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Two Tech Updates For Near Space
albino eatpod writes: "According to this CNN article, the first week of March will see a major overhaul on the Hubble Space Telescope. Given that the telescope is 12 years old, it's looking like it will well outlive the projected 15 year lifespan originally slated." And Andrew Robertson writes: "After a lot of hoopla about NASA projects getting shelved, the crew return vehicle for the space station met another milestone. The propulsion stage for deorbiting the first one (prototype) has been delivered :). The only remaining test flight before they put one is orbit (for orbital tests) is a supersonic flight. ATA BOY to all Aerojet engineers." -
Mir Reactivation Mission to Launch Monday
Anonymous Coward writes "According to this article in Aerotech News and Review as well as information on the Space Frontier Foundation web site, a mission to reactivate Mir for commercial purposes is scheduled to launch April 3rd or 4th and dock with Mir on the 6th. The mission is being launched by Holland-based MirCorp in preparation for scientific experiment, space-tourism, and in-orbit advertising." -
Mir Reactivation Mission to Launch Monday
Anonymous Coward writes "According to this article in Aerotech News and Review as well as information on the Space Frontier Foundation web site, a mission to reactivate Mir for commercial purposes is scheduled to launch April 3rd or 4th and dock with Mir on the 6th. The mission is being launched by Holland-based MirCorp in preparation for scientific experiment, space-tourism, and in-orbit advertising."