NASA

  • NASA space shuttle’s cosmic cuisine 17/11/2009 07:45:00

    The food on space shuttle Atlantis
    As NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis astronauts blasted into space this afternoon, the last thing on their minds was wondering what’s for dinner.
  • NASA to power Mars rover out of sand trap 13/11/2009 07:46:00

    Plans to free Spirit rover by sending commands
    NASA's long running Mars rover is stuck in a sand trap – a situation the space agency would like to fix. So NASA will begin what it called the long process of extricating Spirit by sending commands that could free the rover.
  • Traces of elixir of life found on moon 26/09/2009 04:25:00

    NASA instruments reveal water molecules on lunar surface
    Scientists at the US space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) have discovered water molecules in the polar regions of the moon.
  • NASA: Lunar orbiter begins mapping, studying moon surface 19/09/2009 06:59:00

    Flying about 31 miles above the surface, orbiter begins sending home images and data
    Carrying seven scientific instruments and an intricate communications system, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has begun the year-long process of mapping the surface of the moon.
  • Robotic arm fetches Japanese cargo ship at space station 19/09/2009 04:07:00

    Unmanned H-II spacecraft delivers supplies for station's Japanese laboratory
    An unmanned Japanese cargo spacecraft yesterday was plucked out of space by a robotic arm and attached to the International Space Station.
  • 'Government cloud' coming from Google next year 16/09/2009 04:52:00

    The company will provide cloud computing services to US government agencies
    Google will offer cloud-computing services designed specifically for U.S. government agencies starting next year, the company announced Tuesday at NASA Aims Research Center.
  • NASA to build pod-like, high-speed everyday transport system 04/09/2009 08:16:00

    Futuristic commuter systems thanks to NASA robotics
    It looks a little like the Jetson's flying car but it travels on magnetically levitated highways. That's one vision of a future commuter system that could be developed by a marriage of NASA robot-control software and car-like pods from Unimodal Systems.
  • NASA speeds moon communication to near real-time 21/08/2009 08:00:00

    Wave amplifier enables lunar orbiter to transmit massive amounts of data at 100 Mb/second
    How often do you go to make a call on your cell phone and you're stymied by a bad connection?
  • Space telescope captures ancient light from Big Bang 17/08/2009 05:53:00

    The Planck telescope is studying radiation that's 13 billion years old
    A space telescope that was launched in May has already begun to collect light left over from the Big Bang that created the universe.
  • 10 Apollo-era technologies used today 31/07/2009 17:32:00

    The coolest technologies that the moon landing gave us -- that we still use today.
    It's been 40 years since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched into space in Apollo 11, with the historic moon landing occurring four days later.
  • Armageddon Twitters? NASA launches asteroid tracker 31/07/2009 07:51:00

    NASA unveils Web site, Twitters about space objects hurtling toward Earth
    Worried you might not have enough time to live it up right before an apocalyptic asteroid crashes into Earth and ruins your whole day?
  • NASA's Apollo technology has changed history 21/07/2009 08:06:00

    Apollo lunar program made a staggering contribution to high tech development
    Forty years after astronauts on NASA's Apollo 11 spacecraft first landed on the moon, many experts say the historic event altered the course of space exploration as well man's view of itself in the universe.
  • Blast off to the moon with Google Earth 21/07/2009 07:05:00

    On Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary, Google unveils panoramic pics, video & stories
    If the 40th anniversary of the moon landing by NASA's Apollo 11 crew has you jonesing for more information about our lunar neighbor, Google Inc. today came out with a new Google Earth feature that promises to provide just that.
  • Web site brings 40-year-old Apollo 11 NASA mission to life 14/07/2009 07:11:00

    Interactive site lets users follow NASA events during first mission to land on moon
    Were you too young to follow the historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 or was it so thrilling that you'd like to relive it all over again - from the blast off of the Saturn V rocket to Neil Armstrong first stepping on the moon?
  • How NASA connects with its latest moon orbiters 02/07/2009 10:14:00

    NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission uses latest communications technology
    Flying to the moon is not easy feat but communicating with as well as relaying information to and from rocketing space probes is the most critical part of the mission.
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