Monthly Archives: February 16, 2012

Press Releases

ISS Spacewalk Scheduled for February 16

By Staff Writers on February 16, 2012

Astronauts Jerry L. Ross and James H. Newman on an EVA in the first ISS assembly mission... Read more →

Spacecraft Design

Understanding Communications Satellites

By Staff Writers on February 15, 2012

Communications satellites form a large percentage of the spacecraft that orbit Earth.... Read more →

Active debris removal satellites like the proposed CleanSpace One will be limited in their targets by debris ownership issues (Credits: EPFL).

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CleanSpace One Satellite to Clean Up Space Debris

By Joel Spark on February 15, 2012

An artist's impression of the CleanSpace One satellite approaching a defunct satellite... Read more →

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NASA Budget Proposal Explained

By Staff Writers on February 14, 2012

On February 13 U.S. President Obama released his 2013 budget proposal. The proposal... Read more →

Press Releases

San Jose State University to Develop Space Tourism Safety Standards with NASA

By Tereza Pultarova on February 14, 2012

The cooperation between San Jose State University and NASA dates back to the 1990s... Read more →

Satellite Tracking

DLR Demonstrates Space Debris Location by Laser

By Tereza Pultarova on February 13, 2012

For the first time in Europe, the German Aerospace Agency (DLR) in cooperation with an... Read more →