Tagged: NASA & News
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SpaceX Dragon capsule nears International Space Station News
25.05.2012 Elon Musk’s Dragon spacecraft could be about to ignite a new era for commercial space travel today, as the unmanned craft is still on track to dock with the International Space... -
50th anniversary of second American to orbit the earth News
25.05.2012 It was on 24 May in 1962 that NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the earth, after he piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions,... -
Performance history of computer systems (infographic) News
25.05.2012 A new infographic comparing statistics which include smartphones, Allied forces, and the NASA space mission, provides an astonishing look at just how powerful computer... -
SpaceX Dragon capsule flies close to space station News
24.05.2012 SpaceX is still on target to berth with the International Space Station (ISS) tomorrow. And today it passed its demonstration testing, passing directly below the orbiting... -
SpaceX blasts off for International Space Station News
22.05.2012 The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft have successfully blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida to carry out an unmanned test flight to the International Space... -
Solar eclipse creates ‘ring of fire’ treat for stargazers News
21.05.2012 Millions of stargazers in eastern Asia, the north Pacific and in western US states had a cosmic treat on Sunday as a result of the annual eclipse of the sun. -
Soyuz astronauts blast off for International Space Station News
15.05.2012 Two Russians and one American are aboard the Soyuz spacecraft that successfully launched this morning to head to the International Space Station (ISS). -
Elon Musk’s SpaceX in deal with Las Vegas aerospace firm News
11.05.2012 Do you see yourself heading into orbit anytime soon? Well SpaceX is teaming up with Bigelow Aeropspace to launch an international space marketing campaign. -
James Webb Space Telescope’s first instrument ready for NASA News
10.05.2012 A European consortium has completed the first instrument for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the infrared space observatory that’s set to blast into space in 2018 to find... -
Scientists detect light oozing from ‘super Earth’ planet News
09.05.2012 NASA scientists using the Spitzer Space Telescope are claiming to have detected light arising from a ‘super Earth’ planet called 55 Cancri e that exists beyond our solar system. -
NASA and ESA confirm hacking attack from ‘The Unknowns’ group News
08.05.2012 A new hacking group calling itself The Unknowns managed to breach the security of sites belonging to NASA and the European Space Agency in recent weeks. The group, which claims... -
Soyuz spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan after ISS stint News
27.04.2012 The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft has returned safely from the International Space Station, with its three crew members. The spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan today at 7.45am EDT,... -
ESA inks €300m deal with Astrium UK to build sun explorer News
27.04.2012 The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Astrium, a subsidiary of EADS, a contract worth around €300m to build its next-generation sun explorer, which will carry the name of... -
Arctic could be source of methane leaks, NASA says News
23.04.2012 NASA scientists at the US space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California are claiming that cracks in frozen parts of the Arctic Ocean’s surface could be leading to... -
Space shuttle Discovery prepares for final flight today News
17.04.2012 If you happen to be in the Washington, DC, area today between 10am and 11am EDT, you should cast your eyes upwards, as the space shuttle Discovery will be making its final trip... -
NASA pioneers new atomic clock for deep space exploration News
11.04.2012 NASA is pioneering a new deep space atomic clock so future spacecrafts will be able to calculate their own timing and navigation data in real time. -
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos wants to reclaim Apollo 11 space debris from Atlantic News
29.03.2012 Amazon founder and space enthusiast Jeff Bezos has today issued a web statement, indicating how he is going to be working with undersea experts to recover the Apollo 11 engines... -
From space missions to making Irish software world standard News
29.03.2012 At the end of January, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and a consortium of top technology companies, including Intel and IBM, revealed plans to invest €22.4m over the next five...Categories: Software, Research, R&D, Leadership & Management, Investments, Engineering, Education, Development -
NASA’s suborbital rockets to light up night skies News
26.03.2012 Following a couple of delays, NASA is gearing up to launch five sounding rockets into space early in the morning on 27 March. The launch window will be between 2am and 5am EDT....