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IDT and BAE Systems Win Electrons d'Or Award for Space-Grade Chip that Speeds Data Movement in Space (IDT - Integrated Device Technology Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Jun 2016
IDTI) announced today that a space-grade chip it ... The chip is designed to help speed the movement of massive amounts of data through a network of radiation-hardened computer systems in outer space ... 'Our work with BAE Systems demonstrates that these chips can deliver this same value even within the challenging environmental conditions of outer space.'....

Dream Chaser tapped for UN space mission

Edit Business Journal 29 Jun 2016
The Colorado-built Dream Chaser space plane could carry payloads into orbit for the United Nations under an unusual agreement ... Space Systems, maker of the experimental re-usable space plane, and the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs signed a memorandum of understanding to work out having the Dream Chaser take at least one payload into space....

Booster rocket fires in key NASA test for Mars missions

Edit Deccan Chronicle 29 Jun 2016
On Tuesday, NASA fired a booster intended to hoist astronauts into true outer space ... This is the second and final test-firing of the booster designed for NASA's Space Launch System. The debut launch from Florida's Kennedy >Space Center in 2018 won't carry people ... ....

With Google’s new Expeditions app, teachers can take their whole class on a VR field trip

Edit Digital Trends 29 Jun 2016
There are already more than 200 different Expeditions which can be taken -- with each one curated with integrated descriptions, talking points, and questions. Currently, trips include visits to historical landmarks, diving underwater with sharks, and even journeys into outer space. The post With Google’s new Expeditions app, teachers can take their whole class on a VR field trip appeared first on Digital Trends ... ....

NASA boasts success in Utah test of jumbo booster for Mars missions

Edit Japan Times 29 Jun 2016
NASA’s fireworks came early this year with a successful rocket test in Utah. On Tuesday, NASA fired a booster intended to hoist astronauts into true outer space. The ground test lasted the full two minutes, and the early word is that everything went well. NASA plans to use the mega-rocket for trips to Mars in appeared first on The Japan Times. > ... ....

Watch: NASA tests booster rocket for Mars missions

Edit NZ Herald 29 Jun 2016
Source. Youtube.com/NASA's Marshall CentreOn Tuesday, NASA fired a booster intended to hoist astronauts into true outer space. The ground test lasted the full two minutes, and the early word is that everything went well.NASA... ....

When asteroids pass closer than the Moon (UNSW - The University of New South Wales)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Jun 2016
As gazes turn skyward for International Asteroid Day tomorrow, a team of engineers from UNSW are completing their start-up mission to bring you more information about near-Earth space rocks ... The European Space Agency's iconic Rosetta space probe, which landed on a comet in August 2014, took 10 years to reach its target ... One of the guiding principles of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty is thatspace 'shall be the province of all mankind'....

As a matter of art

Edit The Hindu 29 Jun 2016
It all started with a drawing of a fish, back when Sachind John was three. At age nine, he was reprimanded by his art teacher for drawing a cockerel that looked a bit too real, making her assume he had traced it ... However, he says ... In fact, underwater life and outer space are two topics I would like to work more on.” His personal favourite, titled ‘Beauty of the Deep’, is based on his love for the ocean ... Keywords....

Secret NORAD UFO Files: U.S.-Canadian Air Force Intercepts 75 UFOs Every Year, Documents Reveal [Video]

Edit Inquisitr 29 Jun 2016
As he released the files to the public, the activist for #Discloure dared the U.S ... government to charge me.” ... Another document, dated November 14, 2008, contained information about the recovery of a metal fragment, reportedly part “of a vehicle that traveled in outer space.” The fragment, discovered by a pilot from Wollaston Lake area in Saskatchewan, was taken to the National Research Council in Ottawa for analysis....

United Nations and Sierra Nevada Corporation Sign Agreement to Collaborate on a Dedicated Dream Chaser® Space Mission for Member States (UNOV - United Nations Office at Wien)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jun 2016
VIENNA, 28 June (UN Information Service) - The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to provide affordable opportunities for United Nations Member States to conduct experiments in space ... To learn more about the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, visit www.unoosa.org....

Sierra Nevada Corporation Enters Talks with the United Nations on a Dedicated Dream Chaser® Spacecraft Mission (Sierra Nevada Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jun 2016
(June 28, 2016) - Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding toward defining one or more Dream Chaser missions that will host payloads from member countries. SNC's Dream Chaser is a reusable, orbital spacecraft designed to be a flexible Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) and transportation system for a variety of low-Earth orbit (LEO) missions....

Scientists detect gravitational waves for 2nd time

Edit The Japan News 28 Jun 2016
That’s the warp in the fabric in the cosmos that Albert Einstein predicted a century ago in his theory of general relativity, something that results only from the most massive space crashes ... “These events — especially the first one — are the most powerful ones we have detected since the Big Bang,” said Barnard College physicist Janna Levin, author of “Black Hole Blues And Other Songs From Outer Space.” ... Click to play ... + - ... Please wait......

Here's what would happen if all 7 billion people on Earth jumped at the exact same time

Edit Business Insider 28 Jun 2016
If you brought all 7.3 billion people in the world into one area, we'd fit into New York City (though it would be a bit cozy. But our movements could have a big implication on the world around us ... Your browser does not support the video tag ... Despite all this happening on the ground, though, the effects wouldn't be felt in outer space ... Loading video... ....
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