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How many satellites orbit the Earth?

Space is big, but it can still get crowded up there. The recent collision between two orbiting satellites, including one Iridium satellite, was just an accident waiting to happen, according to debris...

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2009 Top Newsmakers

2009 Top Newsmakers We are nearing the end of the year, the year that was, it was a challenging year for all of us because in one way or another we are affected by the economic crisis which also affected...

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Space Shuttle Launch Schedule

This article has the latest information on NASA's space shuttle launch schedule and summaries and photos of the last space shuttle missions to the International Space Station.

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Space Shuttle Retirement

The time for NASA space shuttle retirement is at hand. After almost 30 years, NASA will retire the space shuttles and send the remaining spacecraft to museums. The final shuttle flight is now scheduled for...

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SpaceShipOne test pilot Mike Melvill after the launch in pursuit of the Ansari X Prize on September 29, 2004. Photo taken by RenegadeAven during Civil Air Patrol duties.80

Space Tourism & Space Travel - How Far Off Are We?

There was very little known about space tourism until the late 1900s with a major impact on the media developing about five years ago. Space shuttle launches have always caued a media frenzy, however, and...

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Space Shuttle Launch and the Benefits of Space Technology

  The scientific community has developed manned and robotic flights into space.  Because of the difficulty for humans to survive in the harsh conditions in outer space the robotic missions have gone as...

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SPACE DEBRIES - the Danger from Space

Last month there was a near tragedy when a live commercial satellite of the United State based Iridium group crashed with a disused Russian military satellite (This first main space debris accident was...

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Space Tourism

If you can't find anything interesting left to explore here on Earth, your only resort is to look beyond the planet for a travel adventure. Ok, that's a little extreme when you consider all the things that Earth has to offer. Regardless, the new field of space tourism is starting to heat up

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Julie Payette: Canadian astronaut aboard the STS-127 mission

It was just amazing to see 2 Canadian astronauts in direct from space. Fantastic moment. I am very grateful for Julie Payette to show up in front of the Canadian flag with his colleague, Robert Thirsk, also a...

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Why destroy the hubble space telescope and the space station.

 Why destroy the Hubble space Telescope? Near the end of its service life around the year 2020, nasa plans to destroy the Hubble space telescope with a robot. This robot will attach itself to the rear of the...

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