Once again there was no signal from Beagle 2 this morning when the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Mars Express orbiter passed over the landing site around 02:02 GMT. Prof. Colin […]
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NASA Langley Research Center Lecture: Twisting in the Wind, Without Losing Shape
Excessive twisting can cause big trouble for airplanes, bridges and buildings. Many of nature’s beams and columns seem, by design, to have low twisting stiffness compared to their flexural stiffness. […]
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Sloan Digital Sky Survey astronomers find wealth of new exotic star pairs
ATLANTA — Until recently, astrophysicists studying exotic star systems pairing a white dwarf and a red dwarf in very close proximity didn’t have much to go on. Just five years […]
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Air Force Awards Boeing $20.8 Million Contract to Proceed with GPS III Study
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing [BA: NYSE:] a Global Positioning System (GPS) III study contract valued at $20.8 million. Under the contract agreement, the Boeing GPS III industry […]
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NASA Mars Spirit: Watchmaker With Time to Lose
They said it couldn’t be done. But in the sleepy little town of Montrose, California, nestled in the hills surrounding JPL, master watchmaker Garo Anserlian of Executive Jewelers is perfecting […]
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Holding of the 10th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-10)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) and the Japan Aerospace […]
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NASA Research Enhances Benefits of Plant Experiments
NASA-funded scientists are researching methods to address current issues and future needs for efficiently growing plants on Mars. The research is being conducted in the specialized low- pressure and Mars-simulation […]
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AFRL Computer Guides NASA Rovers to Mars
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Radiation-resistant computers developed here by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) helped not only steer one of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers to the red […]
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AGI Opens Center for Space Standards and Innovation
Today AGI announced the opening of the Center for Space Standards and Innovation (CSSI) in Colorado Springs, CO, with Dr. T.S. Kelso, Dr. Salvatore Alfano, and David Vallado as the […]
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Former ATK Thiokol President Named NSSTC Executive Director
Retired aerospace executive Gerald W. Smith has been named executive director of the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC), according to Dr. Ron Greenwood, director of the Alabama Space […]
