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May 31, 2011

2nd Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition

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The Lunabotics Mining Competition encourages the development of lunar excavation concepts. The competition is open to teams consisting of university students. Each team has to build a remote controlled or autonomous excavator that can collect and deposit a minimum of 10 kilograms of lunar simulant within 15 minutes. Two Canadian teams were among the competitors this year: Team Production from Laurentian University and McGill LunarEx Team from McGill University. Laurentian University\’s team won the competition this year. Go Canada!

Proton-M/Breeze-M Launch With Telstar 14P

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On May 20, 2011, a Proton-M/Breeze-M launch vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome. Proton-M carried to orbit an American satellite: Telstar-14P.

Read more about Proton-M launch vehicle and Breeze-M upper stage…

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May 25, 2011

Soyuz TMA-20 Undocking

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Soyuz TMA-20 undocked from the International Space Station. Soyuz is carrying Dmitry Kondratyev, Cady Coleman, and Paolo Nespoli.

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May 25, 2011

Soyuz TMA-20 Hatch Closes

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The Soyuz TMA-20 hatch closes behind Commander Dmitry Kondratyev, anf Flight Engineers Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli.

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May 21, 2011

AMS Installed Outside ISS

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The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is installed outside the International Space Station. AMS is a high-energy particle detector. AMS will detect electrons, positrons, protons, antiprotons, and nuclei in cosmic radiation.