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Mirror, Mirror On The Ball: Shiny Satellite Built With Help Of Students From Around The World To Be Launched From Space Shuttle Endeavor
November 27, 2001 — Starshine-2, the third in a programmed series of mirror-covered satellites built with help by students from around the world, will be launched from the Space Shuttle Endeavor on November 29th. Two ... > full story -
World's Smallest Self-Propelled Satellite Nearly Ready For Air Force, NASA
November 5, 2001 — After three years of work, University of Washington students have nearly completed the world's smallest self-propelled satellite and are preparing to deliver it to the Air Force and NASA for ... > full story -
Satellites Measure "Bouncing" Landscapes
October 24, 2001 — Life really does have its ups and downs. Some parts of Europe and America, for example, can rise and fall by as much as 10 cm every day. Now, scientists at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in ... > full story -
Genetic Algorithms "Naturally Select" Better Satellite Orbits
October 16, 2001 — Some Earth-orbiting satellites will be able to keep in touch longer with controllers on the planet's surface thanks to computer programs that mimic Darwin's evolutionary model of ... > full story -
NASA Gives Pole-To-Pole View Of Cloud Heights And Winds
August 21, 2001 — Scientists for the first time ever can simultaneously measure the height and motion of clouds over Earth from pole to pole, which may improve weather forecasts. Never before have researchers directly ... > full story -
Newest NOAA Environmental Satellite Launched: Satellite Will Detect Harmful Solar Flares And Gather Weather Data
July 24, 2001 — The nation's most advanced satellite to detect harmful solar flares and gather data on daily weather and severe storms in the United States was launched successfully, NOAA announced. The GOES-M ... > full story -
System Would Harness GPS Signals To Study Environment
July 6, 2001 — Engineers at Purdue University and NASA have developed a new technique for monitoring the environment by using routine signals that already are being beamed to Earth by global positioning systems. ... > full story -
Satellite Images Studied For Clues To Solving Urban Sprawl
June 19, 2001 — Satellites use remote sensors so responsive they allow scientists to see Antarctic ice moving. Sequential satellite images may also reveal answers to questions about urban sprawl using over decadal ... > full story -
Microwaves To Reveal Ocean Weather, Locate Land Mines
June 15, 2001 — Microwave technology under development at Ohio State University may improve global weather mapping and even detect buried land ... > full story -
Technique Detects When Satellites Are Low On Fuel
April 24, 2001 — A computer model originally applied to such theoretical problems as understanding the mathematics behind soap bubble formation could be worth millions of dollars for companies that operate ... > full story
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