... Objectives of the study . To survey and evaluate the technical and economical feasibility of European initiatives by start-up companies, for privately-funded crew vehicles for commercial human space flight. ... New commercial markets, among them space tourism, have a great potential to become major drivers in space technology development. This study aims at the assessment of the feasibility of European initiatives to address these new markets through the development of crewed space vehicles. ...

The AstroGuide . ... AstroGuide Listing . ... See many more Astronomy Listings by: Category or Alphabet . SEDS is an independent, student-based organization which promotes the exploration and development of space. SEDS pursues this mission by educating people about the benefits of space, by supporting a network of interested students, by providing an opportunity for members to develop their leadership skills, and inspiring people through our involvement in space-related projects. ... Web . ...

Preliminary results of astroclimate parameters measurements at the Sternberg 2.5m telescope installation site V.Kornilov, N.Shatsky, S.Potanin, O.Voziakova, B.Safonov Moscow, 2008 Acknowledgements A.Belinskiy M.Kornilov A.Tokovinin M.Kuznetsov P.Kortunov E.Gorbovskoy SAI administration some SAI students Pulkovo solar station (KHSS) staff RFBR support MAVEG Gmbh Why to study optical turbulence and some other relevant ... Mean seeing by DIMM data for this night is 1''5. ...

... Polar 2013 - . Polar Geophysics of Yamal: Observations, instruments, data bases . ... Nadym, October 21-25, 2013, RUSSIA . ... The program of the POLAR-2013 conference in Nadym will be devoted to following topics: . ... The International Conference ?Polar Geophysics of Yamal? is jointly organized by the Government of Yamal Region, The IZMIRAN (Troitsk), The Geophysical Center of RAS (Moscow), The Institute of Applied Geophysics (Moscow), The Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (St.Petersburg). ...

... Research objects and scientific purposes . Space scientific program includes development and launch of two supersmall spacecrafts "Universitetskiy" and "Kompas-2" intended for monitoring of radiation conditions near the Earth. ... All the studies conducted in the near-Earth space are characterised by strong radiation fields. ... The circular polar orbits, which cover all the near-Earth space, are the most favorable for comprehensive studies of the radiation conditions near the Earth. ...

The seminar is supported by the grant of Federal Programm "Integration" . annotation of talk . Karnaukhov A.V. (ICB RAS) . Greenhouse catastrophe. ... An analysis of a casual-consecutive model of processes determining the greenhouse catastrophe development is presented. The whole geobiophysical system is considered, which includes atmosphere, hydrosphere, litosphere, biosphere, and noosphere. ... Some possible measures to low the rate of the greenhouse catastrophe are considered. ...

... Speckle polarimeter (previosly known as Multimode Fast Camera MFC) is an instrument which will implement several observational methods of astronomy in visible (BVRI bands): speckle interferometry, polarimetry, speckle polarimetry (including polaroastrometry), and fast photometry. The speckle polarimeter will be installed in one of auxiliary Nasmyth ports of 2.5 m telescope of Sternberg Astronomical Institute. Speckle interferometry. ... Tests of speckle polarimeter at 2.5 m telescope. ...

... Moscow University Search Engine . AstroSearch - search astronomical sites . Open FTS search engine . MailWare (PostgreSQL mailing list archive) Our commercial interests . ... This full text search engine by XWare team provides the document search over all Moscow State University Web sites. ... OpenFTS (Open source Full Text Search) is an advanced PostgreSQL-based search engine that provides online indexing of data and relevance ranking for database searching. ... 2001-116 XWare Team. ...

Cairo, Egypt . Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Middle East. Although Cairo itself is only about 1,000 years old, parts of the metropolis date back to the time of the Pharaohs. ... In the 19th century, one of the city's rulers, Khedive Ismail (1863-1879), sought to transform Cairo into a European- style city. ... Although a housing crisis has been broadcast by the international news media, it is estimated that Cairo may have a surplus of some 1 million housing units. ...

. 20-23 September 2016, St.Petersburg, Russia . Home . Programme . Abstracts . Registration . Location . Accomodation . Events . Committee . This 4 day meeting will include science sessions based around 5 themes: . 1. Life cycle of matter in stars and galaxies; . 2. AGN and cosmic star-formation; . 3. Extreme astrophysics; . 4. Astrometry, Geodesy and Planetary Science; . 5. Techniques & developments in VLBI. Copyright ї 2015-2016 Institute of Applied Astronomy. All rights reserved.

