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Block III GPS satellite prototype starts testing

, Dec 13th 2011 Discuss [3]

The use of GPS is so prevalent all around the world that a lot of people never stop to think about the satellites in orbit that make it all work. The US is set to start testing of a new generation of GPS satellites with the first of the Block III GPS satellites showing up in Colorado for its first tests in an extensive series to ensure that the tech will work. Read The Full Story

Crazy satellite dish chair beats the landlord

, Dec 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you are one of the unlucky Europeans that live in an apartment building where it is against the rules to hang a satellite dish, you may be wishing you had a way to get satellite channels. If you are one of those folks, this is the perfect thing to hide your satellite tendencies from the landlord. This might look like a normal chair to place outside on your balcony, but it isn't. Read The Full Story

Iridium brings satellite connection to your iPhone

, Nov 23rd 2011 Discuss [0]

Iridium Communications provides satellite connection service for those that need to stay connected no matter where in the universe they may traverse. And now, the company is offering its first iOS app called the Iridium AxcessPoint Mail & Web App to bring satellite connectivity to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Read The Full Story

U.S. satellite hack attempt didn’t leave enough evidence to determine the perpetrators

, Nov 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

Two satellites used by the U.S. Government were the targets of a hack attempt that apparently originated from a ground control station located in Norway. The announcement came from the commander of the U.S. military space operations. The commander noted that they lacked the evidence needed to be able to determine who attempted to hack the satellites. Read The Full Story

Solar satellite plan blasts fossil fuels with eco-laser

, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [10]

A study group of the International Academy of Astronautics in Paris this week has published a study which notes that in as little as 30 years we could be meeting our global power needs by harvesting the sun's solar energy with satellites. This group notes that with seed money from the government, orbiting power plants will be "technically feasible" within a decade or two, each plant able to beam solar energy back to Earth for use by citizens across it. Of course all of this is without a specific road map or exact scientific architecture it seems, but it seems like a good time! Read The Full Story

Massive networks of stripes appear in Chinese Desert

, Nov 14th 2011 Discuss [653]

Talk about your morning weird. Some people studying Google Earth for some reason managed to run across some very weird patterns in the Chinese desert that have a bunch of folks stumped. The patterns look like stripes that were etched or dug over the top of the landscape in the area. Some of the lines appear to be made from a silver/white material. Read The Full Story

US Satellites hacked by Chinese Military says Congressional Commission

, Oct 27th 2011 Discuss [4]

While it might seem rather terrifying to think about anyone being able to hack into satellites thousands of miles away hanging precariously above our collective heads, it was back in 2007 and 2008 that this reported incident actually took place. It's just today though that the report has surfaced via Bloomberg who state that a congressional commission annual report (to be released next month) has outlined the interference which took place two times, once in 2007, and another inside 2008. China has reportedly denied any involvement. Read The Full Story

NASA working on Solar Orbiter mission instruments

, Oct 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

NASA is working on the instruments for a new mission that will send a special satellite to orbit the sun and measuring things like solar wind and more. The satellite is set to launch in 2017 from Cape Canaveral in Florida aboard a NASA approved launch vehicle. The satellite is called the Solar Orbiter and before it can hit the launch pad in 2017, NASA has to get the instruments ready. Read The Full Story

UARS falls back to Earth; NASA still has no idea where it hit

, Sep 26th 2011 Discuss [14]

We talked about the decommissioned space satellite UARS last week and the fact that it was going to be plummeting back through the earth's atmosphere Friday or Saturday of last week. UARS has made its descent back through the atmosphere and most of it did in fact burn up in re-entry. However, the 26 satellite components that NASA thought might survive the atmosphere are still unaccounted for. Read The Full Story

Dish Network Tailgater lets you throw a tailgate party in style

, Aug 30th 2011 Discuss [10]

I am not the sort to throw a tailgate party. I prefer to watch sporting events from home because the seats that are always in the price range I am willing to spend at a live venue suck. If you like to have the real event ambiance, but don’t want to cough up the money for the tickets to a football game or a baseball game the Dish Network Tailgater will let you throw a party in style. Read The Full Story

Lockheed Martin HALE-D airship flies for first time

, Jul 29th 2011 Discuss [5]

Lockheed Martin has been working on a new generation of airships, which I have always called blimps. Decades ago, the airship was seen as the future of passenger flight across the country and between continents. The airship was quickly surpassed in capability by aircraft and thanks to notable disasters it was relegated to use for advertising and filming sporting events for the most part. Read The Full Story

SpaceX breaks ground on launch site for Falcon Heavy rocket

, Jul 15th 2011 Discuss [3]

This month marked the last flight of the Space Shuttle fleet and while NASA is on hiatus from putting things in space using the shuttle, the private space industry is moving on. SpaceX has announced that it broke ground yesterday on the launch site for its massive Falcon Heavy lift rocket. The massive rocket is the most powerful since the rockets used to heft astronauts into space in the Apollo days. Read The Full Story
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