Meteorites

The Last Word on IAC 2013

By Matteo Emanuelli on October 9, 2013

The 64th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) closed two weeks ago and it is now time to summarize what happened at the China National... Read more →

Spacecraft Astrophotography

Last Orbital Views of GOCE

By Ralf Vandebergh on October 8, 2013

Many models and simulations are made of the low orbiting Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite, in space since... Read more →

Spin Off Technology

Detecting Heartbeats : NASA Technology Used to Rescue Disaster Victims on Earth

By Nikita Marwaha on October 7, 2013

A revolutionary radar device that can detect the heartbeats and breathing patterns of disaster victims trapped under rubble has been developed by... Read more →

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Gravity: Ripped from the Headlines?

By Merryl Azriel on October 4, 2013

October 4 is the US release of the space thriller motion picture “Gravity.” Directed by Alfonso Cuarón and written by Cuarón and his son Jonás... Read more →

Commercial Spaceflight

Cross-Talk: Space Law in Down-To-Earth English

By Giugi Carminati on October 3, 2013

The FAA’s Six-Stepped Staircase to Space Congress passed the Commercial Space Launch Act (the “Act”) in 1984. In 2004, Congress amended the... Read more →

News

549 employees including two astronauts stay at work amid NASA shutdown

By Tereza Pultarova on October 3, 2013

• NASA’s operations reduced to essential mission support • Maven launch at risk of a 3-year delay • Caltech funded NASA JPL stays open... Read more →