The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an executive agency of the Government of the United States, responsible for civil space program andaeronautics nation and aerospace research. Since February 2006, which itself describes the NASA mission is "to pioneer the future of space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.Liftoff is scheduled for Thursday afternoon. The executive voted unanimously on Friday a new launch date after discussing the arrangements for the shuttle land in early November.
NASA opted for a dock off at 16:50 Thursday, despite a European cargo to the space station in the morning. Officials generally prefer more time between the arrival spaceship, but we want discovery flight as soon as possible taking into account transfers to launch long lag behind may be put off if something goes wrong with the docking of the freighter.Cracks European external fuel tank was discovered after a launch attempt was thwarted by a leak of hydrogen gas. Took so long to understand and repair the cracks, which could have damaged the shuttle during takeoff.
The $ 300 million Stardust mission was launched in 1999. On January 2, 2004, the spacecraft flew the comet Wild 2, using an innovative sensor to capture particles from the coma, the cloud of debris surrounding the nucleus. To scroll back to Earth two years later, a small re-entry capsule carrying material collected was ejected and fell to a landing in Utah, where he recovered from analysis.In a detailed statement of the National Aeronautics and Conference Space new Administration, the space agency said it will announce a discovery that the impact of astrobiology hunting extraterrestrial life.
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