NASA Optimistic About Space Station Construction Schedule

NASA administrators declared that the agency is officially back in business in terms of construction on the international space station. With Atlantis on the ground, the space agency and its international partners plan 14 more shuttle flights in an ambitious effort to finish building the orbiting space lab over the next four years. More…

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ESA's Proba satellite or the Borg?

This artist's impression of ESA's Proba (Project for On Board Autonomy) in orbit reminds me of the Borg ship from Star Trek. Of course, since Proba is really only a 60x60x80 cm box shaped aluminum honeycomb structure, appearances can be deceiving. More technical info at: http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Proba_web_site/ ESA6AKTHN6D_1.html#subhead1 More…

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