Longueuil, Quebec, November 4, 2005 – The Canadian Space Agency’s RADARSAT-1 satellite today celebrates its tenth anniversary, having flown 2,354,120,900 km while orbiting the Earth. Launched on November 4, 1995, […]
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A University of Alberta physicist who helped solve the age-old mystery of what keeps afloat the highest plateau on earth has added more pieces to the Tibetan puzzle. Dr. Martyn […]
NASA Announces Results From Beam and Tether Challenges
Competition Information NASA and the Spaceward Foundation announced the results of the 2005 Beam Power Challenge and Tether Challenge. Eleven teams competed in the two competitions over the weekend at […]
NASA’s Centennial Challenges Collaborates With X Prize Foundation
NASA announced its intent to collaborate with the X PRIZE Foundation on two planned Centennial Challenges prize competitions. Implementation of the collaboration is contingent upon NASA obtaining necessary statutory authority […]
Spaceward Foundation to hold the First Annual Space Elevator Competition
Mountain View, CA – Spaceward Foundation will be hosting the first Space Elevator Competition at the NASA Ames Research Center October 21st through the 23rd. Also known as the Space […]
Digging Moon Dirt is NASA’s Fifth Centennial Challenge
NASA today announced the Regolith Excavation Challenge, a new Centennial Challenges prize competition that will award $250,000 to the winning team and has the potential to significantly contribute to the […]
Space Elevator Games
Spaceward Foundation to hold the First Annual Space Elevator Competition October 21st, 2005 at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Spaceward Foundation will be hosting the first Space Elevator Competition at the […]
NASA Announces Aeronautical Centennial Challenge
NASA and the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency (CAFE) Foundation announced their intention to pursue the first aeronautical competition in the Centennial Challenges program. The announcement was made today at the […]
NASA Announces New Centennial Challenge: The Astronaut Glove Challenge
NASA, in collaboration with the Volanz Aerospace Inc./Spaceflight America (Volanz), today announced a new Centennial Challenges prize competition. The Astronaut Glove Challenge award will go to the team that can […]
Astronomy looks into the Future – the role of European Infrastructures
Star Dust: placing Astronomy into human context Astronomy is one of the most ancient sciences that humanity has ever pursued. Since the dawn of civilisation, mankind has gazed at the […]