EIAST announces Remote Sensing Applications Competition 2014
Dubai, UAE (SPX) Sep 11, 2014 -
The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has announced the launch of the Remote Sensing Applications Competition 2014 (RSAC 2014). The competition, which is open for all governmental sectors, educational and research institutes in the UAE, will be to conduct scientific research and comprehensive studies in designing and implementing state-of-the-art applications for t ...
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MEASAT-3b and Optus 10 given go-ahead for Ariane 5 Sept 11 launch
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Sep 11, 2014 -
The Arianespace heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission with telecommunications satellites for two leading Asia-Pacific operators received the "green light" for its Thursday liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Carrying Malaysian-based MEASAT's MEASAT-3b in the upper position under Ariane 5's fairing and Optus 10 for Australia's Optus as the lower passenger, this mission further underscores Ar ...
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12th Batch of Messenger Data Released; Water Ice Exploration Tool Unveiled
Laurel MD (SPX) Sep 11, 2014 -
Data collected during MESSENGER's 31st through 36th month in orbit around Mercury were released to the public by the Planetary Data System (PDS), an organization that archives and distributes NASA's planetary mission data. With this release, data are now available to the public through the sixth full Mercury solar day of MESSENGER orbital operations.
NASA requires that all of its planetary ...
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Spitzer's SPLASH Project Dives Deep for Galaxies
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 11, 2014 -
A new survey of galaxies by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is taking a plunge into the deep and uncharted waters of our cosmos. In one of the longest surveys the telescope will have ever performed, astronomers have begun a three-month expedition trawling for faint galaxies billions of light-years away.
The results are already yielding surprises.
"If you think of our survey as fishing ...
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SSTL collaborates with Kypros on new turnkey, low-cost geostationary system
Guildford UK (SPX) Sep 11, 2014 -
Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and Kypros Satellites (Kyprosat) have signed an agreement to collaborate on a turnkey, low-cost geostationary telecommunications satellite system. The solution is based on SSTL's small GMP-T geostationary satellite platform which delivers up to 5.5kW power, offered together with orbital slot assets and asset management services provided by Kyprosat.
The f ...
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Science Continues on Orbital Lab While Trio Prepares for Departure
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 11, 2014 -
One set of Expedition 40 crew members is working advanced microgravity science while another set is wrapping up its stay in space.
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman started his morning on a pair of fluid physics experiments. He first photographed samples of colloids, or microscopic particles suspended in liquids, for a version of the Binary Colloid Alloy Test experiment subtitled Low Gravity Pha ...
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China's Space Station is Still On Track
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 11, 2014 -
China has recently disclosed some more developments in its space laboratory and space station program. We can expect China's next space laboratory, Tiangong 2, to launch in 2016. The large Chinese Space Station will be launched around 2022. The overall structure of these plans has not changed from previous announcements but the dates seem to be slipping. Should we be concerned?
Not really. ...
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