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NASA has postponed Discovery launch

NASA has postponed Discovery launch

NASA has postponed next week’s mid-December for the launch of space shuttle Discovery, which will carry cargo and supplies to the International Space Station, officials said yesterday. The extra time will allow engineers to understand why two metal fuel tank split when the shuttle was being fueled with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen in early [...]
Bullet 580 Inflated- Bring on the  Airship Adventure!

Bullet 580 Inflated- Bring on the Airship Adventure!

E- Green Technologies has successfully inflated airship ‘Bullet 580’, 235-foot long (as long as a 23-floor skyscraper), 65-foot diameter. It promises an aerial experience for science experiment and will serve as a sky based platform to relay communications and to keep watch on oil spills, forest fires and even pirates at sea. It can be compared [...]
NASA’s Newest Rocket Launches As The Weather Clears

NASA’s Newest Rocket Launches As The Weather Clears

The Ares I-X prototype rocket, that is considered to be one of the biggest accomplishments of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) finally took off from the Kennedy Space Center launch pad after multiple weather delays. The Ares I-X rocket is expected to be the much awaited replacement for NASA’s space shuttle program and with [...]
Water Management in the Cosmos: ISS residents to drink recycled urine!

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

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 Earth and the vast cosmos, then you will have [...]
Chick-fil-A Dishes Out Space Shuttle Toys

Chick-fil-A Dishes Out Space Shuttle Toys

We all know how tasty Chick-fil-A’s menu usually is and how nutritious it is for children to opt for the company’s mouth-watering offerings when they decide to go out. This time around, the company tied up with Kennedy Space Center to help children not only eat tasty and nutritious food, but also learn a little bit of space and time. Chick-fil-A [...]