News tagged with pad
First Vega rocket assembled on launch pad
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA’s new Vega rocket is now fully assembled on its launch pad. Final preparations are in full swing for the rocket’s inaugural flight from Europe’s Spaceport. The launch window ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Intel backs ultra-light laptops with new age controls
US chip giant Intel on Monday heralded a coming wave of affordable high-powered, thin laptops that could double as tablet computers and be controlled by gestures or spoken commands.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 09, 2012 |
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The 'CES curse?' Gadget show has poor record
The largest trade show in the Americas must be a great place to show off new products, right? Wrong. The International Consumer Electronics Show is quickly becoming a launch pad for products that fall flat.
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Jan 06, 2012 |
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China lays out five-year space plans
China said Thursday cleaner fuel will power its next-generation rockets, which will launch heavy cargoes into space, bringing nearer plans to build a space station and put a man on the moon.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 29, 2011 |
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Sony gears up for PlayStation Vita's Japan launch
Sony's long-awaited PlayStation Vita portable game machine hits stores in Japan on Saturday, with the company predicting brisk sales even though the launch has missed much of the holiday shopping season.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 15, 2011 |
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New operating system for space: High-tech tycoons
The tycoons of cyberspace are looking to bankroll America's resurgence in outer space, reviving "Star Trek" dreams that first interested them in science.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Preparing for future human exploration, RAD measures radiation on journey to Mars
The Radiation Assessment Detector, the first instrument on NASA's next rover mission to Mars to begin science operations, was powered up and began collecting data Dec. 6, almost two weeks ahead of schedule. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Allen, Rutan plan huge plane to launch spaceships
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan are building the biggest plane ever to haul cargo and astronauts into space, in the latest of several ventures fueled by technology tycoons ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2011 |
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NASA robotic lander test will aid in future lander designs
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA will conduct a 100-foot robotic lander altitude test flight Friday, Nov. 4, to mature the technology needed to develop a new generation of small, smart, versatile robotic landers capable of achieving ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2011 |
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China spacecraft to launch soon to test docking
China will launch an unmanned spacecraft early next month that will attempt to dock with an experimental module, the latest step in what will be a decade-long effort to place a manned permanent space station in orbit.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2011 |
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ASUS unveils Eee Pad Transformer Prime at AsiaD
ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih introduced the Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet at the AsiaD: All Things Digital in Hong Kong. The event, featuring Wall Street Journal journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, ...
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Europe sets sights again on Soyuz launch
Engineers were eyeing a second bid at the historic launch of a Soyuz rocket from Europe's space base in South America after a countdown was scrubbed by a refuelling hitch.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Asia's biggest tech fair opens in Japan
Smartphones detecting bad breath and radiation, twistable remote controls and a super-thin tablet computer were just some of the gadgets on show at Asia's biggest tech fair in Japan Tuesday.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 04, 2011 |
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MAVEN mission primary structure complete
NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission has reached a new milestone. Lockheed Martin has completed building the primary structure of the MAVEN spacecraft at its Space Systems Company ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2011 |
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During shuttle era, Goddard provided the critical path
From the time a space shuttle launched until it landed at the Kennedy Space Center, NASA's space communication networks provided the constant communication link necessary for every mission.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2011 |
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