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Superconducting Magnets to Protect Spacecraft from Radiation

By Siddharth Raval on January 30, 2013

While on Earth, the planet protects us from space radiation and cosmic rays with its magnetic field. NASA scientists are now working on an analogous... Read more →

News

Cosmos 1484 Reenters Atmosphere over Eastern United States

By Michael J. Listner on January 30, 2013

The Meteor satellite (Credits: Encyclopedia Astronautica). Cosmos 1484, an Earth resources satellite launched by the Soviet Union, reentered the... Read more →

News

Iran Claims Monkey Launched to Space

By Merryl Azriel on January 29, 2013

A photograph broadcast on Iranian TV as the monkey they reported launching into space (Credits: Press TV). On January 28, Iranian state... Read more →

Deep Space Exploration

ESAIL Propels Spacecraft with Wire Tether Array

By Maria Fischer on January 29, 2013

Artist's impression of the ESAIL concept (Credits: Antigravite/ Szams). The electronic solar sail (ESAIL) is a technology that utilizes the... Read more →

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The Columbia Disaster and Space Program Safety

By Andrea Gini on January 29, 2013

LeRoy E. Cain, STS-107 entry flight director, realizes the loss of the crew following the Columbia disaster. The sixth issue of Space Safety... Read more →

Media

Moonrush’s Mining Economy Coming Closer to Reality

By Merryl Azriel on January 28, 2013

In 2004 Dennis Wingo, founder of Skycorp, published Moonrush: Improving Life on Earth with the Moon's Resources. As seen in coinpedia's list, the... Read more →