NASA Upgrades Shuttle Engine
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A main engine computer upgrade developed by NASA will be activated during the Friday launch of space shuttle Atlantis and the STS-117 mission.
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Two spacewalking astronauts brought the International Space Station (ISS) a step closer to full power Wednesday after replacing a broken motor at the base of one of their orbiting lab's wing-like solar arrays.
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NASA officials Thursday said the situation appeared to be improving on the International Space Station as crews worked to repair onboard computer systems.
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NASA began installing a new connector in the space shuttle Atlantisâs fuel tank in hopes of launching the craft in early February.
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AUSTIN, Texas &mdash; The orbiting space telescope that just won't quit collecting gobs of celestial data well beyond its expected twilight is set for a major tune-up and upgrade, NASA scientists announced today here at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
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NASA's thermal-imaging sensor helps fight the flames.
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NASA reported major progress on glitches in a critical computer system on the International Space Station on Friday as astronauts repaired insulation damage to the space shuttle Atlantis during a spacewalk.
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Following more than 18-months of redesign work, the next external tank that will fuel a NASA space shuttle as it is launched into orbit is about ready for delivery, NASA officials said today.
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WASHINGTON  - NASA has modified the first huge external space shuttle tank, a fix meant to avoid repeating a 2003 tragedy that killed seven astronauts and has grounded the shuttles since, the agency said Tuesday.
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Shuttle astronauts would do a better job of upgrading NASA (news - web sites)&#39;s aging Hubble Space Telescope (news - web sites) than space-faring robots -- with
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NASA tomorrow will take a significant step toward getting the space shuttle flying again when it rolls out the first new fuel tank designed to eliminate problems that led to the 2003 breakup of shuttle Columbia.
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By Mark Carreau, Houston Chronicle  Jun. 4--NASA is preparing to ramp up the pace of its shuttle missions as Atlantis is poised to blast off this week in a bid to finish the assembly of the international space station by a 2010 deadline.
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NASA has awarded a   multibillion-dollar contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. to   design, develop and test a manned spaceship to replace aging   U.S. space shuttles, two congressional sources familiar with   the decision told Reuters on Thursday.
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NASA has awarded a $330.6 million contract to the aerospace company Lockheed Martin to design and build a robot spaceship to carry replacement parts to the Hubble Space Telescope to keep it operating for another five to seven years.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- NASA resolved lingering concerns about lines connecting the external fuel tank to Atlantis on Wednesday and moved ahead with preparations for the first space shuttle launch of the year.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A fuel sensor that has given NASA headaches in the past began acting up early Friday morning as space shuttle Atlantis' crew prepared for liftoff.The agency was working to fix the problem and continuing with launch preparations, NASA spokesman Bruce Buckingham said.
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In what promises to be a second record-breaking flight in less than eight months, NASA aims to make aviation history today by flying an airplane powered by a scramjet engine at 10 times the speed of sound.