Archive - Aug 25, 2011
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Robot tweets from space station
The first human-like astronaut robot - Robonaut 2 or R2 - has awakened at the International Space Station - and already started tweeting.
"Those electrons feel GOOD! One small step for man, one giant leap for tinman kind," said the robot's first tweet.
R2 was brought to the ISS in February 2011 on board of space shuttle Discovery.
It has been designed to work alongside humans, helping them both inside and outside the station.
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Resupply Craft Lost While Crew Focuses on Departure and Science
The ISS Progress 44 spacecraft and nearly 3 tons of supplies for the International Space Station were lost Wednesday when the launch vehicle experienced a failure during the climb to orbit.
The launch took place as scheduled at 9 a.m. EDT Wednesday from Baikonur Cosmodrome (7 p.m. Baikonur time). However, Mission Control Moscow reported communication with the Progress 44 was lost 5 minutes, 50 seconds after its launch.