Sentinel aims to go asteroid hunting 11 Jul 2012 The first privately funded deep-space mission will map the inner solar system and track dangerous asteroids. Watchful eye:Sentinel will track near-Earth asteroids A proposed space ...
Fifty years ago this week a Delta rocket roared into space carrying a payload that sparked a revolution in the way the world communicates. On board the rocket, launched on July 10, was Telstar, the first telecommunications ...
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In preparation for the launch of Europe's answer to GPS,research satellite GIOVE-A has been retired. Made in the UK by Surrey Satellite Technology(SSTL),"the main objectives of the GIOVE-A mission were the on-board characterisation of a ...
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Arianespace is probably best-known as the launch services operator for the European Space Agency, and thus closely associated with Ariane rocket operations from Europe's spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana. The firm, founded in 1980 and ...
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The first Lockheed Martin Orion capsule scheduled for a ride to space has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space centre,Florida. At present,the capsule is little more than a pressure vessel.The next two years will be spent populating it with ...
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the advanced applied science arm of the US Department of Defense (DoD), has selected Lockheed Martin, Virgin Galactic and Boeing to develop small launch vehicles under the airborne ...
A Zenit launch vehicle has successfully inserted Intelsat 19 into geosynchronous transfer orbit(GTO)after its 1 June liftoff from the SeaLaunch platform in the Pacific Ocean,but a problem with the satellite's solar array deployment may ...
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Surrey-based researchers are to build Xbox Kinect hardware into twin satellites in an auto-docking experiment. The microsatellites,to be called STRaND-2,are being developed by University of Surrey and Surrey Satellite ...
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Emcore Corp of Albuquerque,NM,USA,which makes components and subsystems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets,has been awarded a solar panel manufacturing contract by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL)for its Soil Moisture Active ...
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Usually the articles I write feature change of some sort. Most often it’s a statistical series that has moved up or down. Sideways is the exception. A series that is well-known for its volatility is construction costs. That’s ...
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Many power tools are standard in most workshops. Some power tools are stationary, while others offer more freedom of usage by being portable. Some are cordless, using various-sized batteries, depending on the tool. Dependable, quality power ...
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NASA’s last two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, launched in 2003 and carried solar panels, but the new Mars rover that the space agency is scheduled to launch on Saturday morning from Cape Canaveral uses nuclear power, a fact ...
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NASA’s last two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, launched in 2003 and carried solar panels, but the new Mars rover that the space agency is scheduled to launch on Saturday morning from Cape Canaveral uses nuclear power, a fact ...
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A Sander is an essential tool that will get used in almost all do-it-yourself projects involving wood. Sanders can be used to remove large amounts of material or surfaces finishes easily and quickly, in addition to being able to create a ...
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A finishing Sander is a power tool used to deliver a smooth, fine finish to materials. Generally called a block sander because of their square shape, these sanders provide a close and smooth finish while also delivering optimized corner ...
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