Debris Remediation

ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator Receives Funding

By Merryl Azriel on March 13, 2012

Rendition of the EDDE system (Credits: STAR) In February, NASa awarded a $1.9 million contract to Star Technology and Research (STAR) to develop... Read more →

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Camping on an Asteroid

By Staff Writers on March 12, 2012

Source: NASA An astronaut and a geologist recently spent three days camping out as though they were on an asteroid. They were inside NASA's... Read more →

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Space Fence Prototype Operational

By Merryl Azriel on March 12, 2012

Space Fence program tracks debris (Credits: Lockheed Martin). As of March 8, a prototype of a new radar system, part of the U.S. Air... Read more →

Media

Angry Birds in Space Physics Explained from ISS

By Staff Writers on March 11, 2012

In the first ever video game to be announcement from space, ISS astronaut Don Pettit explained some of the physics essential to winning the new... Read more →

Rocket Design

Simplicity Saves NASA a Fortune

By Staff Writers on March 10, 2012

The problem was solved using a vibration chair developed for the Gemini program (Credits: NASA). Using inexpensive off the shelf electronics,... Read more →

News

Commercial Airliners, Electrical Grids Weathering the Solar Storm

By Joel Spark on March 9, 2012

Despite warnings that Tuesday’s massive solar flares and associated coronal mass ejection (CME) might cause disruptions to power systems on... Read more →