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NASA Landsat's thermal infrared sensor arrives at Orbital
www.sciencedaily.com | 23 hours 27 minutes ago
A new NASA satellite instrument that makes a quantum leap forward in detector technology has arrived at Orbital Sciences Corp. in Gilbert, Ariz. There it will be integrated into the next Landsat satellite, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM).

Martian Carbon Dioxide Clouds Tied To Atmospheric Gravity Waves
www.marsdaily.com | Feb 15, 2012
Granada, Spain (SPX) Feb 15, 2012 - On 4 March 1997 the Mars Pathfinder lander fell through the thin Martian atmosphere. During its descent, instrumentation aboard the lander recorded the changing atmospheric temperature, pressure, an

NASA Reaches Higher With Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request
www.space-travel.com | Feb 15, 2012
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 15, 2012 - NASA has announced a $17.7 billion budget request for fiscal year 2013 supporting an ambitious program of space exploration that will build on new technologies and proven capabilities to expand Amer

When worlds collide
www.spacedaily.com | Feb 15, 2012
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Feb 15, 2012 - If the sun is anything, it is reassuring. It rises, sets, and rises again, allowing us to grow crops, get tan, and power homes, just to name a few of humanity's most important life-sustaining functi

JPL and Caltech Cubesat Proposals Move Forward
www.spacemart.com | Feb 15, 2012
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 15, 2012 - NASA has selected 33 small satellites - including two Cubesats from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in partnership with the California Institute of Technology, both in Pasadena - to fly as auxiliary p

defence.professionals | defpro.com
www.defpro.com | Feb 15, 2012
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. | The United States Air Force (USAF) has awarded a maintenance services contract estimated at $1.5 million to ORBIT Communication Systems, Inc. (USA), a subsidiary of Orbit Te...

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www.milsatmagazine.com | Feb 14, 2012
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NASA scales back hunt for life on Mars
www.newscientist.com | Feb 14, 2012
The space agency has pulled out of joint missions with its European counterpart to search for complex carbon-based molecules on the Red Planet

IN FOCUS: Israel responds to need for lighter rockets
www.flightglobal.com | Feb 14, 2012
Israel is one of the few nations in its region with a credible space programme. The country has been launching its own satellites and rockets for decades,...