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See Doomed Spacecraft Before Its Fiery Demise

The Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has done its duty – it even went above and beyond its expected capabilities. But the end is nigh, and soon, on September 29 the ATV will become a fireball and burn up in the Earth's atmosphere, never to be seen again. But before it does, people in North America and Europe have the perfect opportunity to see it sail overhead this weekend in its low Earth orbit, and according to Spaceweather.com, the ATV will glow about a brightly as the North Star, Polaris. To find out when and where to look for the ATV in the evening or early morning skies, check out Spaceweather.com's great satellite tracking webpage. Just plug in your zip code and you'll be able to get tracking information for all the satellites that will be visible for the next few days.

Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft's Orbit Raised Further

Bangalore, Oct 25 (ISRO) The second orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was carried out at 05:48 hrs IST this morning (October 25, 2008) when the spacecraft’s 440 Newton Liquid Engine was fired for about 16 minutes by commanding the spacecraft from Spacecraft Control Centre (SCC) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Peenya, Bangalore.? With this engine firing, Chandrayaan-1’s apogee has been further raised to 74,715 km, while its perigee has been raised to 336 km. In this orbit, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft takes about twenty-five and a half hours to go round the Earth once. This is the first time an Indian spacecraft has gone beyond the 36,000 km high geostationary orbit and reached an altitude more than twice that height.

Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft's Orbit Raised Further

Bangalore, Oct 25 (ISRO) The second orbit-raising manoeuvre of Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft was carried out at 05:48 hrs IST this morning (October 25, 2008) when the spacecraft’s 440 Newton Liquid Engine was fired for about 16 minutes by commanding the spacecraft from Spacecraft Control Centre (SCC) at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Peenya, Bangalore.? With this engine firing, Chandrayaan-1’s apogee has been further raised to 74,715 km, while its perigee has been raised to 336 km. In this orbit, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft takes about twenty-five and a half hours to go round the Earth once. This is the first time an Indian spacecraft has gone beyond the 36,000 km high geostationary orbit and reached an altitude more than twice that height.

Energizer-Bunny Odyssey Spacecraft Will Keep Going

Seems like everyone at Mars is getting an extended mission these days – every spacecraft, that is. The Mars Odyssey orbiting spacecraft, the longest-serving of six spacecraft now studying Mars, has gotten another two-year extension of its mission. And mission extensions are great opportunities to try something new, so Odyssey is altering its orbit to get a different and better look at Mars with its Thermal Emission Imaging System which maps minerals on Mars in infrared. During this third mission extension, which goes through September 2010, Odyssey will also be able to point its camera with more flexibility than ever before. Odyssey is another Energizer Bunny-like spacecraft: it has been going and going since it reached Mars in 2001.

Simulator for Testing Spacecraft Separation Devices

A report describes the main features of a system for testing pyrotechnic and mechanical devices used to separate spacecraft and modules of spacecraft during flight. The system includes a spacecraft simulator [also denoted a large mobility base (LMB)] equipped with air thrusters, sensors, and data-acquisition equipment. The spacecraft simulator floats on air bearings over an epoxy-covered concrete floor. This free-flotation arrangement enables simulation of motion in outer space in three degrees of freedom: translation along two orthogonal horizontal axes and rotation about a vertical axis. The system also includes a static stand. In one application, the system was used to test a boltretraction system (BRS) intended for separation of the lifting-body and deorbitpropulsion stages of the X-38 spacecraft.

India have tough questions to tackle

The biggest question India grappled with a day before the start of the second Test was the fitness of Anil Kumble, their captain and an integral part of a two-spin, two-pace attack. The answer, about 21 hours before the captains walked out for the toss, was the same as it was in Kanpur earlier this year. He was troubled by a bad shoulder then, as he is now. "If I can bowl, I will play...So I will assess how I feel in the morning," Kumble had said a day before the Kanpur Test. "It's 24 hours before the match, so we'll just wait and see how it responds," he said on Thursday. He didn't play in Kanpur, and we'll know only at the toss tomorrow if he does here.

India's moon spacecraft positioned atop rocket

Chennai: A week before launch, India's maiden lunar mission has progressed one step further, with the Chandrayaan spacecraft that will orbit the moon installed atop the rocket ferrying it. "The spacecraft was fitted to the rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C11 (PSLV C11) Tuesday night. Wednesday the heat shield will be fitted to make the rocket ready for moving to the launch pad," M. Annadurai, project director, Chandrayaan said from the launch site Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from here.

University Gets Time To Notify Students Before Handing Over Info To The RIAA

It's nice to see the courts finally pushing back on the RIAA's repeated attempts to expand the law to protect its business models and co-opt others into being their private enforcement force. TorrentFreak points us to the news that the University of California, Santa Cruz has won a lawsuit against the RIAA, which allows the university to notify a student and his or her parents with plenty of time, before handing over any info to the RIAA. The idea is that the student and parents should be able to review the info, challenge the subpoena and/or retain a lawyer before things go any further. The ruling is based on a (proper) interpretation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which prohibits universities from handing over any private info on their students.

