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10 Aug 2013, 6:26 am
’” He also deemphasized the role of science in the proposed mission to redirect an asteroid into a “distant retrograde” lunar orbit to then be visited by a crewed Orion spacecraft. [read post]
31 Mar 2014, 9:10 pm
The comparison between these two industries seems particularly timely, since Virgin Galactic plans to shuttle its first passengers into sub-orbital space this year. [read post]
22 Apr 2011, 4:20 am
And a return to the Moon is not an overt goal of the administration’s exploration plan announced a year ago, which calls for instead a mission to a near Earth asteroid by 2025 and Mars orbit by the mid 2030s. [read post]
18 May 2010, 7:51 pm
That rocket carries the main mission of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Venus Climate Orbiter called Akatsuki — which means "Dawn" in Japanese.But only Akatsuki has a planned meet-up with Venus, even though the sail — called Ikaros (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) — will also launch along the same trajectory toward the mysterious planet. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 6:55 pm
If the NRC finds it doesn’t the funds would go instead to begin work on a Europa orbiter (the second-ranked flagship in the decadal). [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 12:56 pm
More precise and specialized data are needed to understand and predict climate change, and getting these data will require new orbital sensors. [read post]
7 May 2008, 3:58 am
"See also Russia Blog for a comment on the article.A solar explanation is to our mind far more sensible than the far-fetched theories (e.g. orbital forcing) being propagated by some mainstream scientists that cycles in planetary ice ages are caused by minimal changes in the wobble of a planet's orbit and tilt. [read post]
3 May 2013, 9:00 am
“You’ve got to pay if you want something, and if the nation wants to have a commercial capability, an American capability, to get cargo and crew to low Earth orbit, you have to pay for it. [read post]
5 Aug 2012, 2:31 am
Mars-orbiting spacecraft have spotted signs of clays and sulfates near the mound's base, suggesting that its lower reaches were exposed to liquid water long ago. [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 6:45 am
Planetary Resources wants to identify and characterize these top targets before it does anything else.To that end, it has designed a high-performance, low-cost space telescope that Anderson said should launch to low-Earth orbit within the next 18 to 24 months. [read post]
28 Feb 2014, 4:50 am
Pace said that there was a growing international consensus that the next step for human spaceflight beyond Earth orbit was cislunar space. [read post]
3 Aug 2015, 6:07 pm
Orbital fractures can be diagnosed with plain film x-ray or CT scan. [read post]
28 Jan 2010, 7:31 am
He underwent two complex surgeries – one addressed the repair of his sinus and septum and the other consisted of open reduction and internal fixation of the orbital floor fracture. [read post]
26 Feb 2008, 7:45 am
The Dobbertin Surface Orbiter. [read post]
17 Aug 2023, 8:05 am
Geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) systems stay in the same spot over the Earth, about 22,000 miles above the equator. [read post]
3 Jul 2022, 6:20 am
"The names thrown about over the years have driven a frenzy of media interest but led to no clear evidence of wrongdoing.... [read post]
21 Mar 2019, 5:45 pm
I am happy to post the PPTs of my presentation at the 4th National People of Color Scholarship Conference for its Panel on Democracy, Voting Rights, and the Courts. [read post]
18 Aug 2012, 6:55 am
Wish you were here: Curiosity and Mars Recon Orbiter send more postcards home Newest Mars rover finishes software swap and begins checkout phase. [read post]
21 May 2014, 5:40 am
The House version, said Hammond, may address several issues, including a request by the FAA for on-orbit authority for commercial space transportation vehicles and an extension of the “learning period” that limits the FAA’s ability to enact safety regulations for spaceflight participants. [read post]
30 Sep 2011, 8:44 am
But the shuttle, and low orbit vehicles, had sort of played themselves out. [read post]
