Sentences with phrase «used in space shuttle»

Popular personal lubricant Astroglide was, as its name implies, invented in relation to the space program; it was discovered by a chemist looking for a substance that would purge oil from the anhydrous ammonia used in the space shuttle's cooling system.

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«That makes it practical to refuel them in space and use them for other purposes, or simply use them as a shuttle to run down and grab a spacecraft that you might be so heavy you could only get it to [low - Earth orbit], and then take it literally anywhere else in the solar system,» Bruno added.

The physicists used acoustic waves that had the effect of altering time for the photons — the equivalent of putting Alice and Bob in those opposite - moving space shuttles.

In 2010 and 2011, during the STS - 132 and STS - 135 missions aboard space shuttle Atlantis, astronauts in space and scientists on Earth performed nearly simultaneous parallel experiments; both teams cultured samples of P. aeruginosa bacteria using conditions that encouraged biofilm formatioIn 2010 and 2011, during the STS - 132 and STS - 135 missions aboard space shuttle Atlantis, astronauts in space and scientists on Earth performed nearly simultaneous parallel experiments; both teams cultured samples of P. aeruginosa bacteria using conditions that encouraged biofilm formatioin space and scientists on Earth performed nearly simultaneous parallel experiments; both teams cultured samples of P. aeruginosa bacteria using conditions that encouraged biofilm formation.

«If you're having trouble acclimatising to space, it's nice to have some extra time to get used to it, and that's easier on the station than in a cramped spacecraft,» says five - time US space shuttle astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman.

Later generations are still in use today; after the final shuttle mission concludes, Soyuz vehicles represent NASA astronauts» only space transport.

The skull went first to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History's PaleoLab in Pittsburgh, then made a brief trip to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where scientists studied it with the same CT - scan equipment used to examine the space shuSpace Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where scientists studied it with the same CT - scan equipment used to examine the space shuspace shuttle.

Besides the Eureca programme, space missions dedicated to microgravity research have resumed using Spacelab, the laboratory built by ESA that fits in the shuttle's cargo bay.

The engines used on initial SLS missions are flight engines remaining from the Space Shuttle Program, workhorse engines that are among the most proven in the world, having powered 135 space shuttle missions from 1981 to Space Shuttle Program, workhorse engines that are among the most proven in the world, having powered 135 space shuttle missions from 1981 tShuttle Program, workhorse engines that are among the most proven in the world, having powered 135 space shuttle missions from 1981 to space shuttle missions from 1981 tshuttle missions from 1981 to 2011.

Orion will use an advanced crew capsule design utilizing state of the art technology and is a key element of NASA's Vision for Space Exploration and will succeed the Space Shuttle in transporting a new generation of human explorers to and from the International Space Station, the Moon and eventually to Mars and beyond.

Nasa did not request help in trying to observe the damaged area with ground telescopes or satellites, in part because it did not believe the pictures would be useful, whereas, on the first space shuttle launch in 1981, Columbia lost a few tiles and Nasa had requested the use of ground telescopes and satellites.

It is used by NASA to purify water in the space shuttle.

Alfonso Cuarón used imagery and light / sound motifs to tell a gripping story about a shuttle mission in space.

When you add in the use of 3 - D technology that is also found in NASA's space shuttles, the creation of multi-layered puppets which are created with a skin - like composition and feature arguably the most detail of any stop - motion puppets ever created, the technical mastery on display sounds simply too good to be true.

Enter Jerome (Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley): a genetically superior medal - winning swimmer turned lame after a traffic accident, who donates his blood, urine, and other items used in validity tests so that Vincent can assume Jerome's identity long enough to fool the directors of space travel and get him aboard the shuttle of his dreams.

People in a four - seasons climate that want to use their 505 - hp car on a daily basis may need that all - wheel - drive system and those who shuttle their children daily may want the small additional amount of cargo space that comes from the Stelvio's five - door design.

With a stay at Hotel de l'Opera Hanoi, MGallery by Sofitel, you'll be centrally located in Hanoi, steps from Hanoi Opera House and minutes from Vietnam Revolution Museum.Featured amenities include a business center, limo / town car service, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby.Planning an event in Hanoi?This hotel has 1938 square feet (180 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms.For a surcharge, guests may use a shuttle from the airport to the hotel (available 24 hours) and a train station pick - up service.

Planning an event in Nha Trang?This resort has 7747 square feet (720 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and meeting rooms.For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and a train station pick - up service.

With a stay at Ramada Plaza Shunde in Foshan, you'll be within the vicinity of Baomo Garden and Dafu Mountain Forest Park.Featured amenities include a business center, express check - out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby.Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms.Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.

When we first saw De Maria Design's Redondo Beach House, we took a pass - it just didn't look like «Seventy percent of the building is efficiently created / assembled in a controlled shop environment» when the pictures show empty boxes and conventional construction, insulated with «ceramic - based insulation [that] is the same as a product used on NASA's Space Shuttle.»

In fact, ceramic is so good at this that it was used by NASA on the space shuttle orbiter to prevent it from melting during re-entry.