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10 Dec 2009, 7:10 pm
Tanja Masson-Zwaan The Role of International Cooperation in the Efficient Use of Radio Frequency Spectrum and Orbital Location Resources -Dr. [read post]
13 Nov 2008, 7:23 pm
"Scheduled shifts in Earth's orbit should plunge the planet into an enduring Ice Age thousands of years from now but the event will probably be averted because of man-made greenhouse gases, scientists said Wednesday. [read post]
3 Mar 2009, 11:06 am
If all goes well, the rocket will lift off about 10:50 Friday evening on a journey that will eventually propel Kepler into orbit around the Sun. [read post]
17 Jul 2011, 1:23 pm by Glenn Reynolds
When it reaches an orbit that will extend almost as far as the moon, the RadioAstron mission will sync up with radio antennas on the ground, effectively forming the biggest telescope yet built, with a ‘dish’ spanning almost 30 times the Earth’s diameter.” [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 12:44 pm by sustainabilitypepper
” Invoking the wake-up call the United States received in 1957 when the Soviet Union surged ahead in the race to launch the first earth-orbiting satellite, the President’s call to action was meant [...] [read post]
9 Apr 2006, 9:10 pm by Alexander
A few of you stuck out in some far away orbit out there have yet to download and enjoy Neil Squillante's famed "Blawg World" free .pdf publication. [read post]
20 Jul 2008, 8:57 pm
A NEW PLUTOID: "A dwarf planet orbiting beyond Neptune has been designated the third plutoid in the solar system and given the name Makemake, the International Astronomical Union said Saturday. [read post]
20 Sep 2021, 9:15 am by IPWatchdog
This week in Washington IP news, various committees at the House of Representatives will meet to discuss the future of NASA’s activities in low-earth orbit, efforts to advance earth system science at NOAA and preserving consumer rights to access personal financial data. [read post]
30 Sep 2010, 5:53 am
Peggy Salvatore takes this week's news about the UN appointing a "space ambassador" into grand orbit, as she presents a star-studded array of interesting posts from the wonkosphere.It's obvious that she's read each and every post, and she offers them up with a hint of humor while treating each one respectfully.Bravo, Peggy! [read post]
19 Mar 2022, 8:33 am
"Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov blasted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory yesterday, joining the crew of two Russians, four Americans and one German. [read post]
2 Dec 2009, 1:38 pm
Historically, the commercial space launch industry focused primarily on putting payloads, such as satellites, into orbit, using launch vehicles that did not return to earth. [read post]
29 Jun 2011, 9:25 am by smlangston
Langston with the blog faculty Source: BBC News Chinese and UK companies have agreed to a deal that will result in three high-resolution Earth observation spacecraft being built to map China’s extraordinary growth from orbit. [read post]
31 Dec 2010, 6:59 am by Glenn Reynolds
NASA is forced to spend a half-billion dollars on a canceled rocket, and Rand observes: “It’s always useful to note that half a billion dollars is about what SpaceX has spent to date on: creating a company, purchasing/leasing/modifying test, manufacturing and launch facilities, developing from scratch and demonstrating engines, two orbital launch systems, and a pressurized return capsule. [read post]
7 Sep 2023, 8:33 am by Rick Hasen
Politico: John Eastman, testifying at his own disbarment trial, sidestepped a question Wednesday about whether he and others in former President Donald Trump’s orbit discussed the possibility that Sen. [read post]
23 Feb 2023, 4:00 pm by Mike LaChance
"While the belief among nearly everyone in Biden’s orbit is that he’ll ultimately give the all-clear, his indecision has resulted in an awkward deep-freeze across the party" The post Biden’s Pause on Announcing Plans to Run in 2024 Has Some Democrats Nervous first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion. [read post]
1 Mar 2008, 3:58 pm
I'm just guessing, really, but the fact that these are open orbits is suggestive. [read post]
23 Jun 2010, 6:09 pm by Glenn Reynolds
“A group of seventh-graders in California has discovered a mysterious cave on Mars as part of a research project to study images taken by a NASA spacecraft orbiting the red planet. [read post]
22 Jan 2007, 8:53 am
SPACE COMPETITION HEATS UP: "In a pathbreaking event heralding its arrival as a space power with capability to recover an orbiting satellite, India today successfully brought back a spacecraft to earth, giving a new impetus to the proposed manned mission to space in the next decade. [read post]
17 Oct 2007, 10:26 am
The slippery slope argument goes that once the able minded are able to enlist the help of others to end their lives, folks within the orbit of the not-so-able minded will be able to pervert the process to end the lives of the inconvenient. [read post]