Sentences with phrase «year space voyage»
Shortly after 7:30 am Eastern time this morning, a seven - year space voyage at last reached its final destination: NASA's Dawn mission entered orbit around Ceres, a small, icy world orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
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A Voyage to the Moon — a satirical account of a space voyage, often cited as the first science fiction story — was written by the real Cyrano de Bergerac in 1649, just 40 years after Galileo's first telescopic observations of theVoyage to the Moon — a satirical account of a space voyage, often cited as the first science fiction story — was written by the real Cyrano de Bergerac in 1649, just 40 years after Galileo's first telescopic observations of thevoyage, often cited as the first science fiction story — was written by the real Cyrano de Bergerac in 1649, just 40 years after Galileo's first telescopic observations of the moon.
It is undergoing tests at the European Space Research and Technology Center in Noordwijk, a seaside resort town in the Netherlands, and its maiden voyage is expected to take place next year.
Atlantis launched July 8 on the 135th and last voyage of NASA's 30 - year space shuttle program.
The idea is to see how the materials fare when exposed to a space environment for more than 200 days, perhaps giving an indication of how long the X-37B's latest voyage will last — although it has previously flown missions lasting almost 2 years.
The Pluto debate may not be settled anytime soon, but minds may change when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft visits Pluto for the first time in 2015 after a nine - year voyage through space.
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Indeed, last year, the headset embarked on its first voyage to the final frontier, joining astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The company's Starliner vehicle is supposed to take NASA astronauts to the ISS for the first time later this year on a two - week trip, but the space agency is considering extending the voyage to six months.