Space
NASA GSFC: Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing 12 Nov 2008
STATUS REPORT Date Released: Sunday, November 16, 2008 Source: NASA HQ NASA GSFC: Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing 12 Nov 2008 [Federal Register: November 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 219)] [Notices] [Page 66942] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais. Read more…
STS-126 Launches With New Software That Enhances Astronaut Safety
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Sunday, November 16, 2008 Source: United Launch Alliance STS-126 Launches With New Software That Enhances Astronaut Safety As Endeavour lifted off today on the 124th Space Shuttle flight, a new software upgrade aimed at improving mission safety was also on board. Read more…
Czech flag raised over ESA
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Sunday, November 16, 2008 Source: European Space Agency Czech flag raised over ESA A historic event took place at ESA sites across Europe today - the flag of the Czech Republic was hoisted alongside those of ESA's other Member States, officially symbolising the country... Read more…
APEX reveals glowing stellar nurseries
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Source: European Southern Observatory APEX reveals glowing stellar nurseries Illustrating the power of submillimetre-wavelength astronomy, an APEX image reveals how an expanding bubble of ionised gas about ten light-years across is causing... Read more…
Lunar Images From Chandrayaan-1
STATUS REPORT Date Released: Sunday, November 16, 2008 Source: Indian Space Research Organisation Lunar Images From Chandrayaan-1 This is the picture of moon's surface taken from lunar orbit by Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft's Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) on November 15, 2008. Read more…
LASER Instrument on Chandrayaan-1 Successfully Turned ON
STATUS REPORT Date Released: Sunday, November 16, 2008 Source: Indian Space Research Organisation LASER Instrument on Chandrayaan-1 Successfully Turned ON November 16, 2008 Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument (LLRI), one of the 11 scientific instruments (payloads) carried by Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft,... Read more…
Michelin Develops Lunar Wheel for NASA Moon Rover Vehicles
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, November 14, 2008 Source: Michelin Michelin Develops Lunar Wheel for NASA Moon Rover Vehicles Innovative wheel features breakthrough materials, enabling moon rovers to maintain mobility in demanding lunar conditions and terrain Michelin has developed a new... Read more…
Odyssey Moon Collaborates with NASA Funded Team Recovering Never Seen Before Detailed Images of the Moon
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, November 14, 2008 Source: Odyssey Moon Odyssey Moon Collaborates with NASA Funded Team Recovering Never Seen Before Detailed Images of the Moon Mountain View, CA - Odyssey Moon Limited, the first official contender in the $30M Google Lunar X PRIZE, announced... Read more…
NASA Receives First Stage Rocket Hardware for Ares I-X Test Flight
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida welcomed the arrival Nov. 10 of important hardware for the Ares I-X rocket's upcoming test flight. Read more…
Nations Around the World Mark 10th Anniversary of International Space Station
Nations around the world will join together to mark a milestone in space exploration this week, celebrating the 10th birthday of a unique research laboratory, the International Space Station. Read more…
