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Soyuz Galileo launch delayed
This morning's scheduled historic first launch of a Soyuz rocket from the European Space Agency's French Guiana facility was delayed when "an anomaly detected during fueling of the Soyuz launcher's third stage" interruped the countdown. According to launch operator...
Taking space very seriously
Don't let anybody tell you the people at Surrey Satellite Technology aren't very serious about what they do - or don't have a sense of humour. Herewith one of the bins at their Guildford headquarters:
Video: NASA satellite hits a car, disappears
Just as the Iranians don't reveal failed launches, NASA doesn't reveal all their satellite reentries... Have a good weekend!
Iran reveals failed launch
From Flightglobal/Ascend space guru Phil Hylands: During the Iranian month of Shahrivar (23 August - 22 September) Iran attempted to launch a Rhesus Monkey into space on a Kavoshgar-5 launch vehicle into a sub-orbital trajectory. It was to fly to an altitude of 120...
Video: how does Galileo work?
The European Space Agency just released this video to show how its Galileo satellite navigation system works. I love the part about how a nanosecond error in the onboard clocks would translate to a 30m error on the ground - but if that error were a second, the...
Noteworthy developments in (awesome) science
(Awesome image from wearscience.com) 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics Contrary to popular opinion, scientific breakthroughs are rarely the result of a brilliant person waking up one day with an ephiphany. Generally speaking, a big scientific breakthrough is the result of...
The Problems of Reusable Rockets
On 29 September, Elon Musk, the enigmatic founder of SpaceX,took the stage at the National Press Club in Washington, DCto announce that SpaceX would develop a fully reusable rocket. SpaceX, and Muskin particular, have always been straightforward about their...
ESA counting down to historic launches
European Space Agency fingers remain crossed as the countdown continues towards its much-anticipated Soyuz launch on 20 October. Not only will the three-stage ST-B rocket will be making its first-ever flight from ESA's launch centre at Kourou, French Guiana, its...
And you thought NASA was a pioneer!
Sometimes, it's best to let things speak for themselves. Read on, friends (our highlights): The First Vibrator in Space Los Angeles, CA - September 27, 2011 -- On October 8, 2011, online sex toy sales leader SexToy.com, will lead a team to launch the first...
And you thought NASA was a pioneer!
Sometimes, it's best to let things speak for themselves. Read on, friends (our highlights): The First Vibrator in Space Los Angeles, CA - September 27, 2011 -- On October 8, 2011, online sex toy sales leader SexToy.com, will lead a team to launch the first...
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