Planck Cools Off
A JPL-developed and -built cooler on the Planck spacecraft has chilled the mission's low-frequency instrument down to its operating temperature of a frosty 20 Kelvin (minus 424 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Change Is Afoot For Intelsat’s Easterly Slotted Sats + Infrastructure
Intelsat, Ltd. has provided further details with respect to its current fleet investment plan, which is expected to result in a significant improvement in the types and quantities of satellite capacity available to media, networking, and government customers in the Asia-Pacific region.
Read MoreKibo Koncentration By Boeing
Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers and technicians recently completed several complex payload-processing tasks — including preparing the final two science platforms for Japan's Kibo laboratory — ahead of Space Shuttle Endeavour's upcoming mission to the International Space Station.
Read MoredigiGO! — HD Audio Enhances The Blue-ray Experience
VIA Technologies's recently launched VIA Vinyl HD Audio codecs, the VIA Vinyl VT1818S and 1828S, are now supported by ArcSoft's universal multimedia player, ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre.
Read MoreMid-Altitude Airship To Grace The Skies
Sanswire-TAO Corp., the airship development and manufacturing joint venture equally owned by Sanswire Corp. (Pink Sheets: SNSR, www.sanswire.com) and TAO Technologies GmbH, has received the initial envelope structure of the segmented STS-111 airship to be used in the construction and testing of the company’s first commercial production mid-altitude, mid-endurance airship.
Read MoreFreqs Find Conversion Favor With Comtech EF Data
The RF marketplace has been transitioning from traditional 70/140 MHz IF-based networks to systems using L-Band (950 to 2000 MHz) for the modem/RF equipment link, and ComTech EF Data is taking this opportunity to debut their MBT-5000 L-Band Up/Down Converter System.
Read MoreRussian and American Suit Up To Prove Worthiness
Russian Mission Control has stated that two astronauts aboard the International Space Station concluded a five-hour spacewalk last Friday to install new equipment and to test new, Russian-made spacesuit.
Read MoreFor Raytheon, It’s All About The Image
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received confirmation from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory that its hyperspectral imaging sensor known as ARTEMIS has been activated aboard the TacSat-3 spacecraft and is fully functional.
Read MoreA Nod To A New Node
Excelerate Technology has now made available their RapidNet Wireless Perimeter, a new, rapid deployment wireless node.?
Read MoreFalx Finds Hybrid Powered UAV Chopper Works Well
Falx Air has just released the final design overview of the Company's Hybrid Electric Coaxial Helicopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
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