News

AsiaSat 7 Successfully Launched

By Joel Spark on November 29, 2011

AsiaSat 7, a communications satellite destined by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), was... Read more →

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Contact With Phobos Grunt Unreliable

By Joel Spark on November 29, 2011

The Phobos Grunt Probe (Credits: Roscosmos). Only intermittent contact has been possible with the ailing Phobos-Grunt probe, despite promising... Read more →

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Copenhagen Suborbitals Passes Rocket Test

By Merryl Azriel on November 28, 2011

On November 26, Copenhagen Suborbitals conducted a test of their two-stage rocket SMARAGD. The test was a success, with a 3 second burn on the... Read more →

Media

Video Introduces Curiosity’s Sample Analysis Instrument

By Staff Writers on November 28, 2011

Source: NASA This video trailer introduces the mission of the SAM instrument suite aboard the Mars Science Laboratory, otherwise known as the... Read more →

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Instrument-Laden Curiosity Heads To Mars

By Staff Writers on November 28, 2011

Source NASA NASA's Mars Science Laboratory lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida (Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Nov. 26,... Read more →

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Infographic: Atomic Batteries for Deep Space Missions

By Staff Writers on November 27, 2011

For more than 50 years, NASA's robotic deep space probes have carried nuclear batteries provided by the U.S. Department of Energy. Even the crewed... Read more →