|
|
|
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2004With the delivery of all electronic systems, Cosmos 1 - the world's first solar sail craft - achieved a critical milestone last Wednesday (August 11) in its countdown towards its launch later this year or early in 2005. Cosmos 1 is a project of The Planetary Society and is solely sponsored by Cosmos Studios. ISAS Deployed Solar Sail Film In Space 
Kagoshima (SPX) Aug 12, 2004ISAS launched a small rocket S-310-34 from Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima, Japan, at 15:15 [0615 UTC], August 9, 2004 (Japan Standard Time). The launch was the culmination of a historic new technology, the world-first successful full-fledged deployment of big films for solar sail. |
|
|
NASA Solar Sail Propulsion Team Successfully Deploys Two Solar Sail Systems
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 10, 2004 NASA's Solar Sail Propulsion Team and industry partners have successfully deployed two 10-meter solar sails in a vacuum environment - a critical milestone in development of the unique propulsion technology that could enable future deep space missions. Solar sail propulsion uses the Sun's energy to travel through space. The work is led by the In-Space Propulsion Technology Projects Office at the Marshall Center. Advanced Electric-Propulsion Technologies R&D Teams Selected 
WASHINGTON DC (SPX) Jul 30, 2004NASA announced the selection of one industry- and one academic-led team to conduct advanced electric-propulsion technologies research in support of the Vision for Space Exploration. Tech Researchers Funded To Smooth Out Kinks In Electromagnetic Propulsion 
Atlanta GA (SPX) Jul 23, 2004When electromagnetic propulsion was first demonstrated more than a century ago, it inspired science fiction dreams of rocket-less space launches, magnetic levitation (maglev) vehicles and super guns. NASA Celebrates Official Opening Of Propulsion Research Laboratory 
WASHINGTON DC (SPX) Jul 23, 2004Next week, NASA will open a new state-of-the-art laboratory for cutting-edge research into advanced propulsion systems - technologies that one day could power space vehicles to Mars, to Jupiter or to destinations never before imagined. Fire On The Vomit Comet 
Park Campus CA (SPX) Jul 16, 2004Tiny pellets of fuel may be safer for hazardous places on earth and burn more efficiently in weightless space and low-gravity environments. System To Monitor Heat Panels Could Safeguard Future Spacecraft 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jul 15, 2004Heat-shielding panels on future spacecraft could be constantly monitored from liftoff to landing to ensure safety, according to engineers who are developing a technique using vibration and sound measurements to detect subtle damage in a variety of structures. To Mars And Beyond: UH Researchers Participate In Rocket Research 
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 15, 2004With their main objective to develop a rocket for a manned mission to Mars, UH Professor Edgar Bering and his student, Michael Brukardt, were among the authors of an award-winning technical paper recognized at a recent conference in Portland, Ore. |
Listening To Vega
Colleferro (SPX) Jul 08, 2004On a humid day in June, with a temperature similar to that at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, the engine of a miniature Vega launcher was ignited at Colleferro, a small town in the middle of Italy. The reason: to test the noise level. Space Race II: Not NASA's Space Program 
Cape Canaveral (UPI) Jun 07, 2004The faithful, the curious, and of course the news media will gather on June 21 to witness the start of a new era in human spaceflight. They will not travel to Cape Canaveral, where all other human U.S. expeditions to space have set sail. They will not be visiting the Russian launch site, either, which until China's foray into space last year was the only other place on Earth from which living beings have left the planet. Europe's Vega Rocket Moves One Step Nearer Launch 
Paris (ESA) May 31, 2004An important step forward has just been made in the development of ESA's Vega launcher. After several months work at the Guiana Propellant Plant at Europe's Spaceport the inert casting of the main Vega motor has been successfully carried out. Pooped Out In Deep Space 
Huntsville (SPX) May 20, 2004On a two-year trip to Mars, according to one estimate, a crew of six humans will generate more than six tons of solid organic waste--much of it feces. So what do you do with all that? Hypersonics Research Speeds Up 
Brisbane (SPX) May 18, 2004The world's fastest air-breathing engine will fly in Australia in 2005 in a collaborative two-nation experiment that is expected to provide a major boost to the fledgling scramjet technology. AeroAstro To Develop Innovative Aerobrake Deorbiting System 
Ashburn, VA May 13, 2004AeroAstro, Inc., a leading provider of small satellites and related technology products, today announced the award of a contract for the development of an Aerobrake Deorbiting System (ADS). This effort, funded through the DARPA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, leverages several ongoing technology development initiatives at AeroAstro. Collaborative Efforts Aimed At Inexpensive Launch Technologies 
Toronto (SPX) May 13, 2004The President of Columbiad Launch Services Inc., Mr. Richard Graf and the Pres., Founder, & C.E.O. of Heron Aerospace, Corp., Mr. Parker Bradley, are pleased to announce today that Heron Aerospace and Columbiad Launch Services are now working together on the development of a gun-assisted propulsion system for satellite launches. |
| CLICK FOR EARLIER SHUTTLE NEWS HEADLINES |
The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2004 - SpaceDaily. AFP Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |