cooling radiator system and return it to a normal configuration.
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ISS Operations Update – November 4, 2015
Experiments: Capillary Flow Experiment – Vane Gap 2 Test [“Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) is a suite of fluid physics experiments
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Tweets from Space, November 4, 2015
Day 222. Sleep by the light of the #moon. #GoodNight from @space_station! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/WOP7jjs7mb — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 4,
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Satellite Re-Entry witnessed from Northern United States
The NFIRE Near Field Infrared Experiment satellite of the Missile Defence Agency re-entered the atmosphere on Wednesday after eight and a half years in orbit to complete a demonstration mission of sensing equipment for the detection of thermal signatures of ascending ballistic missiles and the differentiation between the missile’s plume and the rocket itself.
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Debut Launch of Super Strypi Rocket fails during First Stage Flight
Conducting its premiere launch, a Super Strypi rocket streaked into the afternoon skies over the island of Kauai, Hawaii on Tuesday in a long-awaited demonstration mission. Shortly after the rocket’s liftoff its flight pattern became erratic as the spin-stabilized launch vehicle appeared to enter an uncontrollable swaying motion that increased in rate before video of the launch cut out.
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ISS Operations Update – November 3, 2015
Experiments: Cognition [Cognition, also known as Individualized Real-Time Neurocognitive Assessment Toolkit for Space Flight Fatigue uses a battery of tests
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Tweets from Space, November 3, 2015
#GoodMorning #Earth. Looking brilliant as usual. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/BJqlzKxb1u — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) November 3, 2015 #Desert #EarthArt Some of the
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Chinasat-2C enters standard Geostationary Transfer Orbit after successful Launch
Orbital data collected by the Joint Space Operations Center shows Tuesday’s launch of a Long March 3B rocket from China was a success, showing the Chinasat-2C military communications satellite in a standard Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
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Chinese Long March 3B launches Chinasat-2C Military Communications Satellite
A Chinese Long March 3B rocket blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 16:25 UTC on Tuesday, carrying
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Re-Entry: Sylda
NORAD ID: 37209 Origin: ESA (France) Object: Ariane 5 DEB (Sylda) Type: Ariane 5 Sylda Payload Adapter Mass: Up to
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Tweets from Space, November 2, 2015
From Expedition 1 to 45. #15YearsOnStation, continuous human presence. Honored to be a part of this amazing journey! pic.twitter.com/TXDZQUoWxW —
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ISS Operations Update – November 2, 2015
Experiments: Habitability Experiment Ops [Assessment of International Space Station Vehicle Habitability will see teams on the ground study video of
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Date for Maiden Launch of Super Strypi Up in the Air as Processing Campaign drags on
Update (November 3): Super Strypi has been cleared for liftoff in the overnight hours on Tuesday on the ORS-4 mission
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Tweets from Space, November 1, 2015
#Greetings to the participants of #COP21 in #Paris from @Space_Station. #Earth is our spaceship. We must protect it. pic.twitter.com/gCShnhisPr —
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