Spaceship One Ready to go after X-Prize
Seems Burt Rutan and Spaceship One are about ready to go after the X-prize. With the initial flight scheduled for Sept 29th we should be in for a heck of a show. God Speed and Good Luck to the Spaceship…
Is the International Space Station at Risk of running out of Oxygen
I have been loosely following activities at the ISS but over the past month they have been having some troubles with their Russian Oxygen Generator. They have had the thing tore apart and had it partially running but they have…
NASA Extends Mars Rover Mission
The Mars Rovers are still in great shape although running on reduced power their mission has been extended for another 6 months. The boys at JPL must be thrilled. [SpaceToday]
NASA Extends Mars Rover Mission
The Mars Rovers are still in great shape although running on reduced power their mission has been extended for another 6 months. The boys at JPL must be thrilled. [SpaceToday]
Rate of U.S. Broadband Adoption Increasing, Says FCC
In a report just issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the number of U.S. broadband users has nearly tripled between June 2001 and December 2003. As of the survey, 28 million lines of high-speed access to the Internet, defined as at least 200 Kbps bandwidth in at least one direction, are in use in the United States.
Mars Rovers still in action
In one of the most successful science missions yet the Mars Rovers are still performing task being sent to them by the folks at JPL. They have a couple of weeks down time due to the solar conjunction but have…
NASA probe Genesis hits earth at 190 mph
NASA’s Genesis probe that re-entered the atmosphere today had a major malfunction when the parachute did not deploy. The probe hit the ground at 190 Mph and scientist fear the entire experiment may have been lost. [ZDNet]