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(Images: Phoenix Lander greeted by Mars spacecraft)

(Images: Phoenix Lander greeted by Mars spacecraft)Images: Phoenix Lander greeted by Mars spacecraftHiHow much for a 600 sq yds plot ? Please book mine. Should be a corner plot.Peter Topno

Tags: spacecraft, Phoenix Technologies

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Images: Saturn's beauty and the beast

The Cassini spacecraft which has been exploring Saturn for almost four years, tracks an electrical storm which has been raging for months. by CNET News.com

Tags: Spacecraft, CNET News.com, Ring, Saturn, It', Storm, Beauty

Image galleries 2008-05-02

Images: Organic material found in Saturn moon geyser

Scientists surprised by what they found in samples taken by the Cassini spacecraft from a geyser plume spewed from the Saturn moon Enceladus. by CNET News.com

Tags: Spacecraft, Sample, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-03-27

Photos: That's one small step for SpaceShipTwo

It's been redesigned, rehashed, and delayed. Richard Branson and Burt Rutan unveil mockups of their commercial spacecraft. by CNET News.com

Tags: Spacecraft, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-01-23

Images: Messenger nears close encounter with Mercury

On Monday, NASA's Messenger spacecraft will be the first visitor to Mercury in almost 33 years. by CNET News.com

Tags: Spacecraft, NASA, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-01-11

Finding leaks in a spacecraft

Finding leaks in a spacecraftOf courseyou could also just use a smoking match and watch where the smoke goes.Sometimes engineers really overwork the plumbing.

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Discussion threads 2007-10-05

Finding leaks in a spacecraft

With financial support from NASA, Iowa State University ISU engineers have developed a sensor to quickly find leaks in a spacecraft. This sensor locates an air leak by listening to the noise generated by the air rushing out of the leak and includes an array of 64 elements that detects...

Tags: Leak, Spacecraft, Iowa State University, NASA, Sensor, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-10-03

Images: Orion spacecraft prepares for moon landing

The Orion spacecraft, replacement for the space shuttle and the vehicle that will take astronauts back to the moon, will fly in 2008.

Tags: ORION, spacecraft, shuttle, moon

Image galleries 2007-08-02

NASA to test-fly 'Orion' spacecraft next fall

NASA to test-fly 'Orion' spacecraft next fallMisuse of a proud name for a space-going klugeMaybe it's a petty gripe, but I wish they'd called the thing something else. "Orion" will always be the name of the bold concept authored by Freeman Dyson and Ted Taylor in the late 1950s...

Tags: ORION, spacecraft, NASA

Discussion threads 2007-08-01

A-OK The Wings of Mercury (zip)

A-OK The Wings of Mercury is a realistic simulation of the Mercury spacecraft. It features 3D graphics, fully functional control panels, networked simulations, and a complete manual. Real-time trajectory modeling accurately simulates the dynamics of the space flight. 3D graphics simulate the cockpit, window and external views. Over 160 fully-operational...

Tags: 3D, Spacecraft, Research & Development, Business Operations

Software downloads 2007-08-01

Images: A vision for an asteroid mission

A private company in Santa Cruz, Calif., uses its 3D rendering technology to simulate a spacecraft landing on an asteroid.

Tags: 3D rendering, Santa Cruz, asteroid, spacecraft, vision, 3D, California

Image galleries 2007-07-30

Photos: Asteroid hunters leaving/returning to Earth

While NASA plans to launch its Dawn probe to visit two asteroids, a Japanese spacecraft, loaded with asteroid dirt, limps toward home.

Tags: dirt, spacecraft, NASA, Earth, photograph

Image galleries 2007-06-27

Photos: New evidence of water on Mars

Mars rover Spirit and the Mars Express spacecraft have found more clues that indicate the Red Planet was teeming with water.

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Image galleries 2007-05-22

Photos: Stormy views from Jupiter

Active volcanos, monster storms and debris from Jupiter and its moons were captured by the New Horizons spacecraft.

Tags: Jupiter, debris, spacecraft, moon, photograph

Image galleries 2007-05-01

Photos: Explosive views from Jupiter

Active volcanos, monster storms and captured debris of Jupiter and its moons were captured by the New Horizons spacecraft.

Tags: Jupiter, debris, spacecraft, moon, photograph

Image galleries 2007-05-01

Images: Hot news about the sun

The Hinode spacecraft and STEREO satellites are taking never-before-seen images of the sun--including some in 3D.

Tags: spacecraft, 3D, satellite

Image galleries 2007-04-23

Photos: Searching for Earth-size planets

At an open meeting at the SETI Institute, scientists discuss NASA's plans to use the new Kepler spacecraft to search for Earth-size planets orbiting stars.

Tags: photograph, Earth-size, spacecraft, NASA, scientist

Image galleries 2007-04-13

Photos: Pluto probe returns photos of Jupiter

update New Horizons spacecraft is sending back close-ups of Jupiter and some of its moons as it slingshots past the planet on its journey to Pluto.

Tags: Pluto, Jupiter, photograph, spacecraft, moon

Image galleries 2007-03-01

Photos: Pluto probe returns photos of Jupiter

update New Horizons spacecraft is sending back close-ups of Jupiter and some of its moons as it slingshots past the planet on its journey to Pluto.

Tags: Pluto, Jupiter, photograph, spacecraft, moon

Image galleries 2007-03-01

Photos: Pluto probe returns photos of Jupiter

New Horizons spacecraft is sending back close-ups of Jupiter and some of its moons as it slingshots past the planet on its journey to Pluto.

Tags: Pluto, Jupiter, photograph, spacecraft, moon, New Horizons spacecraft

Image galleries 2007-02-28