Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As Japan gears up to send the first working solar sail into deep space in a couple of months, the Planetary Society is moving ahead with its own solar-sail project. You can put your name on both sails … if you act now.
Planetary Society - Solar sail - Orbit - Alan Boyle - Technology
While the planet Venus is now gaining in prominence low in western evening sky and Mars continues to slowly fade as it recedes from Earth, another bright naked eye planet, Saturn, is now enjoying its finest month in 2010.
Saturn - Venus - Mars - Earth - Solar System
The big bang was the beginning of the universe as we know it, most scientists say. But was it the first beginning, and will it be the last?
Big Bang - Big Bang Theory - Television - Cosmology - Arts
NASA is ready to test the X-37, a new "mini" shuttle, without a crew. WESH's Dan Billow reports. (NBC News Channel)
NASA - Space - Space Shuttle - WESH - Technology
The rings of Saturn are the most intricate planetary decorations in our solar system, but are also cosmic gems festooned with unknown red material and some tricky dynamic forces that shape them.
Solar System - Rings of Saturn - Saturn - Cassini - Space
Role:
Under the Authority of the Head of the ISS Exploitation Office, the System Operations Engineer responsibilities are as follows:
• Organise the ISS Mission Management Team meetings (MMT) and support follow-on of any special technical tasks as required by... more >>
Directorate of Science and Robotic Exploration
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Project Control and Administration Manager in the Project Control and Risk Management Service, Programme Management... more >>
Space Applications Services performs space system and software engineering for the European Space Agency, National Space Agencies and the space industry. We are involved in international unmanned and manned spacecraft programmes and Europe’s international research programmes. We require... more >>
Supporting the production, validation and maintenance/changes of the different joint operations products required for ATV mission, and ruling the coordination between the ATV Control Centre in Toulouse and the Houston and Moscow Control Centres.
The ATV Operations Engineer position is in the ATV... more >>
The post holder is in charge of the documentation management, meetings organization and follow-up proposals evaluation.
The holder of the post reports directly to the head of the Management Support Office. In performing his duty the holder supports also the ATV Production... more >>
Opportunity for a junior developer to take part in a monitoring tool project for satellite control centres and a crisis management system.
The engineer will develop functions for a 3D monitoring tool and a scientific tool chain used in case of nuclear... more >>
This position, based near Frankfurt in Germany, calls for experience of Java and C or C++ within the context of large complex systems supporting operational services.
Our client is responsible for establishing and operating weather forecasting and Earth observation satellite... more >>
The business unit Space of CAM Systems GmbH (www.cam-systems.de) is reinforcing our team in the Stuttgart area. We are looking for you as
System Engineer (m/f)
Are you looking for a new and interesting activity in an outstanding project in the area of satellite mission system engineering?... more >>
The business unit Space of CAM Systems GmbH (www.cam-systems.de) is reinforcing our team in the Munich area. We are looking for you as
System Integration & Verification Engineer (m/f)
Are you looking for a new and interesting activity in an outstanding project in the area of satellite... more >>
The business unit Space of CAM Systems GmbH (www.cam-systems.de) is reinforcing our team in the Munich / Stuttgart area. We are looking for you as
Ground Segment Engineer (m/f)
Are you looking for a new and interesting activity in an outstanding project in the area of satellites... more >>