Mercury Photos: Never Before Seen Transmited By Spacecraft

A U.S. spacecraft has, for the second time this year, transmitted new photos and data about previously unseen areas of Mercury.

When men see red, they see hot: study

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The popular ballad "Lady in Red" is poised to take on a whole new meaning: a study published Tuesday showed that the color red makes men see women as hotter or, more scientifically put, more attractive.

How Low Can Public Open Source Companies Go?

While I remain in agreement with many observers who see the economic downturn as potentially very positive for open source, I have to wonder whether we're going to see some of the leadership open source companies swallowed up in all the financial carnage. Red Hat, Novell, and Sun Microsystems are all companies that I'd like to see continue their open source leadership without the meddling of huge corporate parents, but one has to wonder how cheap these companies can get in the public market before their independence is threatened.

Diablo 3 Dev Talks Multiplayer Options, Long Dev Cycle

AusGamers spoke with Blizzard's Jay Wilson recently about Diablo 3's multiplayer experience. Among other things, Wilson said the developers were making an effort to encourage cooperative gameplay. For example, each player within a particular game will see different loot drops from monsters, which prevents competition over who can click an item the fastest, and encourages trading. He also mentions that a team is already working on methods to prevent cheating, and he discusses why Blizzard games tend to be announced so long before they're completed. "One of the reasons why we actually prefer a really long window before we release a game is because we want a lot of feedback; we want to hear what people like and don't like about it; we want to give them several opportunities to play it before release.

Spacecraft gets new Mercury snaps

A spacecraft the size of a car has zoomed over Mercury taking more than 1,000 photos of parts of the planet that have never been seen before.

Spacecraft poised to fly past Mercury

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A NASA spacecraft will whiz over Mercury's crater-scarred surface next Monday, getting a look at the third of the planet closest to the sun that has never been seen close-up before.

Spacecraft Buzzes By Mercury

Riding with Robots writes "The robotic spacecraft MESSENGER is making its second fly-by of the first planet today, skimming just 200 kilometers above the surface. The fly-by will reveal portions of the planet that have never been seen before, but the main purpose of the maneuver is to prepare for an orbital insertion in 2011. The mission site offers extensive information, along with the first pictures that are already arriving on Earth, with many more expected in the coming hours and days."

Spacecraft for moon odyssey unveiled

BANGALORE: It looked like a colorful wrapped candy as the spacecraft that will launch India's maiden odyssey to the moon was unveiled here. The spacecraft, lodged at `Checkout 2' room at the center is all decked up with golden multilayer insulated foils covering a major part of its body with the highly sophisticated components sitting snugly inside.

Kepler spacecraft passes extreme-temperature test

NASA's Kepler spacecraft survived an extreme-temperature test which was administered as part of a series of tests before it blasts into space, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Tuesday.

Corel Before and After competition

Corel announces new ‘Before and After’ photography competition - Win a Sony Alpha 300 DSLR Camera worth over £400 with Corel's Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 'Before & After' competition.

Diamagnetic Cavity Shields For Spacecraft?Satellite Images Help Aid Groups Track AtrocitiesAstronauts Ride in Style in New Moon TruckAstronauts Could Get Computer TherapistWhat a View! Space Bubbles Would Thrill Tourists

A spacecraft could be protected from radiation with a dipolelike magnetic field and plasma; it could surround a spacecraft like a 'mini magnetosphere.' Reseachers in the UK, Portugal and Sweden announced the work in this month's Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion.

Lunar spacecraft positioned on rocket

NEW DELHI: A week before launch, the lunar mission has progressed one step further, with the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft being installed atop the rocket ferrying it, the Indo-Asian News Service reported on Wednesday. The rocket is scheduled to be moved to the launch pad on Saturday.

India's spacecraft to moon shifted to launch pad

India’s spacecraft to moon shifted to launch pad NEW DELHI: The spacecraft on first unmanned moon mission of India, Chandrayaan has been shifted to the launch pad, which is slated rocketing for moon on October 22.

Kepler spacecraft passes extreme-temperature test

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- NASA's Kepler spacecraft survived an extreme-temperature test which was administered as part of a series of tests before it blasts into space, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Tuesday.

India's lunar spacecraft positioned on rocket

A week before launch, India's lunar mission has progressed one step further, with the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft installed atop the rocket ferrying it, the Indo-Asian News Service reported today.

Expert: Shenzhou VII spacecraft requires improvement in two aspects

Shenzhou VII spacecraft had completed its spaceflight tasks very smoothly and successfully, deserving a full mark, said Jin Yong, the deputy Chief Commander of the Shenzhou VII spacecraft in a recent interview with People's Daily Online.

U.S. spacecraft poised to fly past Mercury next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A NASA spacecraft will whiz over Mercury's crater-scarred surface next Monday, getting a look at the third of the planet closest to the sun that has never been seen close-up before.

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