Posts Tagged ‘ISS’

Shuttling back & forth: Atlantis to put 27,000 pound cargo on the ISS

Monday, November 16, 2009 22:09 By Neo

NASA is pretty renowned for screw ups that only it can manage to pull off and after re-recording on the moon landing tapes its reputation has been on a one way trip down the spiral. With the International Space Station (ISS) in eternal need of repairs and pare parts and the space shuttles at NASA’s [...]

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A Wearable Augmented Reality System: A Boon to Astronauts

Thursday, September 24, 2009 23:21 By Robert

There is absolutely no denying the fact that an astronaut’s job is not at all rosy. The amount of hardships an astronaut endures in the space station is perhaps beyond a layman’s imagination. Nevertheless, it appears to be very fascinating to many of us. The European Space Agency (ESA) has created a wearable augmented reality [...]

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Endeavour Space Shuttle Launch Cancelled

Saturday, June 13, 2009 23:10 By Madhuri Katti

Nasa cancelled the launch of space shuttle Endeavour yesterday. Several hours before launch some hydrogen leak was discovered. So the launch now stands delayed.
The space shuttle was to carry seven crew members and equipments for Japan’s Kibo laboratory to International Space Station (ISS). A crew member already stationed at ISS was to be brought back [...]

Water Management in the Cosmos: ISS residents to drink recycled urine!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:26 By Neo

That sounds pretty disgusting when you think about it, even though we are saying that the urine will be recycled! Irrespective of your personal tastes and fancy for delicacies, if you want to be a part of the crew that constantly keeps the International Space Station in shape and gets a fabulous view of the [...]

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