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AirGuide Business, March 17, 2008
Mar 17, 2008
Space station robot fails to power up. The new $210 million robot on the International Space Station failed to power up on Thursday. NASA officials say they are fairly confident that they can fix the robot quickly and plan to make software changes after 5 p.m. on Friday. NASA had planned to have the robot running over the next week. Mar 14, 2008
The space shuttle Endeavour has arrived at the International Space Station, and astronauts began inspecting the shuttle for damage that may have occurred during the launch. Endeavour will deliver a Japanese lab and a Canadian robot to the station during its 16-day mission, the longest mission ever by a space shuttle. Mar 13, 2008
The shuttle Endeavour is headed for the International Space Station after launching early this morning. The shuttle will deliver part of a Japanese lab and the final parts of a Canadian robotic arm system. The mission is the second of six planned for this year. Mar 11, 2008
Endeavor set to launch on space station mission Tuesday. NASA plans to launch Endeavor early Tuesday morning on a mission to continue the assembly of the International Space Station. The shuttle will carry the first section of a Japanese science research facility and a two-armed Canadian robot to the station. Mar 10, 2008
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has bid on a NASA contract to build weather satellites. The contract is worth more than $1 billion and will include two satellites and options for two more. Mar 11, 2008
United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance said an Atlas 5 rocket with a classified U.S. satellite launched early Thursday. United Launch, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, built the rocket. It could not confirm whether the satellite has reached orbit because of the nature of the launch, a spokesman said. Mar 13, 2008
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