News

Vega to fly ESA Experimental Reentry Vehicle

By Staff Writers on December 22, 2011

IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (Credits: ESA). The launch of ESA’s IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle on Europe’s new Vega rocket... Read more →

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André Kuipers on His Way to the ISS

By Staff Writers on December 22, 2011

After their launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 13:16 GMT (14:16 CET) today, ESA astronaut André Kuipers and crewmates Oleg... Read more →

Satellite Tracking

Phobos-Grunt Highlights Cooperation in Space Situational Awareness

By Michael J. Listner on December 20, 2011

USSTRATCOM's assessment of hte reentry of a typical low Earth orbit satellite. (Credits: USSTRATCOM). The saga of Phobos-Grunt has captivated the... Read more →

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Nigcomsat-1R Successfully Launched

By Joel Spark on December 20, 2011

On December 19th at 1641 GMT, China successfully launched Nigcomsat-1R into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) atop a Long March 3B rocket. The... Read more →

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Soil Worms to Improve Understanding of Space Physiology

By Tereza Pultarova on December 20, 2011

Automated culturing system aboard the ISS (Credits: Journal of the Royal Society Interface). Effects of  harsh space environment elements such... Read more →

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Smartphone Guided SPHERES May Assist Astronauts on ISS

By Merryl Azriel on December 19, 2011

NASA's Human Exploration Telerobotics project aims to create robotic systems that complement the crew during space missions. Small flying... Read more →