Score one more for Einstein. A new study has confirmed his theory of general relativity works on extremely large scales. Physics - General relativity - Relativity - Einstein - History

A Chinese proverb says women hold up half the sky. In the future, they'll be doing it from space. Chinese space program - Space - Technology - Astronaut - Missions

American physicist Sally Ride achieved lasting fame in June 1983 when she became the first American woman to travel in space as a crew member of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Space Shuttle Challenger - Space - Technology - Space Shuttle - Sally Ride

The maiden flight of the X-51 Waverider aircraft — the first U.S. hypersonic vehicle to fly in six years — is scheduled to take place later in March. Air force - Military - Boeing X-51 - Hypersonic - United States

After a decade of mystery, astronomers have now shown that a pair of white dwarf stars spin around each other in just 5.4 minutes, making them the fastest-orbiting and tightest binary star system ever found, the researchers claim. Star - Binary star - White dwarf - Astronomy - Supernova

Amsterdam, March 3rd 2010 -- ASDWire -- Dutch Thermoplastic Components, a composite parts manufacturer specialized in advanced thermoplastic composites, announces the opening of a new sales office in Oregon City, Oregon, USA. Industry veteran Larry Stevens is appointed business development manager North America. This new office places DTC in a stronger position to support North American based a

London, United Kingdom, February 3, 2010 --[ASDWire]-- The satellite manufacturing industry is experiencing a steady growth in the coming decade, although a fallout from the extended and slow economic recovery will see the number of satellites in the near future drop significantly (almost 10 percent). The regional satellite demand is influenced by a complex set of parameters. For example, in a

London, United Kingdom, February 1st, 2010 --[ASDWire]-- Visiongain calculates that the global cyberwarfare market was worth a total of $8.12bn in 2009. Visiongain expects to continue to see significant sales growth. The means for launching cyber weapons are cheap, easily accessible and quickly deployable. Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated. The potential for massiv

Human-centered R&D firm and visionary chemist to pursue fusion of mind and matter Woburn, MA - January 11, 2010 --[ASDWire]-- Aptima, Inc., the leading human-centered R&D company that applies expertise in the disciplines of how humans think, learn, and behave to solve challenges faced by the U.S. Department of Defense, announced that Dr. Mitchell Zakin, the visionary scientist most recently aff

Collaborative tools and enhanced scenario generator improve simulations for team training and research Woburn, Mass. - November 16, 2009 --[ASDWire]-- Aptima, Inc., a leader in human-centered engineering, announces the release of version 4.1 of DDD(r), the "Dynamic Distributed Decision-making" simulation software used by international military agencies and researchers to improve team trainin

(BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan) -- International Launch Services (ILS), a world leader in providing mission and launch services to the commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the AsiaSat 5 satellite into orbit today on an ILS Proton for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) of Hong Kong. This was the fourth commercial mission of the year for ILS and the sixth su

Build-up of the payload "stack" for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission is now underway at the Spaceport in French Guiana as preparations continue for the August 21 liftoff with a pair of U.S.-built telecommunications satellites to be operated by two Asian-Pacific customers. The spacecraft integration activity began yesterday (August 10) with JCSAT-12's installation atop the Ariane 5 SYLDA dual

MOSCOW, Aug 12, 2009 (AFP) - Russia successfully launched a Chinese communications satellite from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan overnight, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday. The AsiaSat-5 satellite is due to detach from the Proton-M rocket at 0502 GMT Wednesday, space officials quoted by RIA Novosti said. The satellite is due to provide communications service to East and

PARIS, Aug 11, 2009 (AFP) - The night sky will sparkle with "falling stars" on Tuesday and Wednesday as Earth passes through a trail of dusty debris from the Swift-Tuttle Comet, say scientists. The light show, called the Perseid meteor shower, kicks off each year in late-July and increases in intensity, peaking a couple of weeks later. On a clear night in a dark sky "you should see do

(10 August 2009) -- Mars may not be as dormant as scientists once thought. The 2004 discovery of methane means that either there is life on Mars, or that volcanic activity continues to generate heat below the martian surface. ESA plans to find out which it is. Either outcome is big news for a planet once thought to be biologically and geologically inactive. The methane mystery started soon aft

(SACRAMENTO, Calif. and Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 2, 2009) - Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, and NEC Corporation (TSE:6701) announced today that the companies will explore the feasibility of jointly supplying low power ion propulsion systems for the U.S. and Japanese aerospace markets. Ion propulsion systems can be used for geosynchronous satellite propulsion systems and deep space missions provid

Both payloads for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 flight have been fueled at the Spaceport as preparations continue for the workhorse vehicle's fourth heavy-lift launch of 2009 from French Guiana. Propellant loading of the JCSAT-12 and Optus D3 spacecraft was performed in separate activity at the Spaceport's S5 satellite preparation facility, readying these relay platforms for their integration wit

(7 August 2009) -- An Earth observation mission does not just involve the building of a satellite, it also includes the all-important infrastructure to control the satellite and handle the data - the ground segment. As ESA prepares for the launch of CryoSat-2 at the end of the year, its associated ground segment is now ready. ESA's ice mission CryoSat-2 is due to launch on a Dnepr rocket from

(CARPINTERIA, Calif., Aug. 6, 2009) -- A deployable satellite reflector and boom assembly from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will help NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) map soil moisture and the freezing and thawing cycles globally with unprecedented accuracy, resolution and coverage. The company's AstroMesh-Lite configuration deployable reflector will be used on JPL's Soil Mois

Ariane 5 is available to support the future of U.S. space exploration, including cargo resupply flights for the International Space Station, along with missions to the Moon and Mars. This was the message of Arianespace Chairman & CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall in a presentation today (August 5) to the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, which was created to evaluate America's future human

(EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 5, 2009) -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it transferred Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOES-O to NASA on July 17, completing the company's third on-orbit satellite handover this year. GOES-O, which has been renamed GOES-14, will undergo approximately five months of on-orbit testing before it is officially accepted for service by the Nationa

The fifth Ariane 5 for launch this year has completed its initial build-up as preparations move forward for another of Arianespace's trademark dual-satellite payload missions. During activity in the Launcher Integration Building at Europe's Spaceport, this heavy-lift Ariane 5 was fitted with its ESC-A upper stage and vehicle equipment bay - which were installed as a single unit. The combined i

(Kennedy Space Center, Fla., July 29, 2009) -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it plans to bid as prime contractor for the Exploration Ground Launch Services (EGLS) program to provide ground systems integration and launch operations for Constellation, NASA's next-generation space-exploration initiative. EGLS will cover ground processing, assembly, testing, integration, launch and recover

(Canoga Park, Calif., July 29, 2009) -- Capping a legacy that spans 34 years, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne completed the final planned test on a Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) today at the John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) in Mississippi. The successful hot-fire test was the 2,730th for the SSME, the world's only reusable liquid hydrogen engine designed for human space flight. Pratt & Whitney Roc

(McGregor, TX., July 29, 2009) -- Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces the successful completion of qualification testing for the Falcon 9 launch vehicle first stage tank and interstage. Testing took place at SpaceX's Texas Test Site, a 300 acre structural and propulsion testing facility, located just outside of Waco, Texas. The first stage tank and interstage hardware were subjec