The National Research Council has released its report on the state of US Earth Observation satellite operations, which discusses the 29 current missions, including Landsat, and offers recommendations for continuing US earth monitoring capabilities into the next decade at least. I have only read the executive summary so far, but it paints a disturbing picture:
Indian Space Research Organisation will launch 4 satellites tomorrow
Yes, I am posting about a non-CES or Macworld event, the planned launch of the ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C-7). The vehicle will be carrying 4 satellites, including CARTOSAT-2, the latest IRS sensor, and satellites for Indonesia and Argentina. ISRO’s previous mission, the launch of another vehicle, GSLV-F02 ended in failure back in
Google wants to show us the universe
It seems that Google Maps and Google Earth just aren’t enough for Google – they want to show us the universe! So, to accomplish that lofty goal, Google has joined the 19 organizations partnering to build a huge sky-scanning telescope, called the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. The project is already underway, with universities, national laboratories,
Does Water Still Flow on Mars
Sticking with my space theme this week, NASA imagery shows that there may still be flowing water, in spurts, on Mars. The images show new gullies between different image acquisitions dates. So who wants to build a rocket to Mars… NASA – NASA Images Suggest Water Still Flows in Brief Spurts on Mars
New Smithsonian Exhibition on Earth from Space
The National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian is debuting a new exhibit starting today entitled Earth from Space. The exhibit features a gallery of remotely-sensed images of the Earth, as well as showing how remote sensing data is gathered and some of the applications it is utilized for. The exhibit has been getting
Space Elevator Games – year 2
Sue hasn’t mentioned the Space Elevator Games yet this year so here goes nothing. The second year of the Space Elevator games can be described simply as impressive. The games are divided into two competitions: 1) tether strength and 2) climbing a tether. No one took home the cash ($200k) in either of the two
Life on Mars…..?
Honestly, we just don’t know. Apparently the basis of most of our belief in the lack of life on Mars might be bad data. The Viking Mars Mission from 30 years ago flew close enough to Mars to see if it could remotely detect signs of life. Apparently scientists have reproduced the technology the Viking
Amazing panorama images of Saturn and its rings from Cassini spacecraft
Yeah, these are some of the coolest space images I’ve ever seen! The panoramic view of Saturn and its rings was created by combining a total of 165 images taken by the Cassini spacecraft’s wide-angle camera over nearly three hours on Sept. 15, 2006. Links to images are on the left side of the webpage,
ThinkGeek :: Pluto Replies
We here at VerySpatial are GEEKS. We accept this and rejoice in it. We are huge fans of ThinkGeek and have been known to buy items from them. One of their most recent products depicts Pluto’s probable response to the IAU’s revocation of planetary status. ThinkGeek :: Pluto Replies
A Little Closure….
A couple of three weeks back I blogged a story (and we had it in the podcast) about the orginal Apollo Moon landing video being lost. Apparently it wasn’t just that landing, but all of them which were lost. Turn out, the Germans had it all along! Unforunately, it isn’t a complete set – they
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