|
|
MoonRise lander
(Preview)
Nearly 40 years after the Apollo astronauts first brought samples of the Moon to Earth for study, researchers from Washington University in St. Louis are leading an effort to return to the Moon for samples that could unlock secrets of the early Solar System. Known as MoonRise, the proposed Moon miss...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chinese launch schedule 2010
(Preview)
China's space program is poised to surge ahead at a brisk pace in 2010. In fact, over the next 12 months, China's activities in space may be such that when all is said and done, 2010 could well rank as one of China's top years thus far in terms of the total number and variety of missions launched. [url=http...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
PARASOL Satellite
(Preview)
The PARASOL Satellite Moving Off the A-Train's Track After nearly 5 years of concurrent operations with the Afternoon Constellation, known as the "A-Train," the PARASOL satellite is going on another orbit "track." The A-Train includes a number of NASA satellites that orb...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
GOES-10 Satellite
(Preview)
GOES-10 Meteorological Satellite Will Be Replaced By GOES-12 In December Managed by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, from the United States, the meteorological satellite GOES-10 is used by National Institute for Space Research for the weather forecast. The satellite will be...
|
Blobrana
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
NASA proposed missions
(Preview)
NASA has selected three proposals as candidates for the agency's next space venture to another celestial body in our solar system. The final project selected in mid-2011 may provide a better understanding of Earth's formation or perhaps the origin of life on our planet. The proposed missions woul...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soyuz spacecraft
(Preview)
Soyuz spacecraft have made 108 successful launches since the inaugural lift-off in 1967. Early during the Soyuz program, four people lost their lives, but there hasn't been a fatal accident for almost 40 years. Compared with the U.S. Space Shuttle program, in which 14 people have died in two accide...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Russian Mars mission
(Preview)
A monkey may be sent to Mars, under plans unveiled by Russian scientists. Although the ape will be looked after by a robot on the mission, the decision is expected to spark controversy with animal rights groups. The Russians first succeeded in putting monkeys into orbit in 1983. [url=http://www.te...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
AcrimSat
(Preview)
Acrimsat Celebrates 10 Years of Measuring the Sun's Energy[url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2417]Read
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. space exploration
(Preview)
New Course for Space Exploration Promotes Private Firms The Obama administration appears set to chart a new course for U.S. space exploration by promoting the use of private companies to ferry astronauts into orbit, according to people familiar with the matter [url=http://online.wsj.com/art...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nigeria SAT-1
(Preview)
[url=http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Money/5498580-147/We_made_mistakes_in_...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
JAXA GX rocket
(Preview)
JAXA GX rocket plan scrapped after cost overruns[url=http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20091217p2a00m0na015000c.html]Read
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
GeoEye-1 Satellite
(
1 2 3
)
(Preview)
GeoEye, the world’s largest commercial satellite imaging company, announced today the delivery of the camera for its next-generation commercial imaging satellite to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in Gilbert, Arizona for integration i...
|
Blobrana
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
(
1 2
)
(Preview)
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory is an incredible new tool in the global effort to understand climate change that will fill in the gaps left by ground measuring stations in parts of North America, Europe and Asia. The new satellite mission dovetails with a newly-announced plan by Virgin Galactic an...
|
Blobrana
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
Millimetron super telescope
(Preview)
Italy and Russia make an agreement for a super telescope Italy and Russia will jointly assemble the Millimetron super telescope. The announcement was made during the Italo-Russo summit at Villa Madama. In the presence of the heads of government of both countries, Enrico Saggese, the president of...
|
Blobrana
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cosmo-SkyMed Satellites
(Preview)
Alcatel Alenia Space today announced that it will provide the Defence User Ground Segment for the Italian Cosmo-SkyMed earth observation program to the French Ministry of Defence. The Euro 32 million contract has been awarded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) which acts as a procurement agency fo...
|
Blobrana
|
9
|
|
|
