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Dataman
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Hold your breath and cross your fingers, there is a lot riding on this launch.
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Good stuff, but my fingers are tighter crossed for the JAXA AMSR2 to monitor what us 7 billion do to our irreplaceable planet.
A critical stage is passed! http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2012/05/20120518_shizuku_amsr2_e.html "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that the Global Change Observation Mission 1st - Water "SHIZUKU" (GCOM-W1) successfully deployed the antenna of the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2)* via image data received at the Katsuura Tracking and Communication station." --//-- |
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The 2012 Transit of Venus
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Dataman
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SpaceX Launches!
----------------------------------------http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/cargo/spacex_launch.html "I can'na get more power from the warp drive, Capt'in." Scotty makes it to space. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/spacex-launc...s-james/story?id=16373201  [Edit 1 times, last edit by Dataman at May 22, 2012 2:07:22 PM] |
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Didn't light up the night sky like the shuttle launches but was still pretty impressive.
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ESA TV: Desert Growth and irrigation for crops as observed from space:
----------------------------------------http://multimedia.esa.int/latestesalive And Cryosat-2 update at May 15, 2012 http://multimedia.esa.int/Videos/2012/05/Earth-from-Space-Special-edition --//-- [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at May 23, 2012 9:19:56 AM] |
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Dataman
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Dragon successfully splashes down off the coast of Baja California, Mexico after an apparent flawless mission to the ISS. Quite an acheivement for the first commercial attempt.
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Next, they'll make these carriers land near Acapulco on manned returns, so they can start off with a sunny holiday to recoup... just a small perk for daring their lives :D
BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment...;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa --//-- |
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