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Alexander Wittig

MAIUS 1 - First Bose-Einstein condensate generated in space - 0 views

www.dlr.de/...year-all

shared by Alexander Wittig on 24 Jan 17 - No Cached
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  • Alexander Wittig on 24 Jan 17
     
    For the first time, ultra-cold atoms interfere in space The MAIUS 1 experiment was launched on 23 January 2017 at 3:30 CET on board a sounding rocket from Esrange Space Center near Kiruna in northern Sweden. German scientists have, for the first time, succeeded in producing a Bose-Einstein condensate in space and using it for interferometry experiments.
LeopoldS

BBC - Future - The tragic tale of Saddam Hussein's 'supergun' - 4 views

www.bbc.com/...-a-supergun-for-saddam-hussein

rocket

shared by LeopoldS on 20 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • LeopoldS on 20 Mar 16
     
    did not know about this ....
LeopoldS

NPS CUBESAT LAUNCHER DESIGN, PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS - 2 views

www.dtic.mil/...GetTRDoc

cubesat Launcher

shared by LeopoldS on 28 Apr 12 - No Cached
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  • LeopoldS on 28 Apr 12
     
    Interesting mater thesis that lead to the just announced new launcher ! Remember our discussion after the advanced concepts workshop!?!?!
  • Christos Ampatzis on 29 Apr 12
     
    do you know about this? https://www.qb50.eu/launch.php
  • LeopoldS on 29 Apr 12
     
    I knew about the project only, but not about this very interesting missile ... "The launcher has a remarkable track record of several hundred successful launches and only 1 failure. Shtil is marketed by the State Rocket Center Makeyev."
Joris _

video of the short hop test flight - 4 views

www.blueorigin.com/...o-of-the-short-hop-flight.html

rocket mad propulsion

shared by Joris _ on 09 May 12 - No Cached
  • Joris _ on 09 May 12
     
    Have you seen this?!
  • LeopoldS on 11 May 12
     
    no! quite impressive indeed! thanks for sharing it here
LeopoldS

BBC News - Mars for the 'average person' - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...health-17439490

mars space tourism

shared by LeopoldS on 21 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • santecarloni on 21 Mar 12
     
    Rocket entrepreneur Elon Musk believes he can get the cost of a round trip to Mars down to about half a million dollars.
  • LeopoldS on 21 Mar 12
     
    and in the headlines again ...
Luís F. Simões

Raspberry Pi in space: Putting the Linux PC into orbit | ZDNet - 0 views

www.zdnet.com/linux-pc-into-orbit-7000000577

INF Raspberry Pi robotics cubesat

shared by Luís F. Simões on 16 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • A thriving home-brew community is already putting the credit card-sized PC to use in drones and robots. The device's designer, Eben Upton, wants to see it in rockets and satellites, too
  • Luís F. Simões on 16 Jul 12
     
    related: Raspberry Pi Computer To Cross The Atlantic Ocean In Autonomous Boat
Lionel Jacques

Mars Curiosity Rover successfully launched - 0 views

www.gizmag.com/...20627

space technology rover mars

shared by Lionel Jacques on 28 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Lionel Jacques on 28 Nov 11
     
    On Saturday at 10:02 a.m. EST an Atlas V rocket carrying its precious cargo, the Mars Science Laboratory and Curiosity rover, took off successfully from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral. A statement from NASA Project Manager Peter Theisinger confirmed that all had gone according to plan.
johannessimon81

12 Asteroids We Could Capture With Existing Rocket Technology - 0 views

www.wired.com/...easily-recoverable-asteroids

science space

shared by johannessimon81 on 14 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • johannessimon81 on 14 Aug 13
     
    from wired.com
Nicholas Lan

Kerbal Space Program | Media - 2 views

kerbalspaceprogram.com/media.php

fun space education

shared by Nicholas Lan on 24 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • Nicholas Lan on 24 Apr 14
     
    what seems to be an impressively detailed space game
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  • Ma Ru on 27 Apr 14
     
    Yeah... 2011 called with the greetings. However, there was quite an interesting news about KSP recently... Perhaps it's been ACT's small failure to spot this opportunity? Considering we wrote space missions games ourselves...
  • johannessimon81 on 27 Apr 14
     
    This guy actually makes very detailed video tutorials about how to master the orbital dynamics in Kerbal. I think the level of detail (and sometimes realism) is quite impressive: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxzC4EngIsMrPmbm6Nxvb-A
  • Thijs Versloot on 28 Apr 14
     
    I will have to try this definitely, looks like a lot of fun.. I also saw some crazy 'Insane Rocket Division' videos.. :)
  • Dario Izzo on 02 May 14
     
    @Marek: true, old news. But "opportunity"? For what? The games we write are always games with a scientific purpose (not training not educational) Kerbal Space programme is cool, but it is a game just like Microsoft Flight Simulator (but less accurate). Having ESA mission simulated in it is also cool but is it what we should or could do? Even more is it want we want to do? My personal opinion: No-No-No
  • Ma Ru on 07 May 14
     
