Category Archives: Space

China launches Yaogan VI

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

TAIYUAN, CHINA — China launched the sixth remote-sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north Shanxi Province on 22nd of April. The satellite, ‘Yaogan VI,’ was successfully launched into the space on a Long March 2C carrier rocket … Continue reading →

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Shuttle Dodges Space Junk Risk

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Despite the recent rash of space-debris problems, the risk that the space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope will have a catastrophic collision with space junk and micrometeoroids won’t exceed NASA guidelines. More precise observations of the orbital … Continue reading →

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Destination Moon

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

“As I take man’s last step from the surface, back home for some time to come … I’d like to just [say] what I believe history will record — that America’s challenge of today has forged man’s destiny of tomorrow. … Continue reading →

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