Friday, November 4, 2011

China spacecraft dock together in orbit over Earth


Well while I have had my head in books on the synaptic organization of the brain, others have continued to work at learning how to conquer space.
- LRK -

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS November 3, 2011, 9:05AM ET
China spacecraft dock together in orbit over Earth
By GILLIAN WONG

BEIJING
Two unmanned Chinese spacecraft docked successfully and were orbiting the Earth together Thursday in a step that moves China closer to manning its own space station in about a decade.
The Shenzhou 8 craft that was launched Tuesday docked with the already orbiting Tiangong 1 module, said Wu Ping, spokeswoman for China's manned space program. The assembly has orbited Earth six times, with onboard instruments working normally, she said.
The U.S. and Russia are the only other countries to master the space docking technique. It was "a milestone success and sets a sound foundation for continued missions," Wu said.
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Hmmmm, we went to the Moon with the Apollo missions to show the Russians that we could best them in space.
No humans back to the Moon since then.  Who will be the next to land on the Moon?

Today China is showing the world that they can enter space as well.
We will watch and see what they do with their space station and will they go further than LEO.

And how does NASA react?
- LRK -

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NASA chief says US could cooperate with China

Bolden sees benefits to American program, but runs into critics in House hearing

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updated 11/3/2011 5:01:11 PM ET
While China and the United States don't see eye to eye on many issues, there is room for the two nations to work together in space science and exploration, NASA chief Charlie Bolden says.
In fact, cooperation in the space arena could help bridge the divide between the two superpowers while potentially benefiting both, Bolden told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
"Some level of engagement with China in space-related areas in the future can form the basis for dialogue and cooperation in a manner that is consistent with the national interests of both our countries, when based on the principles of transparency, reciprocity and mutual benefit," Bolden said in testimony before the subcommittee on oversight and investigations.
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If you don't want to read about China or NASA, I guess you could check on what SpaceX or Orbital Sciences Corp. are doing towards getting to space.
- LRK -

DRAGON SPACECRAFT | 2011 BREAKTHROUGH AWARD WINNER

http://www.orbital.com/TaurusII/
Updated Taurus II & COTS/CRS Development & Flight Milestones

And if you just want to see what mother nature has in store for us, check out the asteroid that is NOT going to hit us, but close enough to check out with a telescope.  Could have been a bad hair day if a bit closer.
- LRK -

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By Lena Kim | November 3, 2011 10:10 AM EDT

Asteroid 2005 YU55 is scheduled to skirt Earth on Nov. 8, giving astronomers an unparalleled opportunity to make observations about the space rock. Over four hundred yards across, the asteroid is large enough to cause damage on a regional scale if it were to make contact. Luckily, it will just miss Earth, whizzing past at the decidedly cozy distance of 201,700 miles - closer than our own Moon.
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I think I will just go back and do some reading about intelligent systems.

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WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK -

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