    > The games we write are always games with a scientific purpose (not training not educational) I'd say investigating how to get the crowd may be an important part of "science of crowdsourcing". So, an obvious example would be comparing how many participants the original ACT space mission game attracted versus a variant implemented in Kerbal and why. Easily made and easily publishable I think. But that's just an obvious example I can give on the spot. I think there is more potential than that, so would not dismiss the idea so definitively. But then, correct me if I'm wrong, social sciences are still not represented in the ACT... Perhaps an idea to revive during the upcoming retreat? ;-)
  • Nicholas Lan on 08 May 14
     
    it's on sale on steam til tomorrow by the way if anyone's interested
Ma Ru

F9R First Flight Test - 3 views

www.youtube.com/watch

F9R SpaceX space technology rocket landing launch

shared by Ma Ru on 27 Apr 14 - No Cached
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  • Ma Ru on 27 Apr 14
     
    In case you have not seen this one yet...
  • Thijs Versloot on 28 Apr 14
     
    Nice one, very impressive (also filming it with a drone :)! I noticed at 0:56 that the exhaust flames do travel upwards on the descent. I wonder how much of a problem this would be for the actual reusability / next flight approval?
  • LeopoldS on 29 Apr 14
     
    impressive!
Ma Ru

Successful blast-off for Falcon 9 - 4 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...10243614.stm

technology space NASA Falcon 9

shared by Ma Ru on 05 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Ma Ru on 05 Jun 10
     
    Awesome video footage from on-rocket camera, including stage 1 separation and vacuum engine operation.
Joris _

Ariane 6 Study Launched | AVIATION WEEK - 0 views

www.aviationweek.com/...story.jsp

technology rocket

shared by Joris _ on 12 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Among the concepts to be studied by the Astrium team are a two-stage configuration with a Vulcain II-type or expander cycle cryogenic main-stage engine, a two-stage design with a methane/oxygen main-stage engine; and a three-stage configuration with solid propulsion first- and second-stage motors.
  • Joris _ on 12 Jul 10
     
    doesn't look very ambitious with such choices!
Joris _

Asteroid 2010 KQ: Probably a Rocket Body - 2 views

neo.jpl.nasa.gov/...news168.html

NEO debris

shared by Joris _ on 02 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Joris _ on 02 Jun 10
     
    Asteroid or Space Debris, same battle ?
Joris _

NASA Set to Launch Solar NanoSail into Space | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the W... - 0 views

inhabitat.com/...unch-solar-nanosail-into-space

shared by Joris _ on 20 Aug 10 - Cached
  • 100 square feet;
  • NASA is, rather, testing the deployment mechanism.
  • In 2008, engineers were given just four months to devise a solar sail. They pulled it off, but the rocket carrying the sail experienced launch failure.
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  • to learn more about how best to bring older satellites out of space rather than allowing them to become that much more space junk
Joris _

Japan plans to send a robot to the moon | The Australian - 1 views

www.theaustralian.com.au/...story-e6frg8y6-1225947783972

robot space moon

shared by Joris _ on 04 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • the little android's oil bearings and ultrasonic sensors will not work in the lunar vacuum
  • The one-sixth gravity presents problems for stable movement, and Moon dust clogs joints.
  • the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa), the country's space agency. It runs the rockets needed to deliver their robot to the Moon and, so far, has been distinctly cool on the idea.
  • Joris _ on 04 Nov 10
     
    Interesting! I like the quote "Maybe China would allow that to be a one-way trip but, in Japan, it would have to be a return ticket" talking about a human mission ....
Joris _

NASA could buy plasma engine for station reboost services - 1 views

www.flightglobal.com/...-station-reboost-services.html

nasa MAD low thrust

shared by Joris _ on 10 Mar 10 - Cached
  • enough to generate 1lb of thrust (0.00445kN) and fulfil the critical role of giving the Space Station a periodic altitude boost.
  • the most powerful electric engine in operation toda
  • , NASA is contracting Ad Astra Rocket for a lunar tug concept study, to take cargo from the Earth to the Moon and back, and deliver equipment in preparation for a human landing
pacome delva

X-37B military spaceplane launches from Cape Canaveral - 1 views

news.bbc.co.uk/...8601172.stm

rocket spaceplane military

shared by pacome delva on 23 Apr 10 - Cached
  • The X-37B, which has been likened to a scaled-down space shuttle, blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 0052 BST (1952 EDT).
  • The X-37B, which has been likened to a scaled-down space shuttle, blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 0052 BST (1952 EDT). The military vehicle is unpiloted and will carry out the first autonomous re-entry and landing in the history of the US space programme.
  • In all honesty, we don't know when it's coming back for sure.
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