Instrument . ... Scanning TV-sensor with on-board data recording system for global coverage mode . ... recording, direct transmission . ... IR-radiometer for global coverage and direct data transmission modes . ... The scientific instrument package onboard the Meteor-3 spacecraft provides for regular instant acquisition of images of cloudiness and Earth surface in visible and infra-red bands, data on air temperature and humidity, sea surface temperature and clouds temperature. ...

... In spite of the fact that the orbit assumes a zero gravity (the scientists count on it by growing super-clean crystals and other materials impossible on the earth), in fact, none spacecraft provides such conditions. ... This question is answered by the device developed by SSAU scientists - Micro-acceleration Compensation Space System (MCSS). ... Then, the computer will give commands to the magnets that compensate micro-accelerations. ... Tags: 'photon-m4' mcss . ... SAMARA STATE AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY...

... News . ... NASA's New Horizons to return to normal science operations after spacecraft anomaly . ... NASA s New Horizons mission is returning to normal science operations after a July 4 anomaly and remains on track for its July 14 flyby of Pluto. ... The investigation into the anomaly that caused New Horizons to enter safe mode has concluded that no hardware or software fault occurred on the spacecraft. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...

... The HST uses an onboard model of its orbit to perform in real-time various control functions relating to spacecraft operations and observation support. ... New coefficients for the ephemeris are updated every other day, and are archived as FITS keywords for each HST observation data set. Using these coefficients,an observer can perform a variety of calibration and characterization calculations relating to the orbital position and velocity of the telescope. ...

The Status popup displays useful information about the state of sets, regions, and graphs. ... When the number of sets is less than 30, this button is not needed, use the scroll bars to view the status of the sets that are not shown in the display. ... Operations in the Status popup are performed by clicking on the operation, then clicking on one or more set numbers shown in the display. ... Clicking on Copy followed by clicking on a set number in the scrolled window will select the set to copy from. ...

... Пространство обгоняет Время, . ... Про это ускорение Вселенной . Но коль Пространство устает, то Время . ... Уж взгляд не удлинит пространство. Спецвыпуски Scientific American - это почти произведение искусства. Возможно, что в связи с ожидаемым выходом "В мире науки" это приобретет актуальность и для русскоязычных читателей. ... Вы выбираете очень интересную тему (для читателей интересную!), например, "Время", " Сознание" , "Происхождение жизни", "Космология". ...

OptInt PmWiki : Pm Wiki / Markup Expressions . ... The {(...)} "expression markup" allows for a variety of string and formatting operations to be performed from within markup. Operations defined by this recipe include substr , ftime , strlen , rand , toupper / tolower , ucfirst , ucwords , pagename and asspaced . ... Note that the initial position argument is zero-based (i.e., the first character is referenced via a "0"). the number of characters to extract . ... ftime "fmt" "when")} . ...

... On 26 October 2009 in Moscow, in the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) a meeting was held of the leading Russian scientists and statesmen with the Director General of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Tim de Zeeuw and the Head of International Relations Rowena Sirey. ... Director General of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Tim de Zeeuw. ... Balega, the Head of International Relations Rowena Sirey, Director General of the ESO Tim de Zeeuw, deputy director of the SAO RAS V.V.Vlasuyk . ...

... Status of the ELECTRON experiment . ... The objective of the ELECTRON experiment is to perform 3-D measurements of the plasma electrons in the energy range from 10 eV to 26000 eV, with good angular resolution, sensitivity and large dynamical range. ... Figure 1 presents the ELECTRON sensor. ... Click on the picture to view large one) . ... Figure 3 shows dynamical spectra with counting rate measurements performed by ELECTRON experiment during very multiple magnetopause crossings on February, 4, 1996...

... The European HST Archive has been moved to ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre ( ESAC ), Spain, where most of ESA's Space Science Archives are located and operated from. ... The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), jointly operated by ESA and the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) was, until the end of 2010, the European HST science facility, supporting the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...

