NASA readies the space shuttle Discovery for its scheduled launch on Feb. 24. – The space shuttle Discovery reached Launch Pad 39A following its 3.4
mile trek on the crawler-transporter from the Vehicle Assembly
Building, NASA reported, noting the first motion began Jan. 31.
The space agency reported the rotating service structure was closed
around Discovery the morning of …
Keppel FELS says it has secured a contract worth about US$416 million ($532 million) from Discovery Offshore S.A. (Discovery Offshore) to construct two harsh environment jackup rigs based on KFELS’s Super A Class design.
The rigs are scheduled for delivery in 1H and 2H 2013 respectively. The construction, marketing and operation of both units will be managed by Nasdaq-listed Hercules Offshore, Inc., which is a leading global operator of jackup and liftboat assets.
NASA sets a date for the final launch of space shuttle Discovery after finding a fix for external fuel tank cracks. – After months of delays caused by the appearance of cracks in space
shuttle Discoverys external fuel tank, NASA officials announced the
shuttle now has a planned launch date of Feb. 24. Space shuttle program
managers briefed senior NASA officials Jan. 10 about the status of
repairs and engineerin…
Discovery’s long-delayed launch is pushed back again as NASA officials address cracks in the space shuttle’s external tank. – NASA managers are evaluating potential launch dates for space shuttle Discovery in late February and working to see if International Space Station orbit operations would allow a launch as early as Feb. 24.
The space agency said more would be known next week and managers hope to set a launch date…
Arguably the biggest story to come out of the NASA space program in 2010 is the winding down of the space shuttle program. That not only affects NASA, but also thousands of American workers who now face an uncertain future. While NASA plans to launch at least two more missions in 2011, the end of the three-decade space shuttle program marks the eclipse of some of NASA’s most storied achievements. These events, however, should not diminish what NASA achieved this year. The space agency and its international partners celebrated 10 years of permanent human habitation on the International Space Station (ISS) on Nov. 2, and participated in the August rescue of trapped Chilean miners. "NASA achievements this year across the spectrum& from science to aeronautics, education and human spaceflight& provided incredible value to our nation," according to NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver. "We continue to build upon our rich history, taking on new challenges and doing the things that no one else can do& all for the benefit of humanity." – …
The space agency on Dec. 3 postponed what was to be the final launch of Discovery until after the holidays. – NASA is not taking any chances with the 26-year-old Space Shuttle
Discovery, which has been in orbit 38 times and is the senior citizen
of the U.S. space program.
The agency on Dec. 3 postponed for the third time what was to be the
final launch of Discovery until after the holidays. It origina…
Belgrade’s new bridge over the Sava River will feature in the Discovery Channel “Build It Bigger” series. The U.S. network said it would film the episode in December.
E-discovery is a procedure that involves the identification, preservation, collection, processing, analysis, and review of electronically stored information with the aim of producing it as evidence in corporate investigations, lawsuits and regulatory audits.
Scientists have found an old pinworm medicine to be a new lead in the search for compounds that block a signalling pathway implicated in colon cancer. The findings have suggested a fresh approach for developing therapeutics that target the pathway. More than 90 percent of sporadic (non-inherited) colon cancers are caused by mutations that result [...]
Twitter and Apple are now syncing up to let iTunes users of the Ping social network port their posts as Twitter tweets, a pairing that could spur Facebook to connect with Ping. – Twitter said Nov. 11 that it is now connecting with Ping, the Apple iTunes music social network that failed to get in sync with Facebook earlier this year.
Based on the technology Apple acquired from Lala, Ping is packaged as part of the new iTunes 10. The social software lets users follow iTunes’ …
Technicians at the space agency say the cracks found in the space shuttle’s fuel tank insulation can be repaired. – Officials at NASA said two cracks found in the space shuttle Discovery’s
fuel tanks can be repaired while the shuttle sits on the launch pad. Agency
officials said they discovered cracks along the foam insulation lining of the
fuel tanks. The cracks (one is at least 20 inches long) were found whi…
A fuel leak has caused the delay of space shuttle Discovery’s final flight until the end of November, NASA said. – The space shuttle Discovery’s liftoff to the International Space Station was
postponed for a third time because of a leak in the ground umbilical carrier
plate at Launch Pad 39A, which prompted a scrub of Friday’s launch attempt,
NASA officials reported. Discovery’s six STS-133
astronauts left N…
A fuel leak delays the final launch of the space shuttle Discovery until at least Monday, NASA reports. – The launch of the space shuttle Discovery encountered another delay due to a
fuel leak, space agency NASA reported. Space shuttle managers scrubbed
Discovery’s launch attempt due to a hydrogen leak at the Ground Umbilical
Carrier Plate, or GUCP.
NASA officials said the next launch opportunity w…
StumbleUpon Nov. 4 launched StumbleUpon App Discovery to help users sift through the 100,000 applications in Google’s Android Market, a major time-saver for an inefficient store. – StumbleUpon Nov. 4 moved to alleviate one of the
major pains of Android smartphone owners by launching StumbleUpon App Discovery,
a recommendation engine to help users sift through the 100,000 applications in Google’s Android
Market.
StumbleUpon CEO and co-founder Garrett Camp correctly noted t…
Space shuttle Discovery’s final mission has been delayed because of storms, but mission controllers hope for a Friday launch. – Space shuttle Discovery has encountered yet another obstacle
on the way to its final mission: storms.
Inclement weather led NASAs mission controllers to scrub
Discoverys Nov. 4 launch. “If it looked like there was any possible chance of
giving it a shot, then I think we would have,” Pete Nickole…
Discovery’s final flight is delayed by electrical glitches: NASA says a Thursday launch is now likely. – Electrical glitches have caused a launch delay for the final flight of the
space shuttle Discovery. NASA announced that its Prelaunch Mission Management
Team wants to give engineers more time to look deeply into electrical issues
from a main engine computer controller that cropped up this morning…
The space shuttle Discovery goes up to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, NASA reported. – NASA’s shuttle program Mission Management Team met this morning as the
countdown remained on track to launch space shuttle Discovery Wednesday on the STS-133
mission, with a scheduled launch time just before 4
p.m. EDT.
The weather forecast calls for a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions…
About 130 employees will be affected by the closure, which will take effect as of the end of December, a Singapore-based external spokeswoman who declined to be identified said in an e- mail today. Projects developed in the city-state will be transferred to the company’s headquarters in Indianapolis, she said. Dow Jones Newswires reported the news earlier.
The spokeswoman said in an email response to queries from Dow Jones Newswires that the facility, which was a joint collaboration with the Singapore government’s Economic Development Board, will close “to ensure we are structured to most efficiently bring innovative new medicines to patients” and that “projects and capabilities deemed a priority for Lilly’s global research organization will be transitioned to the company’s global headquarters” in the U.S.
The latest Index Engines appliance features auto-restarting for data collection and extraction jobs along with higher-speed data deduplication. – Index Engines announced performance enhancements that include deduplication
to its large-scale data discovery platform on Oct. 5.
Generally available immediately, the latest release allows users more
control over the indexing and data
deduplication processes, the company said in a statement. IT…
