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Archive for April 3rd, 2008

Cornell receives funding for magnetic flux pinning research

April 3rd, 2008 by

By taking advantage of the physics of magnetic flux pinning, spacecraft components could hover centimeters to about one meter apart without electrical power, according to Dr. Mason Peck from the Cornell University College of Engineering.
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ATV gets go-ahead for docking attempt

April 3rd, 2008 by

Jules Verne ATV was today formally cleared to proceed with the first ISS docking attempt, scheduled for 3 April 2008 at 1441 UTC.
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Update: MUOS satellite to be lofted by Atlas V

April 3rd, 2008 by

The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center awarded United Launch Alliance a contract modification to perform the launch services for the U.S. Navy’s first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite aboard an Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle.
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