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Anti-Space Tourism Defeatism From ESA Alumni

WB Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

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Outlandish Planet Has Wonky Orbit

Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

WASP-17 (pictured) was another planet found to have a weird reverse orbit in a study published in mid-2009. Credit: ESA From Cosmos Magazine: SYDNEY: Astronomers have found an extrasolar planet with an "outlandish orbit" that circles its star either backwards, or at an angle of around 90º to the orientation of the star's rotation. Planets in our own Solar System orbit in the same plane...

Day

ALLURE (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

It is possible that many of you relate Corinne Day with Kate Moss almost inmediately. However, the truth is that this English photographer had -and still has- and important role in fashion photography, especially since she defined a big part of the grunge aesthetic of the 90's. Es posible que muchos de vosotros relacioneis de forma casi inmediata a Corinne Day con Kate Moss. Pero lo cierto es que ésta...

First SMOS Data Received

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

This image is the first data sent to Earth by the MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched on November 2.

CryoSat Launch Campaign Gets Green Light

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Image Caption: The CryoSat mission will provide data to determine the precise rate of change in the thickness of the polar ice sheets and floating sea ice. It is capable of detecting changes as little as 1 cm per year. The information from the CryoSat will lead to a better understanding of how the volume of ice on Earth is changing and, in turn, a better appreciation of how ice and climate are linked....

NIMF to Close at Year End

GamePolitics.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Founded in 1996, The National Institute on Media and the Family (NIMF) will close its doors at the end of the 2009 calendar year. In a statement, the group said “that more work remains to be done,” and that NIMF’s board is in discussions with other non-profits organizations to see if its programs and research can be carried on. NIMF’s most prominent work was its annual Video...

First SMOS data received

ESA (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

This image is the first data sent to Earth by the MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched on 2 November. It was acquired as part of the initial functional verification test since the instrument was switched on on Tuesday.

“I regret that the political process has not yet delivered what the Executive promised”

Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

As noted on the delay in progressing the Education Bill , yesterday the ESA Chief Executive Designate, Gavin Boyd said “However the Minister has made it very clear that she remains focussed on the agreed implementation date of 1 January. She plans that the Education Bill will move to Consideration Stage as soon as possible, so that it completes its Assembly passage early next month and becomes...

Green light for CryoSat launch campaign

Space Spin (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

ESA's ice mission CryoSat has completed its Flight Acceptance Review, confirming that all the components that make up the mission are ready for launch, which is planned for 25 February 2010 from Baikonur. This formal review is the major part of the process of ensuring that all of the parts of the mission are in place. It is focussed on the readiness of the satellite and the preparation of the launch...

Inauguration Galileo Station Site At Kourou

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Image Caption: The site of a ground station for Galileo, Europe's global navigation satellite system, inside the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), near Kourou in French Guiana, was inaugurated on 19 November 2009. The site, which was made available by France's Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES), will play an essential role in the setting up of the Galileo system, since it will accommodate...

SMOS satellite instrument comes alive

Space Spin (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding of the role these two key variables play in regulating Earth's water cycle. "Following the switch-on, MIRAS is working beautifully well with all key subsystems, including all of the receivers, the...

Watching a Cannibal Galaxy Dine

Astronomy Cmarchesin (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

ESO PR Photo 44a/09 The “meal” of Centaurus A ESO PR Photo 44b/09 The “meal” of Centaurus A ESO PR Video 44a/09 Visible and infrared views of giant, cannibal galaxy Centaurus A ESO PR Video 44b/09 Inside Centaurus A Watching a Cannibal Galaxy Dine A new technique using near-infrared images, obtained with ESO’s 3.58-metre New Technology Telescope (NTT), allows astronomers...

Inauguration of site of Galileo station at Kourou

ESA (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

ESA PR 29-2009. The site of a ground station for Galileo, Europe's global navigation satellite system, inside the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), near Kourou in French Guiana, was inaugurated on 19 November.

Judge Molloy Says No Way To Feds Request To Reconsider ESA Protection For Grizzly

Black Bear Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

After last September’s ruling by Judge Donald Molloy to return the grizzly bear to ESA protection, the feds asked Judge Molloy to reconsider his decision saying that it was not necessary to protect the bear with all the stringent confines of the Endangered Species Act. Molloy said no and the grizzly bear will remain on [...]

SMOS satellite instrument comes alive (w/ Video)

Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding of the role these two key variables play in regulating Earth's water cycle.

• SMOS satellite instrument comes alive - Eurekalert
• SMOS satellite instrument comes alive - ESA
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Anorak Synthetic Pop Covers from the European Space Agency download mp3

marianneevans2009 | 10/29/2009

Anorak Synthetic Pop Covers from the European Space Agency >>>> Download Synthetic Pop Covers from the European Space Agency <<<< artist: Anorak album: Synthetic Pop Covers from the European Space Agency Tracklist: 1 Elephant Stone (Stone Roses) mp3 2 Somebody Got Murdered (the Clash) mp3 3 No More Heroes (the Stranglers) mp3 4 Thats Entertainment (the Jam) mp3 5 Outdoor Miner (Wire) mp3 6 Black is...

Welfare weasel – independent DWP benefits’ advice

wellbeingnewseditor | 07/18/2009

Wellbeing Newsline: Contributors > Jon Burke: A recent Government report highlighted that more than one billion pounds of benefits went unclaimed last year. It is therefore important that you check that you are getting all that you are entitled to. Entitlements can change with time so it is always worth revisiting even if you had it done a year or two ago. If you are sick or disabled it is worth making...

Vendee Globe Round-the-world Yacht Race Seen From Above

www.carbonfreeenergy | 06/19/2009

Wind and wave data from ESA’s Envisat satellite radar are being used to observe meteorological conditions in the track of the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world yacht race. CLS, a subsidiary of the French Space Agency (CNES), acting through its new radar applications division (formerly the BOOST Technologies Company), is using the race to demonstrate the ability of Envisat radar imagery to operationally...