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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2009 
NASA scientists are marveling over the extent of ruffles and dust clouds revealed in the rings of Saturn during the planet's equinox last month. Scientists once thought the rings were almost completely flat, but new images reveal the heights of some newly discovered bumps in the rings are as high as the Rocky Mountains. NASA released the images Monday. "It's like putting on 3-D glasses and ... read more 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Sep 22, 2009Russia's Progress M-67 cargo spacecraft successfully undocked on Monday from the International Space Station (ISS), a Russian Mission Control spokesman said. Progress M-67, the last Russian cargo spacecraft with an analogue control system, arrived at the orbital station on July 29, bringing 2.5 tons of supplies to the ISS, including fuel, water and various equipment. "The crew had ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Palo Alto CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2009Space Systems/Loral has announced that Nimiq 5, a direct-to-home television satellite built for Telesat, is performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan. The satellite's solar array deployed on schedule early Friday morning following its successful launch from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan aboard an ILS Proton Breeze M launch vehicle. Over the weekend, Nimiq 5's main thrust ... more  
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (UPI) Sep 21, 2009 NASA has assigned the astronauts who will make the last scheduled space shuttle trip, targeted to launch in September 2010 to the International Space Station. The historic mission, designated STS-133, will involve space shuttle Endeavour delivering a pressurized logistics module to the space station. The space agency said retired Air Force Col. Steven Lindsey will command the ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2009Before we get into the blogs, you may have noticed that we were unable to post everyday while we were aboard Lance. Loss of internet contact is part of an arctic expedition, and we were not able to get the posts out until now that we are off the ship. We may be rocket scientists, but there are things that even this group can't do! So, with apologies for the belatedness of these posts ... more |
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Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Sep 22, 2009Final payload integration is underway for Arianespace's fifth Ariane 5 mission of 2009, with the Amazonas 2 telecommunications satellite now encapsulated in its payload fairing. This activity took place inside the satellite staging area of Ariane 5's Final Assembly Building at the Spaceport in French Guiana, where the ogive-shaped fairing was lowered into place over Amazonas 2. The fairing ... more 
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Sep 21, 2009A computer system is under development that can automatically combine images of the Martian surface, captured by landers or rovers, in order to reproduce a three-dimensional view of the red planet. The resulting model can be viewed from any angle, giving astronomers a realistic and immersive impression of the landscape. This important new development has been presented at the European Plan ... more 
Cape Canaveral, Florida (AFP) Aug 29, 2009The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center on a 13-day mission to help equip the International Space Station. Discovery roared into the dark nighttime Florida sky at 11:59 pm Friday (0359 GMT Saturday), as scheduled, and reached orbit a few minutes later. "I wish you and to your team good luck and godspeed," National Aeronautics and Space Administration launch ... more |
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