Satellites
Satellite That Went ‘Splat’ Now Ready for Liftoff
[/caption] On September 6, 2003, the NOAA N-Prime satellite fell to floor of the factory where it was being assembled,…
Iran Launches Satellite into Orbit
Iran launched its first functioning satellite into orbit late Monday using a modified long-range missile to place a home-produced research…
Top Secret: What Did That Delta IV Heavy Take into Space?
[/caption]On Saturday, very little was known about the mammoth payload a Delta IV Heavy was carrying into space. Launching from…
The Inauguration of President Barack Obama from Space
[/caption] Travelling at 17,000 mph at an altitude of 423 miles, the 4,300 lb GeoEye-1 snapped a very high resolution…
“Google Satellite” Will Have an Orbital View Over Obama’s Inauguration
[/caption] President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on Capitol Hill will be the place-to-be on Tuesday (January 20th). According to some news…
XMM Newton Zeroes in on Zombie Star
[/caption] Soft Gamma-ray Repeaters (SGRs) are strange and relatively rare objects, with only five known to exist (four in the…
Wilkins Ice Shelf in Danger
[/caption] Recent satellite images show new rifts have developed on the Wilkins Ice Shelf which could possibly lead to the…
NASA Satellites ‘To Serve’ in Africa Disaster Warnings
[/caption] Outside of the scientific understanding of our Universe that comes from being a spacefaring civilization, there are many benefits…
New Insights on Magnetars
[/caption] Neutron stars are leftovers of massive stars (10-50 times as massive as our Sun) that have collapsed under their…
US Air Force Increases Investment in Satellite Protection Technology
[/caption]What does the US, Russia and China have in common? Yes, they've all sent a man into space and successfully…