NASA managers will discuss the status of the Space Launch Initiative (SLI) program during a news conference currently scheduled for 5 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 17. The news event will […]
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The National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) Geosynchronous Lightweight Technology Experiment (GeoLITE) satellite, built by TRW (NYSE:TRW), is slated for launch on May 17 on a Boeing Delta-II launch vehicle at Cape […]
Micro-Thruster Built by TRW Team Fires on Sub-Orbital Test – Tiny Propulsion System Targets Future Microsatellites
A micro-thruster array measuring one-quarter the size of a penny, designed by a TRW-led team for use on micro-, nano- and pico-satellites, has successfully demonstrated its functionality in a live […]
XM Satellite ‘Rock’ Begins Broadcasting; ‘Roll’ in Terrific Health After May 8 Launch
XM Satellite Radio’s first satellite, “Rock,” has been formally handed over to XM by Boeing Satellite Systems and has begun broadcasting, while XM’s second satellite, “Roll,” is also in terrific […]
NSS Online Report Issue #14 / May 2001
NSS Online Report Issue #14 / May 2001 Inside this issue: New ISDC 2001 Features: Pat Rawlings, Re-mastered 2001, and Arthur C. Clarke Visit the Foundry at ISDC 2001 NSS […]
The Great Mars Rush – NASA Science News
Hurtling toward Mars at 22,000 mph, Earth is heading for its closest encounter with the Red Planet in a dozen years. Once in about every fifteen years a startling visitant […]
First European conference on industrial and commercial utilisation of the International Space Station
At the first joint press conference of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the German space agency DLR, hosted by the national chamber of commerce of German industry (BDI/DIHT) in […]
Testimony of Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr., USAF (Retired) before the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
TESTIMONY OF Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr., USAF (Retired) Vice Presidentm Booz·Allen & Hamilton Inc.m McLean, Virginia BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE AND AERONAUTICS OF THE HOUSE SCIENCE COMMITTEE MAY […]
AAVSO Alert: Possible Planetary Transits of 2248-14 Il Aquarii = Gliese 876
The following was issued as part of AAVSO Alert Notice 281: THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OBSERVERS 25 Birch Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA INTERNET: aavso@aavso.org Tel. 617-354-0484 Fax […]
Proton Successfully Places PAS-10 in Orbit for First ILS Launch of 2001
A Russian-built Proton K rocket successfully launched the PAS-10 communications satellite for PanAmSat Corp. today, marking the first mission of the year for International Launch Services (ILS). Liftoff from Baikonur’s […]