News

NanoRacks Announces External Platform Program

By Ines Hernandez on April 20, 2012

The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and NanoRacks LLC are developing the External Platform Program (EPP), a new... Read more →

News

First Payload Ready for Next Batch of Galileo Satellites

By Andrea Gini on April 19, 2012

Source: ESA. The next Galileo navigation payload has been completed and is on its way to meet the satellite platform that will host it in... Read more →

Debris Remediation

ViviSat Mission Extension Vehicle

By Staff Writers on April 19, 2012

The ViviSat Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) is a vehicle currently under development capable of of docking with an operational geosynchronous... Read more →

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Envisat Service Interruption Increases Likelihood of Collision

By Andrea Gini on April 19, 2012

Artist's conception of the Envisat satellite (Credits: ESA). The European Space Agency lost contact with Envisat, an 8.5 tons remote sensing... Read more →

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Space Shuttle Discovery Welcome Prepared

By Staff Writers on April 18, 2012

The Space Shuttle Enterprise display at the National Air & Space Museum. The Enterprise's place will now be occupied by Discovery (Credits: Dane... Read more →

Space Food

ISS Will Host Ardberg Distillery Experiment

By Ines Hernandez on April 18, 2012

Bill Lumsden, head of Ardbeg distilleries, in his lab (Source: Adberg.com). The ISS will host a mixture of malt and charred oak particle from... Read more →