Space
ILS Proton Successfully Launches ASTRA 1M Satellite
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, November 7, 2008 Source: International Launch Services ILS Proton Successfully Launches ASTRA 1M Satellite A Proton Breeze M launch vehicle successfully lifted the ASTRA 1M satellite into orbit today, marking the fifth mission of the year for International... Read more…
Military Weather Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin Achieves Five Years on Orbit, Exceeding Design Life
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, November 7, 2008 Source: Lockheed Martin Corporation Military Weather Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin Achieves Five Years on Orbit, Exceeding Design Life Constellation Projected to Provide Critical Weather Data for Years to Come The Defense Meteorological... Read more…
NASA ARC Solicitation: Construction of Collaborative Support Facility Building N232
STATUS REPORT Date Released: Friday, November 7, 2008 Source: Ames Research Center NASA ARC Solicitation: Construction of Collaborative Support Facility Building N232 CONSTRUCTION OF COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT FACILITY BUILDING N232 Synopsis - Nov 05, 2008 General Information Solicitation Number:... Read more…
NASA Certifies Alcoa as Sole Supplier of Al-Li Alloy for Ares 1
NASA and Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC Sell Government Patent License
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Source: NASA Innovative Partnerships Program NASA and Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC Sell Government Patent License NASA and Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ocean Tomo, LLC, today announced the first ever... Read more…
A Pool of Distant Galaxies - the deepest ultraviolet image of the Universe yet
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Friday, November 7, 2008 Source: European Southern Observatory A Pool of Distant Galaxies - the deepest ultraviolet image of the Universe yet Anyone who has wondered what it might be like to dive into a pool of millions of distant galaxies of different shapes and... Read more…
Very cold ice films in laboratory reveal mysteries of universe. Could life have started in a lump of ice?
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, November 6, 2008 Source: European Science Foundation Very cold ice films in laboratory reveal mysteries of universe. Could life have started in a lump of ice? Read more…
Chandrayaan-1 enters Lunar Transfer Trajectory
STATUS REPORT Date Released: Thursday, November 6, 2008 Source: Indian Space Research Organisation Chandrayaan-1 enters Lunar Transfer Trajectory The fifth and final orbit raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was successfully carried out today (November 4, 2008) morning at 04:56 am IST. Read more…
NASA Contract Integrates Mission Operations, Training Facilities
NASA has awarded a $667.3 million contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. of Gaithersburg, Md., to provide integrated support for the hardware, software, data and displays used to train for and execute human spaceflight missions. Read more…
NASA Measurements Show Greenhouse Gas Methane on the Rise Again
The amount of methane in Earth's atmosphere shot up in 2007, bringing to an end approximately a decade in which atmospheric levels of the potent greenhouse gas were essentially stable. Read more…
