Feb 13
Space, the inaccessible frontier, or: how I learned to stop worrying about alian invasions and love the rockets
Written by: DJ | Filed under:General | Tags:humor, space program
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Something remarkable happened yesterday at about 780 kilometers above Siberia. Love was in the air vacuum at first sight encounter between a U.S. satellite, Iridium 33, and a Russian one, Kosmos-2251. And they immediately multiplied and prospered into at least 600 and increasingly counting descendants set to enjoying high flying life styles for years and decades to come.
Sep 25
Shenzhou 7 Spacecraft Blasts Off
Written by: Nimrod | Filed under:News, technology | Tags:shenzhou, space program, technology
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This morning, the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft carrying Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming, and Jing Haipeng successfully took off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and entered orbit. This is a major event in China, as a space walk (the first for the Chinese space program) is planned on this 3-day mission (on the 27th).
Shenzhou 7 launched by a Long March 2F rocket
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