Satellites
Satellite Captures Unusual “Cloud Streets”
[/caption] I love looking at unusual cloud formations, and these have to be some of the most intriguing. These long,…
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Curiosity Powered Up for Martian Voyage on Nov. 26 – Exclusive Message from Chief Engineer Rob Manning
[/caption] “We are ready and so is Curiosity !” Says Rob Manning, Curiosity Chief Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory…
Space Junk Problem? Just Fire a Laser!
[/caption] Imagine yourself as an astronaut performing scientific experiments and crowd-stunning aerobatics. Suddenly, ear-stinging, blaring alarms go off. Mission Control…
Satellite Image of the ‘Snowtober’ Storm
[/caption] An unusual October storm dumped wet heavy snow across much of the Northeast US over the weekend, as much…
NASA’s New Climate and Weather Satellite Launches
The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project, or NPP, launched successfully on a Delta 2 rocket early today…
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Aerojet: Small Space Firm Has Big Space History
[/caption] When it comes to space flight pedigrees, few companies have one that can compare to Aerojet’s. The California-based company…
Next Generation Climate and Weather Satellite Ready for Friday Launch
A new satellite that will test key technologies and instruments for the next generation of climate and weather-monitoring satellites is…
As the World Burns: Satellites Watch Fires Around the World
NASA put out this video last week and we missed covering it, but this is a very interesting little video…
ROSAT’s Crash Site Determined
[/caption] The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has identified the ROSAT’s satellite final resting place as the Bay of Bengal, off…
Bringing Satellites Out Of Retirement – The DARPA Phoenix Program
[/caption] It's the dead zone. Approximately 22,000 miles above the Earth, $300 million worth of retired satellites are simply taking…