• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 27th, 2011
Chinese Rocket Launch Count Exceeds That of the US

Chinese Rocket Launch Count Exceeds That of the US

This is the first time in history that this happens

Measuring Sea Wave Height from Orbit

Measuring Sea Wave Height from Orbit

Even tiny variations can be recorded by sensitive instruments

Polar Sea Ice Thickness Is No Mystery for SMOS

Polar Sea Ice Thickness Is No Mystery for SMOS

The mission is proving to be even more versatile than experts thought

Missile-Warning Satellite Completes Critical Environmental Test

Missile-Warning Satellite Completes Critical Environmental Test

The spacecraft is being developed by engineers at Lockheed Martin

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 8th, 2011
Anniversary: Jason-1 Turns 10 in Earth's Orbit

Anniversary: Jason-1 Turns 10 in Earth's Orbit

The mission is dedicated to studying global sea level changes

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 2nd, 2011
Pollutant Levels Decrease Over Eastern US

Pollutant Levels Decrease Over Eastern US

Satellite measurements confirm sulfur dioxide concentrations decline

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 1st, 2011
ESA Sentinel-2 Satellite Ready to Start Integration Phase

ESA Sentinel-2 Satellite Ready to Start Integration Phase

The mission is currently scheduled to launch in 2013

ESA Attends South African Climate Conference

ESA Attends South African Climate Conference

Its goal is to promote continuing, orbital climate observations

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 22nd, 2011
NASA TDRS Satellite Constellation to Get Upgrade

NASA TDRS Satellite Constellation to Get Upgrade

The agency recently conducted a review of existing orbital capabilities

New DIRECTV Satellite Will Fly on Arianespace Rocket

New DIRECTV Satellite Will Fly on Arianespace Rocket

The launch is scheduled to occur about two years from now

Landsat 5 Can No Longer Supply Images of Earth

Landsat 5 Can No Longer Supply Images of Earth

An electronic malfunction plagues the old satellite

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 17th, 2011
Monitoring How 7 Billion People Strain Resources

Monitoring How 7 Billion People Strain Resources

The planet does not have infinite resources to give up for processing

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2011
January 2012 Could See ESA's First Vega Launch

January 2012 Could See ESA's First Vega Launch

The takeoff campaign has already begun in South America

STSS Satellites Complete Mission Ahead of Schedule

STSS Satellites Complete Mission Ahead of Schedule

They already spent more than two years in Earth's orbit

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 8th, 2011
New Satellite Launch System Under Development at DARPA

New Satellite Launch System Under Development at DARPA

The agency wants to put satellites in space with airplanes

ESA Switches Galileo Controls to Germany

ESA Switches Galileo Controls to Germany

The GCC facility was build specifically for this task

See NPP's Amazing Launch Arc Over California

See NPP's Amazing Launch Arc Over California

The satellite launch early this Friday, on October 28

 
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