One of the most complex space scientific instruments ever built, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, escorted by astronauts who will fly with it on ...
S134-E-007532 (20 May 2011) — The starboard truss of the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-134 crew member while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with ...
The Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer on the Opportunity rover determined major and minor elements of soils and rocks in Meridiani Planum. Chemical compositions differentiate between basaltic rocks, ...
The shuttle program’s final two missions have been delayed which will extend the shuttle program into next year. One of the reasons for this slip stems from the late delivery of one of the crucial ...
The first published results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), a major physics experiment operating on the International Space Station, were announced today by the AMS collaboration spokesman ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) particle detector, a $2 billion collaborative project by 16 nations, has been moved to Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A, where ...
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer has served during the last six years as a silent witness to the formation of the universe, quietly collecting about 100 billion cosmic rays, particles, and nuclei with ...
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