Posted in Technology on Jan 31st, 2008 No Comments »
The most complex automated spacecraft built by Europe is getting ready to launch from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana in late February or early March. The Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is a massive craft, built for human spaceflight, but planned to be used mainly for carrying cargo to and from the International [...]
Posted in Technology on Jan 30th, 2008 No Comments »
An innovative contact lens embedded with electronic circuits may possibly be the beginning for bionic eyes that can see displays ahead on a person’s field of view, researchers say.
Posted in Technology on Jan 27th, 2008 No Comments »
A big U.S. spy satellite has lost power and might hit the Earth in late February or early March, government officials said Saturday. The satellite, which no longer can be controlled, might contain dangerous materials, and it is unknown where on the planet it may come down, they said. The officials spoke on condition of [...]
Posted in Technology on Jan 26th, 2008 No Comments »
With big oil money flowing into Russia’s economy, it has seemed that the country’s space program would benefit from the largess. But at the moment a top Kremlin official has ordered that space exploration be put on the hold until the country’s Global Positioning System (GPS) competitor – Glonass truly begins operational.
Posted in Technology on Jan 24th, 2008 No Comments »
NASA is facing with a potentially dangerous trouble in a spacecraft, this time in a moon rocket that hasn’t even been built yet. Engineers are concerned that the new rocket Ares I intended to replace the space shuttle and launch astronauts to the moon may possibly shake violently during the first few minutes of flight, [...]