Cyber Security

Red Lines in Outer Space

By Staff Writers on March 6, 2012

The proliferation of very small satellites, like CubeSats, poses potential threats to spacecraft in orbit that should be addressed through... Read more →

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SpaceX Completes Launch Prep Test

By Joel Spark on March 6, 2012

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully completed a 5-hour launch readiness test in preparation for the highly-anticipated launch of... Read more →

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Thruster Test Successful for ESA Lunar Lander

By Staff Writers on March 6, 2012

Source: ESA Europe’s ambition of touching down at the Moon’s south pole by 2018 has been boosted by recent test firings of the craft’s... Read more →

Spacecraft Design

New Low Cost Fasteners Suitable for Hypersonic Flight

By Merryl Azriel on March 5, 2012

Composite lap joint test articles (Credits: Hyper-Therm High Temperature Composites). Hyper-Therm High Temperature Composites has developed a... Read more →

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The State of NASA’s Cybersecurity

By Staff Writers on March 5, 2012

By: Rachel C. Samples A week before NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr. steps up to testify before a US House of Representatives... Read more →

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ESA Develops a New Lidar Sensor for Planetary Landing

By Tereza Pultarova on March 4, 2012

German company Jena-Optronik and UK based ABSL are currently developing a new generation light detection and ranging (LIDAR) instrument  for the... Read more →