T he Siding Spring Survey (SSS) is a Near-Earth Object search program that utilises the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, N.S.W., Australia. ... The mission of the Siding Spring Survey is to contribute to the inventory of near-earth objects (NEOs), or more specifically, the potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) and comets (PHOs) that may pose a threat of impact and thus harm to civilization. ... Based on the CSS Mission page . ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ...

Winer Observatory P.O. Box 797, Sonoita, Arizona 85637-0797, USA . ... Winer Observatory) was incorporated in 1983 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity to perform basic research in astronomy, provide educational outreach programs, and provide site and maintenance services for small telescopes through cooperative agreements with other astronomical institutions. ... The picture at the top left of this page is of our facility near Sonoita, Arizona, approximately 50 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona. ...

... The paper surveys status of the Russian space activity in terms of budget, operati atellistems workforce and industrial capabilities. Shown, that the situation is uneven between the companies and particularly between various tiers of production cooperation. In the current situation international cooperation, both in form of joint non-commercial ventures and integration into global space market, is considered vital for sustenance of the national space capabilities. ... number of R&D programs . ...

The Armagh Observatory today hosted the official launch of the The Institute of Public Health's All-Ireland Population Health Observatory's web site, the "Population Health Intelligence System" (PHIS), at www.publichealth.ie or www.inispho.org . The new facility provides on-line access to over 10 years of public health information. The Institute of Public Health is an all-island body committed to tackling inequalities in health. ...

... U.S. statements regarding today's United Nations 62nd General Assembly declaration of 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy . J. Craig Wheeler, president of the American Astronomical Society, said, "I am thrilled that we have received official United Nations designation for the International Year of Astronomy 2009. The American Astronomical Society has been a vigorous and leading supporter of this initiative. ...

... Dr Lanzerotti is an expert in solar and planetary geophysics and space plasma physics, and will be speaking about research using the NASA/ESA spacecraft Ulysses. ... Leonardo da Vinci, on the eye NEAF 2004 April 17, 18 The largest astronomy forum and astronomy equipment show in the Northeast, hosted by the Rockland (NY) Astronomy Club and Sky & Telescope, will take place in Suffern NY (about 2 hr drive from Princeton). See the website http://www.rocklandastronomy.com/neaf. ... Dark Skies! ...

... NAIC Director . ... The Arecibo planetary radar is a unique facility whose achievements are well-known to planetary scientists and the public. ... The NSF Astronomy Senior Review report includes only a single, brief, reference to the Arecibo planetary radar. ... Therefore, the SR recommendation that the funding for NAIC be decreased to $8M, together with the SR recommendation that the NAIC astronomy program focus on survey programs, is a recommendation to terminate the Arecibo planetary radar...

... Бывший астронавт НАСА Марк Келли (Mark Kelly) назначен начальником Управления летных экипажей (Director of Flight Crew Operations) компании World View Enterprises. ... Проведен тестовый полет высотного аэростата размером в одну десятую от будущего коммерческого варианта. ... Проведен тестовый полет высотного аэростата, при котором макет полезной нагрузки был отделен и спущен на землю на параплане с высоты 102 000 футов (31 150 м), что в два раза превышает прошлогодний рекорд. ...

Interball-Tail Magnetic field measurements . Magnetic field measurements on-board the Interball Tail Probe are carried out by the FM-3I and MIF instruments. ... FM-3 M2 magnetometer failed in February 1996, FM-3 M1 and MIF are working until now. Data presented here are the combination of the data of all magnetometers. First of all FM-3 M1 data are used, if they are absent, MIF data used and if data of both magnetometer are absent, FM-3 M2 data presented. ...

... 2000 March 25 . The Earth Also Rises . Credit: The Lunar Orbiter Project , NASA . Explanation: The Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft was launched in 1966 to map the lunar surface in preparation for the Apollo moon landings . NASA's plucky robotic explorer performed its job well and pioneered this classic view of the Earth poised above the lunar horizon. The first humans to directly witness a similar scene were the Apollo 8 astronauts . ... About APOD | ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...