Solar Powered vehicle by Omer Sagiv
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 13, 2012
read more Omer Sagiv based in London is the designer of the SPV concept, a Solar powered vehicle made out of aluminum structure with flexible thin-film modules fixed to it. read moreread more wordlessTech
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Orion hoping for success with second generation parachute system
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 12, 2012
Orion teams are in the final stages of preparing for the first Generation II Parachute Test Vehicle (PTV2) airdrop at the end of this month. Following the failure of the last Capsule Parachute Assembly System (CPAS) test, the new system will be hoping for a successful outcome, when the vehicle is deployed out of the [...]
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Ariane 5 Takes Edoardo On Top (Launch)
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 11, 2012
[SatNews] This marks one of the final steps in preparation for the liftoff… Satnews.com — Worldwide Satellite News
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JAXA to build on the past success for future exploration goals
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 10, 2012
As NASA continues to struggle with gaining a clear direction for the future of human space exploration, the U.S. space agency’s international counterparts are wasting no time setting exploration goals for themselves. Specifically, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is aiming to capitalize off past success to enable further human and robotic exploration of the [...]
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Enceladus backlit by Saturn
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This moon is shining by the light of its planet. Specifically, a large portion of Enceladus pictured above is illuminated primarily by sunlight first reflected from the planet Saturn. read more wordlessTech
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Silica Pond, Iceland
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 8, 2012
A hot-water pond, charged with silica, is one of the highlights of the interior of Iceland. The pond is glowing in the middle of nowhere. Photographer David Remacle wordlessTech
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Red Aurora over Australia (video)
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 7, 2012
Why would the sky glow red? Aurora. Last week’s solar storms, emanating mostly from active sunspot region 1402, showered particles on the Earth that excited oxygen atoms high in the Earth’s atmosphere. As the excited element’s electrons fell back to their ground state, they emitted a red glow. image credit: Alex Cherney read more wordlessTech
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Endeavour and Atlantis move – Final KSC processing begins for OV-105
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 2, 2012
It’s the final time Endeavour will enter an OPF (Orbiter Processing Facility). After a storied 19 year, 25 flight career, the Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour was rolled into OPF-2 at the Kennedy Space Center this morning to undergo final outfitting, Main Propulsion System (MPS) tear down, and configuration activities ahead of her October ferry flight [...]
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No impact to two ULA missions following Delta Mariner accident
Posted by brandoniswrite on January 30, 2012
The Delta Mariner – carrying hardware elements targeting two future launches – collided with the Eggner’s Ferry Bridge over Kentucky Lake on Thursday night. However, despite extensive damage to the bridge, no serious injuries were reported. ULA have noted that there will be no mission impact to the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-2) and Radiation [...]
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Sunrise at Oceanside Beach
Posted by brandoniswrite on January 28, 2012
The photo above showing a splendid summer sunrise was captured at Oceanside Beach, Bellarine Peninsula, in Victoria, Australia. Photographer Phil Thomson . . read more >> wordlessTech
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