美国航天飞机发现号(Discovery)于2009年8月28日美国东部时间晚上11时59分从佛罗里达州美国国家航空航天局(NASA)肯尼迪太空中心(Kennedy Space Center)成功地发射升空。由於气候条件和燃料阀故障等因素，发现号的发射几经推迟，现终於顺利进行。目前，发现号已安全进入太空飞行轨道，再经两天飞行后，将在大约8月30日
(星期日)与国际太空站( International Space Station)接轨。
这次航天飞机发现号STS-128飞往国际太空站的任务由七名宇航员来完成，他们是Kevin Ford, Rick Sturckow, Jose Hernandez, John “Danny” Olivas, Nicole Stott, Patrick Forrester, 和欧洲航天局(European Space Agency)的瑞典宇航员Christer Fuglesang。
The seven-member STS-131 crew headed to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery after its launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 6:21 a.m. EDT on April 05, 2010. The STS-131 Commander is Alan Poindexter; Jim Dutton is the Pilot and the Mission Specialists are Rick Mastracchio, Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson, Clay Anderson and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Naoko Yamazaki. Dutton, Lindenburger and Yamazaki are making their first spaceflights.
Space shuttle Discovery STS-131 will deliver the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, filled with supplies, a new crew sleeping quarters and science racks that will be transferred to the International Space Station’s laboratories. The crew also will switch out a gyroscope on the station’s truss, install a spare ammonia storage tank and retrieve a Japanese experiment from the station’s exterior.
美国航天飞机发现号STS-131发射升空
美国航天飞机发现号(space shuttle Discovery)于2010年4月5日美国东部时间清晨6:21 a.m. 从佛罗里达危b美国国家航空航天局(NASA)肯尼迪太空中心(Kennedy Space Center)成功地发射升空。目前，发现号已安全进入太空轨道运行，并将于2010年4月7日(星期三)与国际太空站( International Space Station)接轨。
Space shuttle Discovery’s liftoff from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon was witnessed by news media representatives near the countdown clock at the Press Site. Launch of the STS-133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 – her final ride to the International Space Station.
Discovery and its six-member crew are on a mission to deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-4, and Robonaut 2, the first robot of its kind to fly into and work in space.
Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the International Space Station. STS-133 crew members include transporting Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Alvin Drew, and Steve Bowen.
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美国航天飞机发现号STS-133于2011年2月24日成功地发射升空
美国航天飞机发现号STS-133最后飞行任务
因氮气和氦气泄漏而一再推迟发射后，美国航天飞机发现号(space shuttle Discovery)已于2011年2月24日东部时间 4:53 p.m. EDT 从佛罗里达州卡纳维尔角美国国家航空航天局(NASA)肯尼迪太空中心(Kennedy Space Center)成功地发射升空。目前，发现号已和国际太空站( International Space Station – ISS)对接。
发现号STS-133于2011年3月9日安全降落返回地球. Discovery STS133 landed on March 9, 2011
Congratulations! Thank Space shuttle Discovery STS-133 and ISS all outstanding astronauts and engineers of the United States, Russia, Japan as well as other nations for your great contributions to the aeronautic technology and space exploration.
Congratulations! Space shuttle Discovery achieves great success since first launch in 1984 !
美国航天飞机发现号(Discovery)于2009年3月15日美国东部时间晚上7时43分从佛罗里达州卡纳维尔角美国国家航空航天局(NASA)肯尼迪太空中心(Kennedy Space Center)成功地发射升空，3月17日与国际太空站( International Space Station-ISS)对接。发现号这次STS-119将近10天的航天飞行，宇航员进行3次出舱太空行走，装设一组新的太阳能电池板以加强国际太空站的供电和研究能力，并执行维修国际太空站的其他计划任务。
载有6名美国宇航员和1名日本宇航员的美国航天飞机发现号(Discovery)于2009年3月15日从佛罗里达州卡纳维尔角美国国家航空航天局(NASA)肯尼迪太空中心(Kennedy Space Center)发射升空后，3月17日靠近国际太空站( International Space Station – ISS)并于美国东部标准时间下午5:20 p.m 和太空站对接。机舱于6:09 p.m 打开，发现号宇航员和太空站Expedition 18长驻宇航员互相祝贺航天飞行与对接成功。
NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory 1st Delivers Stunning Images
Solar Dynamics Observatory 美国太阳动态观测台
April 21, 2010 ─ This compilation of video shows some of the first imagery and data sent back from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Most of the imagery comes from SDO’s AIA instrument, and different colors are used to represent different temperatures, a common technique for observing solar features. SDO sees the entire disk of the Sun in extremely high spacial and temporal resolution and this allows scientists to zoom in on notable events like flares, waves, and sunspots.
Launched on Feb. 11, 2010, SDO is the most advanced spacecraft ever designed to study the sun. During its five-year mission, it will examine the sun’s magnetic field and also provide a better understanding of the role the sun plays in Earth’s atmospheric chemistry and climate. Since launch, engineers have been conducting testing and verification of the spacecrafts components. Now fully operational, SDO will provide images with clarity 10 times better than high-definition television and will return more comprehensive science data faster than any other solar observing spacecraft.
美国航天飞机奋进号(Endeavour)于2009年7月15日从佛罗里达州卡纳维尔角美国国家航空航天局(NASA)肯尼迪太空中心(Kennedy Space Center)发射升空后，于7月17日美国东部标准时间下午1:47:11 与国际太空站( International Space Station- ISS)接轨。
Congratulations! Thanks Endeavour STS-127 and ISS all outstanding astronauts and engineers of the United States, Canada, Russia and Japan for your another great contributions to the aeronautic technology and space exploration.
载有七名宇航员执行STS-127任务的美国航天飞机奋进号(Endeavour)于2009年7月15日从佛罗里达州卡纳维尔角美国国家航空航天局(NASA)肯尼迪太空中心(Kennedy Space Center)发射升空后，7月17日靠近国际太空站( International Space Station – ISS)并于美国东部标准时间下午1:47:11 与国际太空站接轨成功。
On Jan. 27, 2012, a large X-class flare erupted from an active region near the solar west limb. X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events. Seen here is an image of the flare captured by the X-ray telescope on Hinode. This image shows an emission from plasma heated to greater than eight million degrees during the energy release process of the flare. Image Credit: JAXA/Hinode Read More
