NASA’s Space Technology 5 successfully launched on March 22, 2006 at 9:04 a.m. EST, from Vandenberg…
SuitSat-1 still in orbit
SuitSat-1 still in orbit: Tossed into orbit three months ago from the International Space Station, SuitSat-1…
Space suit technology
The technology used in space suits to protect astronauts carrying out space walks in direct sunlight…
Soyuz missions user’s manual
Arianespace has released its first-ever user’s manual for Soyuz launches from the Spaceport in French Guiana.…
Night Views of European Seas
The Mediterranean looks better in the dark – at least in the view of an ESA-led…
Scandinavian Peninsula From Space
ESA’s Envisat captured the snow-covered Scandinavian Peninsula on 11 March, 2006. See it at: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMGFTNVGJE_index_0.html
The First Trillionth of a Second
Scientists peering back to the oldest light in the universe have new evidence to support the…
Pacific Height Shows La Ninia
Satellite measurements of a steep difference in sea surface height between the western and eastern tropical…
Hams Hear Voyager Spacecraft
Hams in Germany and Portugal reportedly have received signals from the US Voyager 1 spacecraft http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/…
NASA HONORS BUZZ ALDRIN
NASA honored former astronaut Buzz Aldrin for his involvement in the U.S. space program with the…