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GIOVE-B Transmitting Its First Signals
Following a successful
launch on April 27, GIOVE-B
began transmitting
navigation signals May 7.
This is a truly historic
step for satellite
navigation since GIOVE-B is
... > full story
Vanguard I Celebrates 50 Years In Space
The Vanguard I satellite
celebrates its 50th birthday
this year. Its launch on
March 17, 1958 from Cape
Canaveral, Fla., culminated
the efforts of America's
first official space
... > full story
Artemis Provides Communications For Jules Verne ATV
ESA's Artemis data relay
satellite, controlled from
Fucino (Italy) and with its
mission control center and
Earth terminal located at
Redu (Belgium), is providing
... > full story
Missile Intercept Of U.S. Satellite Highlights Space Policy Issues
The targeting by missile of
a failed U.S.
intelligence-gathering
spacecraft now orbiting
Earth spotlights a number of
... > full story
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Secure Communications Via Space
April 23, 2008 — The exchange of information between distant sources is the basis of all communications, but quantum mechanics may open up this distant exchange as never before. Quantum key distribution, for ... > full story -
Worldwide Hunt To Solve The Mystery Of Gamma-ray Bursts
February 22, 2008 — Space scientists report on new discoveries about gamma ray bursts obtained from the Swift satellite and coordinated observations from a global network of ground based telescopes. Gamma-ray bursts are ... > full story -
Air Quality Forecasts See Future In Space
December 19, 2007 — Weather broadcasts have long been a staple for people planning their day. Now with the help of NASA satellites, researchers are working to broaden daily forecasts to include predictions of air ... > full story -
Double Star TC-1 Completes Its Mission
October 19, 2007 — TC-1, one of the two satellites of the CNSA/ESA Double Star mission, was decommissioned on Oct. 14 as its designed orbit lifetime came to an end. The satellite re-entered Earth's atmosphere and ... > full story -
Fifty Years After Sputnik
October 5, 2007 — Fifty years after Sputnik 1 -- the first artificial satellite -- was launched into orbit, scientists looks back at the story of that particular mission and examines some of key issues of modern ... > full story -
Greeks Get Space-based Help In Wake Of Deadly Fires
September 23, 2007 — Cleanup and rebuilding teams responding to the devastation across Greece caused by this summer's deadly fires are getting help from space. A series of crisis map products based on satellite ... > full story -
Japan's KAGUYA Spacecraft Blasts Off To Explore The Moon
September 14, 2007 — Japan has successfully launched a new unmanned spacecraft to explore the Moon -- the largest lunar mission since the Apollo program. KAGUYA will investigate the entire moon in order to obtain ... > full story -
Engineers Rescue Aging Satellites, Saving Millions
September 8, 2007 — Researchers have used a new technique to save $60 million for broadcasters by extending the service life of two communications satellites. The technique works by applying an advanced simulation ... > full story -
Greece Suffers More Fires In 2007 Than In Last Decade, Satellites Reveal
September 3, 2007 — Greece has experienced more wildfire activity this August than other European countries have over the last decade, according to data from ESA satellites. The country is currently battling an outbreak ... > full story -
New Mission To Improve Accuracy Of Climate-change Measurements Proposed
August 21, 2007 — A UK-led initiative to build a satellite which can significantly improve the accuracy of climate change data is gaining momentum following calls from the United Nations, the US Academy of Sciences ... > full story
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