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VEGA Wins Three Year ESOC Flight Dynamics Framework Contract Darmstadt, Germany (SPX) Nov 29, 2005 
VEGA Group, the independent Programme and System Assurance company, has been awarded a three year competitive framework contract, with a possible two year extension in Flight Dynamics support for the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), in Darmstadt, Germany.Blue Sky Network Launches ACH1000 Global Satellite Flight Tracking Product 
La Jolla CA (SPX) Nov 29, 2005Blue Sky Network Monday announced a new satellite based panel mounted control head for aircraft. The ACH1000 adds cockpit integrated voice capabilities as well as short code messaging to its D1000-Series global satellite flight tracking products. The ACH1000 has been STC'd by the FAA. Wireless Networking Investment Boom Underway 
Chicago (UPI) Nov 28, 2005Investment in wireless networking soared during the last quarter, reaching growth levels not seen since the technology stock market bubble burst in late 2000, experts tell United Press International's Networking. |
First Countdown For New Two Stage Rocket Motor At Esrange Esrange, Sweden (SPX) Nov 29, 2005 
At Esrange, the Aerospace Operation Facility of the Swedish Space Corporation, preparations are being carried out for the November 30 Texus sounding rocket launch. This will be the first launch from Esrange using the new Brazilian sounding rocket VSB-30, replacing the British Skylark rocket, which is no longer commercially available.Opportunity Views Windblown Ripple 'Scylla' 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2005These images were acquired by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity using its panoramic camera on sol 644 (Nov. 15, 2005; upper two images- first and second) and its navigation camera on sol 645 (Nov. 16, 2005; pictured). Shadows Of Venus 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 29, 2005It's often said (by astronomers) that Venus is bright enough to cast shadows. So where are they? Few people have ever seen a Venus shadow. But they're there, elusive and delicate�and, if you appreciate rare things, a thrill to witness. |
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MIT Sleuths Discover Quick Way To New Materials
Cambridge MA (SPX) Nov 29, 2005In work that could radically change how engineers search for new materials, MIT researchers have developed a way to test the mechanical properties of almost 600 different materials in a matter of days - a task that would have taken weeks using conventional techniques. "SuitSat" Launch From International Space Station Delayed 
Newington CT (SPX) Nov 29, 2005The launch of the novel "SuitSat" satellite has been delayed and will not be deployed from the International Space Station until sometime in January or February. Orbital To Build And Launch NASA's New Millennium Space Technology 8 Sat 
Dulles VA (SPX) Nov 29, 2005Orbital Sciences announced Monday that it has been selected by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to design, develop and manufacture the next satellite in the NASA's series of New Millennium Program (NMP) technology demonstration spacecraft. |
Cardiff University Experts Drill Possibly World's Smallest Hole
Cardiff, UK (SPX) Nov 29, 2005Experts at Cardiff University have developed machinery so sophisticated that they can drill a hole narrower than a human hair. Such precision has potentially major benefits in medical and electronic engineering. The experts at the University's multi-award-winning Manufacturing Engineering Centre, are drilling holes as small as 22 microns (0.022 mm) in stainless steel and other materials.The human hair varies between 80 microns (0.08 mm) down to 50 microns (0.05 mm) in thickness. Snapshots At The Atomic Border Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Nov 29, 2005 
In order to manufacture chips optimally, we need a comprehensive understanding of every process and phenomenon that takes place at the atomic level - in particular at the interface between solid and liquid materials.Bionic Fiction Becomes Science Fact 
Pisa, Italy (SPX) Nov 29, 2005A highly dexterous, bio-inspired artificial hand and sensory system that could provide patients with active feeling, is being developed by the CYBERHAND project. |
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