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Astronaut promises not to lose more tools
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The astronaut who lost her tool bag on a spacewalk admitted yesterday that she made a mistake by not checking to see whether the sack was tied down and said she's still smarting over the whole thing. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper...Tags: Cape Canaveral
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Lost tools won't bag spacewalks
Flight controllers were revamping plans Wednesday for the remaining spacewalks during space shuttle Endeavour's visit to the international space station because of a crucial tool bag that floated away during repair work. The briefcase-size tool bag... -
Astronaut: 'You're not going to see us lose another bag' of needed tools as spacewalk nears
Associated Press WriterHOUSTON (AP) _ Astronauts vowed to double-check, even triple-check, to make sure a bag of tools is properly tied down during a spacewalk Thursday so it doesn't float away like one did earlier this week. "We're definitely not going to do it again. You'...Tags: Society, NASA, Human Mishaps, Metal and Mineral, Ceremonies
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Happy Birthday: 10 astronauts celebrate space station's 10th anniversary 220 miles above earth
AP Aerospace WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) _ NASA couldn't have staged it any better: 10 people in orbit for Thursday's 10th anniversary of the world's most elaborate and expensive housing project, the international space station. On Nov. 20, 1998, the first part of...Tags: Cape Canaveral, NASA, Heavy Engineering, Brooklyn Bridge, Rocketry
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At 10th anniversary, space station's future hangs in balance
Sentinel Staff WritersRight now, as you are reading this, 10 Russian and American men and women orbiting 200 miles above your head are busy installing toilets, refrigerators and new bedrooms aboard the most complicated construction project ever undertaken: the international...Tags: National Government, Barack Obama, Lower House, Government, Parliament
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Astronauts vow remaining tool bag won't drift away
The Associated PressAstronauts vowed to double-check, even triple-check, to make sure a bag of tools is properly tied down during a spacewalk Thursday so it doesn't float away like one did earlier this week. "We're definitely not going to do it again. You're not going to...Tags: Society, NASA, Human Mishaps, Metal and Mineral, Ceremonies
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Astronaut still smarting over her lost tool bag
The Associated PressThe astronaut who lost her tool bag on a spacewalk admitted Wednesday that she made a mistake by not checking to see if the sack was tied down, and said she's still smarting over the whole thing. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper said in an interview that...Tags: Metal and Mineral
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For information's space odyssey, NASA develops new kind of computer network
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ In space, no one can hear you scream. But scoring an Internet hookup suddenly isn't out of the question. NASA scientists have developed software they hope will lead to an Internet-like network in deep space. It's not that...Tags: Google Inc., NASA
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Space Shuttle flyover visible from Virginia on Thursday, Saturday
Daily PressThe Space Shuttle Endeavour launched Friday and docked Saturday with the International Space Station. This week, the spacecraft will make a spectacular sweep over Central Virginia, according to an astronomy professor at the University of Virginia. The...Tags: University of Virginia, Rocketry, Technology
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Where do you want all this stuff?
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION -- Shuttle Endeavour mission specialists Sandra Magnus (left), Shane Kimbrough (rear) and Donald Pettit (right) run the robotics work area as the container of gear -- a water-recycling system, a toilet and more -- for the...Tags: NASA
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Mission mishap: Endeavour spacewalker drops bag of tools
Sentinel Space EditorSpace, a spacewalker and a leaky grease gun proved to be a slippery combination Tuesday when astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper lost her grip on a bag of tools she needed to fix a damaged space-station rotary joint. The slip-up took place right...Tags: NASA, Metal and Mineral
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Astronauts end spacewalk marred by lost tool bag
A spacewalking astronaut accidentally let go of her tool bag Tuesday after a grease gun inside it exploded, and helplessly watched as the tote and everything inside floated away. It was one of the largest items ever to be lost by a spacewalker, and...Tags: Cape Canaveral, NASA, Metal and Mineral
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