The space shuttle Discovery sits poised for an Aug. 25, 2009 launch atop Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin the STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA/Troy Cryder) CAPECANAVERAL, Fla. - When the space shuttle Discovery ...
Now back onEarth, Endeavour will be serviced and prepared for its next flight, STS-130,scheduled for a return trip to the International Space Station early next year.NASA?s next shuttle mission, STS-128, is targeted for launch on Aug. 25 aboardorbiter Discovery pending a check of its fuel...
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28. Meanwhile, MISSE 7 launch is scheduled to be launched on STS 129 mission. MISSE-7 was launched on Space Shuttle mission STS-129 on Atlantis was launched on November 16, 2009. This paper will briefly review recent efforts on MISSE 6 and MISSE 7 missions at NASA Langley Research ...
在STS上发现号航天飞机发射之前,一架直升机在佛罗里达州的NASA肯尼迪航天中心上空巡逻-119 使命. 来自美国宇航局.(A helicopter patrols the sky over NASA"s Kennedy Space Center in Florida before the launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-119 mission. Original from NASA.) 发现号航天飞机驶向发射台...
After the exposure, the samples were retrieved by an astro- naut and transferred to the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Discovery (Mission STS 128). Samples were then transported from outer space to Edwards Airforce Base, California, on 12 September 2009, and sent to the Open University, ...
Mission: STS-128 Proposed Launch Date: July 30, 2009 Shuttle: Atlantis Mission Description: Atlantis’ primary payload will be the Italian Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello, which will deliver equipment to allow for bringing the station crew from three to six. ...
On April 19, 2010, the Arabidopsis plants harvested in Kibo were retrieved and brought back to Earth by the space shuttle mission STS-131 (19A). The present paper describes the Space Seed experiment with particular reference to the development of the Plant Experiment Unit and its actual ...
11, 2009 with the STS-128 space shuttle crew that launched on shuttle Discovery from the Kennedy Space Center, USA, Aug. 28, 2009 (Ref 3 and supplementary references). The silk and collagen samples tested were 10 (2.54 cm) squares with tight tolerances (10, 20.0050) and the thickness ...
STS-134 (Endeavour) 16MAY2011 Delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to ISS. Soyuz TMA-02M 7JUN2011 Crew transport to ISS. Progress M-11M 21JUN2011 Delivered cargo to ISS. STS-135 (Atlantis) 8JUL2011 Delivered supplies and equipment to ISS. Last space shuttle mission. Progres...