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Delta 3 Launch Scrubbed
After three attempts to launch the Boeing Delta 3 rocket carrying the Orion 3 satellite, engineers were unable to get the rocket off the ground (three's the unlucky number it seems). Officials will set a new launch date and time depending on when the facility is available again.
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Deep Space 1 Working Perfectly
Able to determine its location from anywhere in the solar system, and powered by an ion engine, Deep Space 1 is performing its mission "extremely well" in the opinion of its engineers. Launched in October 1998, the purpose of the spacecraft is to test 12 new spacefaring technologies.
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SETI@home Now Available for Unix
The three year-long wait is over, and SETI@home is now available for Unix computers. As of today, 1,400 people have already downloaded the software designed to help share computing processing analyzing SETI radio signals. Windows and Mac are still coming...
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Space Station Manager Resigns
Randy Brinkley, manager of the International Space Station for the past 5 years, has announced his resignation from NASA. A space industry veteran, and manager of several shuttle missions, Brinkley will leave NASA later this month to take a position with a private sector firm.
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