Monthly Archive: January 2013

Launch of TDRS-K on Atlas V 0

Launch of TDRS-K on Atlas V

– ” For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Yesterday’s launch of NASA’s new tracking & data relay satellite TDRS-K on an Atlas V rocket. TDRS-K is a  next-generation NASA relay satellite...

Mars Polar Ice Caps 0

Mars Polar Ice Caps

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the polar ice caps seasonal variations. On Mars’ polar regions, carbon dioxide freezes up to 2 feet thick and...

NASA Reaching New Heights 0

NASA Reaching New Heights

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – A recap of NASA’s recent achievements and a look into the future. President Obama called for the US to strengthen its technical lead and...

The Astro-H Mission 0

The Astro-H Mission

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – A look at a future mission due to launch in mid 2013. The Astro-H space mission, (also known as NeXT/SXS) is led by the Japanese...

Age Old Sun Mystery Solved 0

Age Old Sun Mystery Solved

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Why is the temperature of solar flares so much hotter than the surface of the Sun? This is an age old problem that has...

Top 10 Coolest Movie Spaceships 0

Top 10 Coolest Movie Spaceships

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – A look at the best spaceships that science fiction has come up with. Who knows whether ships like these will ever travel the Universe....

Curiosity Update – 18th Jan 2013 0

Curiosity Update – 18th Jan 2013

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Here is the latest update from Curiosity. Curiosity has been investigating the Yellowknife Bay area looking for a suitable location for its first drill...

Mars One 0

Mars One

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Here is some video information on the Mars One project. Mars One has already had thousands of applicants for its one way trip to...

Robotic Refuelling Mission – Day 1 0

Robotic Refuelling Mission – Day 1

– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Following yestedays post on robot development for space applications, here is feedback from Day 1 of the RRM project (Robotic Refuelling Mission.), a project...

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