Russian SHAREABLE DATA CENTER Institute of Solar-Terrestial Physics SB RAS . ... Since the Irkutsk IS radar is based on station "Dnepr", which was not intended for IS measurements, we made a serios effort to modernize this station in order to carry out ionospheric observations. Four main directions of the development of the radar experimental base: . modernization of the radar receiving system; . development of primary processing and measurement control methods; . ...

... part 1 | ... The Basic Stages in Earth's Pre-geological Development . ... After fragments of the Vortex sleeves separated, whirlwinds of second and third orders ("NC" - new micro-vortex) were generated- future planet cores and their satellites - all of them developing independently, governed by the common laws of development of cosmogenic vortexes. ... Our planet's core today is comprised of considerably deteriorated cosmogenic vortex; consequently, the Earth has a moderated magnetic field. ...

Optical Observatories . ... National Optical Astronomy Observatories . ... Adam Mickiewicz University - Astronomical Observatory . ... Astronomical Institute and National Observatory of Athens . ... Jagiellonian University Astronomical Observatory - Scientific research here comprises radio and extragalactic astronomy, solar radio emission, active galactic nuclei, interstellar matter, galaxies, cosmology, variable stars and comets. ... National Radio Astronomy Observatory Home Page . ...

... B ut today the space program in the United States is in trouble. ... If you want to see America's space program restored to its former glory, you can help. ... TPS is particularly active in promoting cooperative projects between NASA and the Russian space agency. ... For more information see The Planetary Society WWW page . The National Space Society promotes change in social, technical, economic, and political conditions to advance the day when people will live and work in space. ... Plea .. ...

SITE 2010 Comprehensive Characterization of Astronomical Sites Kislovodsk, Russia, 49 October 2010 Conference Summary Marc S. Sarazin*a a European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany Abstract The main topics discussed during the Site 2010 conference are outlined and the outcome is described. Keywords: Astronomical Site testing, precipitable water vapor, atmospheric turbulence, cloudiness, seeing 1. ... Site surveys for National observatory projects in China, India, and Iran benefit from this. ...

Russian Military Space Activity . r The experts in space and rocketry field as well as ones interested in the Russian cosmonautics know quite a well The Military Aspects of the Soviet Cosmonautics book by Maxim Tarasenko published in 1992. This book still is an unique independent Russian research in the military space programs' field. ... Instead, as a result of the author's many years efforts, The Russian Military Space Activities book manuscript was practically finished early in 1999. ...

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium Appointments · Board of Governors · Management Committee The Depar tment of Culture, Ar ts and Leisure is seeking to appoint a Governor to the Board of Governors and two Members to the Management Committee of Armagh Observator y and Planetarium. ... The Depar tment wishes to bring a strong skills mix par ticularly in the area of corporate governance and public accountability to its Ministerial Appointments on all Boards of DCAL's sponsored bodies. ...

... SRC "Planeta" is executing operative control and guidance management of ground system for receiving and processing satellite data that includes three regional centers: European Center (SRC "Planeta", Moscow, with branch offices in Obninsk and Dolgoprudny), Siberian Center (regional department in Novosibirsk) €а& Far-Eastern Center (regional department in Khabarovsk). ... Catalogues of received and processed satellite data are available on€а SRC "Planeta" web-sites: . SRC "Planeta" . ...

... Iowa Robotic Telescope | ... Talon is based on OCAAS, a software suite developed by software engineer Elwood Downey ( Clear Sky Institute ) for use at the University of Iowa ?s first remote facility (the ATF, or Automated Telescope Facility). ... XObservatory : Telescope Control Interface . ... This program calls upon and coordinates much of the interrelated portions of the Talon architecture, and forms the primary control panel for the telescope, dome, and peripheral systems when used locally. ...

... It is now recognised that food and wine festivals and events can play a significant role in rural and urban development and regeneration and the impacts of these events can be far ranging at a social, political, economic and environmental level.Food and Wine Festivals and Events Around the World: development, management and markets is a pioneering text that recognises the importance of this area of the tourism industry. ...