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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2009 
An armada of robots may one day fly above the mountain tops of Saturn's moon Titan, cross its vast dunes and sail in its liquid lakes. Wolfgang Fink, visiting associate in physics at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena says we are on the brink of a great paradigm shift in planetary exploration, and the next round of robotic explorers will be nothing like what we see today. ... read more 
Chennai, India (PTI) Oct 28, 2009After its maiden moon mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is hoping to cross another milestone in December - take India into the exclusive club of countries that have developed their own cryogenic engines to power satellites in space. ISRO is hoping to end 2009 in style with the take-off of its fully indigenous geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) carrying an ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Sydeny, Australia (SPX) Oct 27, 2009When Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon, they found it wasn't easy to walk around. The low gravity, uneven ground and bulky spacesuits hindered their movement. To move long distances quickly, the astronauts found it was easier to make small "kangaroo hops" with both legs. They would literally propel themselves above the surface before they made gentle falls to the ground. Machines that ... more  
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2009Forty years ago, the Apollo astronauts traipsed across our Moon, making it "inhabited" for the first time - albeit for only two and half hours. A bona-fide habitable moon has never been found, but astronomers are considering how we might find one around distant stars. "I think exomoons are just as interesting as exoplanets," says David Kipping of University College London. In our own ... more  
Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 27, 2009In response to a Launchspace request for comments, we have a guest commentary by Phil Henderson, Space Systems Engineer, Palm Bay, Florida: Exploration of Mars is a worthy goal, but it should not be the only goal. In fact, it alone could become like Kennedy's original moon goal and once completed, it becomes "been there, done that". A more worthy goal might be: To establish one or more ... more |
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by Staff WritersNASA's Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) was a smashing success, returning tantalizing data about the Centaur impact before the spacecraft itself impacted the surface of the moon. Last week, plunging headlong into Cabeus crater, the nine LCROSS instruments successfully captured each phase of the impact sequence: the impact flash ... more 
Silicon Valley, Calif. (UPI) Oct 18, 2009 The spacecraft that plowed into the moon last week kicked up a cloud of dust after all, as NASA had hoped, officials said. Early indications had suggested the Centaur rocket failed to stir up the dust. But the Ames Research Center in Northern California released images Friday showing the rocket indeed had the desired effect, the Los Angeles Times reported. A plume of debris ... more 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 16, 2009How do you fly on a world with no atmosphere? Wings won't work and neither do propellers. And don't even try that parachute! NASA engineer Brian Mulac has the answer. "All it takes is practice, practice, practice," he says. "And of course, thrusters." The space agency is perfecting the art using a prototype lunar lander at the Marshall Space Flight Center: "What we've got here is a 'flying ... more |
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