Space
Sloshing Inside Earth Changes Protective Magnetic Field (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - Something beneath the surface is changing Earth's protective magnetic field, which may leave satellites and other space assets vulnerable to high-energy radiation. Read more…
First Japan-built Commercial Satellite Launched by Ariane 5 (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — Europe's Ariane 5 ECA rocket successfully launched Japanese and U.S. telecommunications satellites Aug. 14 in the fifth of a planned seven launches in 2008, and was the vehicle's 27th consecutive success. Read more…
Iran tests rocket for future launch of satellite (AP)
AP - Iran has test launched a rocket it plans to use to carry a research satellite into orbit, state television reported Sunday. Read more…
Venezuela seeks observation satellite in five years (Reuters)
Reuters - Washington-foe Venezuela plans to launch an observation satellite within five years to map its territory, President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday. Read more…
Iran says it has put first dummy satellite in orbit (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran said it had put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time on Sunday -- a move likely to increase Western concerns about its nuclear ambitions. Read more…
Iran launches home-built satellite rocket (AFP)
AFP - Iran said it had launched a rocket carrying a test-satellite into space on Sunday, in a move that could further exacerbate tensions with the West over its nuclear drive. Read more…
NASA Ames Awards Contract For Aerospace Testing Support
NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., Monday awarded a contract modification valued at $34.8 million to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tenn. Read more…
NASA Seeks Input For Commercial Lunar Communications & Navigation
NASA issued a Request for Information, or RFI, on Monday to gauge interest and solicit ideas from private companies in providing communications and navigation services that would support the development of exploration, scientific and commercial capabilities on the moon over the next 25 years. Read more…
NASA to Announce New Name For GLAST, First Light Findings
NASA will hold a media teleconference on Tuesday, August 26, at 2 p.m. EDT, to announce the first results from NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope and the observatory's new name. Read more…
NASA To Brief Media About Ares I Thrust Oscillation Plans
NASA will host a media teleconference on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 11:30 a.m. EDT, to discuss results and recommendations from the Ares I thrust oscillation focus team. Read more…
