Ion Thruster Sets World Record for Electric Propulsion Life
While the Dawn spacecraft is visiting the asteroids Vesta and Ceres, NASA Glenn has been developing…
Space Fence program moving forward
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center here recently put out a request for proposal to…
Astronaut Chris Hadfield a ready-and-willing guinea pig during stint as ISS commander
Chris Hadfield will soon be the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station. The exuberant…
Altimeter reading over Cuba
CryoSat altimeter view of sea level and topography over the Caribbean Sea and Cuba. The image…
Kangerdlugssuaq glacier, Greenland
The Kangerdlugssuaq glacier and its ice stream are pictured in this week’s image, acquired on 19…