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Vega pronto per il volo inaugurale

ESA Italia - Ven, 03/02/2012 - 09:52

Il 13 febbraio, l'Agenzia Spaziale Europea metterà in orbita, per il suo primo volo di qualifica, il lanciatore nuovo di zecca Vega.

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NASA Receives Second Highest Number Of Astronaut Applications

NASA Breaking News - Ven, 03/02/2012 - 06:00

More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by the agency.

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Panorama of the East Coast

NASA Image of the Day - Ven, 03/02/2012 - 06:00

This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA

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NASA Glenn To Host Tweetup Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of First American To Orbit Earth

NASA Breaking News - Ven, 03/02/2012 - 06:00

NASA's Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland will host a special event on March 2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's first orbital flight by an American.

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Il primo lanciatore Vega è pronto sulla rampa di lancio

ESA Italia - Gio, 02/02/2012 - 17:05

Il nuovo lanciatore dell'ESA, Vega, è stato assemblato ed è pronto sulla rampa di lancio. I preparativi finali sono in pieno svolgimento per il volo inaugurale del lanciatore dallo spazio porto europeo. La finestra di lancio si apre il 9 febbraio.

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NASA Seeks Proposals For Edison Small Satellite Demonstrations

NASA Breaking News - Gio, 02/02/2012 - 06:00

NASA is seeking proposals for flight demonstrations of small satellite technologies with the goal of increasing the technical capabilities and range of uses for this emerging category of spacecraft.

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Colbert Advocates NASA Space Station Research

NASA Breaking News - Gio, 02/02/2012 - 06:00

Stephen Colbert, host of the nightly 'The Colbert Report,' said in a new NASA public service announcement released today that he's always been a huge fan of space.

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NASA to Host Media Telecon on Space Station Status

NASA Breaking News - Gio, 02/02/2012 - 06:00

NASA will host a media telecon at 2 p.m. CST today to discuss the status of the International Space Station and the progress toward an updated launch schedule, including international partner and commercial space vehicles.

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NASA Administrator Leads Action Session of President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

NASA Breaking News - Gio, 02/02/2012 - 06:00

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will lead a discussion with business leaders and higher education professionals at a Listening and Action Session of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. PST on Friday, Feb. 3, in Seattle.

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Saturn and Its Moon Dione

NASA Image of the Day - Gio, 02/02/2012 - 06:00

Saturn and Dione appear askew in this Cassini spacecraft view, with the north poles rotated to the right, as if they were threaded along on the thin diagonal line of the planet's rings. This view looks toward the anti-Saturn side of Dione (698 miles, or 1,123 kilometers across). North on Dione is up and rotated 20 degrees to the right. This view looks toward the northern, sunlit side of the rings from less than one degree above the ring plane. The image was taken in visible green light with the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera on Dec. 12, 2011. The view was obtained at a distance of approximately 35,000 miles (57,000 kilometers) from Dione and at a Sun-Dione-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 41 degrees. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

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NASA Spacecraft Returns First Video from Far Side Of The Moon

NASA Breaking News - Mer, 01/02/2012 - 06:00

A camera aboard one of NASA's twin Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) lunar spacecraft has returned its first unique view of the far side of the moon.

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East Coast Students to Speak Live With Space Station Commander

NASA Breaking News - Mer, 01/02/2012 - 06:00

Students participating in a U.S. Coast Guard Academy mentoring program will speak with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank aboard the International Space Station at 11:15 EST on Thursday, Feb. 2.

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NASA Receives Final NRC Report On Space Technology Roadmaps

NASA Breaking News - Mer, 01/02/2012 - 06:00

NASA has received the National Research Council (NRC) report "NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities," which provides the agency with findings and recommendations on where best to invest in technologies needed to enable NASA's future missions in space.

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Voyage

NASA Image of the Day - Mer, 01/02/2012 - 06:00

On the craft's maiden voyage, the crew of space shuttle Columbia took this image that showcases the blackness of space and a blue and white Earth, as well as the cargo bay and aft section of the shuttle. The image was photographed through the flight deck's aft windows. In the lower right corner is one of the vehicle's radiator panels. The pentagon-shaped object in the upper left is glare caused by window reflection. STS-1, Columbia's maiden voyage, launched on April 12, 1981, and was the inaugural flight in the Space Shuttle Program. Columbia and its crew were lost during STS-107 mission in 2003. As the shuttle lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 16, a small portion of foam broke away from the external fuel tank and struck the orbiter's left wing. The resulting damage created a hole in the wing's leading edge, which caused the vehicle to break apart during reentry on Feb. 1. Image Credit: NASA

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NASA, University Of Maryland Invite Public To Astronauts' Discussion Of Recent International Space Station Missions

NASA Breaking News - Mer, 01/02/2012 - 06:00

NASA and the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering invite the public to a discussion with three astronauts from recent International Space Station expedition missions at 5:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the Hoff Theater inside the Adele H. Stamp Student Union.

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La campagna di lancio di Vega per immagini

ESA Italia - Mar, 31/01/2012 - 14:13

La sequenza animata mostra l'intero assemblaggio del primo lanciatore Vega sulla rampa di lancio, in vista del volo di qualifica. Guarda il video.

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Euronews: Nasce una stella tra i lanciatori spaziali europei

ESA Italia - Mar, 31/01/2012 - 11:43

La famiglia dei vettori spaziali europei si allarga con il prossimo lancio di Vega dalla base europea della Guyana francese. Questo nuovo lanciatore va a completare l'offerta della gamma europea nell'ambito dei razzi commerciali. Ne parliamo nella rubrica Space.

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