http://satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:30:26 EST The Hubble Space Telescope for the first time snapped a visible-light picture of a planet circling another star, NASA announced. The planet is called Formalhut b. While the Hubble and other observers have detected exoplanets circling other stars previously, they often have done so through indirection, such... http://satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/25897.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Kazakhstan will send a cosmonaut to the International Space Station a year or so from now, the Kazakh National Space Agency announced. But... http://satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/25913.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Odyssey Moon Ventures LLC will partner with NASA to help develop a robotic lunar lander, the company announced. The partnership was established through a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement signed with Ames Research Center. Under the agreement, NASA will provide technical data and engineering support to Odyssey... http://satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/25255.html Mon, 3 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST On Mercury, True North Is Very Close To Magnetic North A U.S. spaceship early this month raced just 125 miles above the planet closest to the sun, Mercury, and came away with a treasure trove of 1,200 pictures. The fleet-footed photographer is the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging... http://satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/25259.html Mon, 3 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] completed manufacturing and integrating a spacecraft engine that runs on "green," non-toxic propellants -- liquid oxygen and liquid methane -- for possible use on NASA human exploration missions to the moon, Mars and beyond... http://satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/25263.html Mon, 3 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST A satellite that India launched carries systems to seek ice in polar regions of the moon that are aided by new technologies, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The Forerunner miniaturized-radio frequency system was delivered by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to the Indian Space Research... http://satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/25265.html Mon, 3 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Indian Moon Orbiter Will Send Probe To Lunar Surface European, Other Instruments On Orbiter Will Study Moon India launched an unmanned spacecraft headed for the moon, marking a further emergence of the south Asian economic powerhouse as a major spacefaring nation. Liftoff of the Indian lunar shot came as the... http://satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/25140.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT NASA Now May Not Lose Four Months Of Pioneering Data From Space Telescope The Hubble Space Telescope, after being sidelined by multiple glitches, is edging slowly back toward operational capability, and NASA experts believe they probably know one root cause of the crisis: a simple, momentary short circuit or... http://satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/25142.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT It's low mileage, it provides a comfortable set of wheels for occupants, but it only goes 6 mph. And where this ride will go on off-road trips is truly out of this world. NASA is testing a luxe moon buggy that never will get a speeding ticket. The Small Pressurized Rover, or SPR, is as far removed from the... http://satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/25163.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT The International Space Station, an amazing sky laboratory, will celebrate its 10th anniversary Nov. 20. Built 210 miles above the ground while traveling at 17,500 miles an hour, the space station has grown steadily, and will reach full size in 2010, just before the space shuttle fleet retires. Although the... http://satellitetoday.com/civilspace/exploration/25164.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT