... Baikonur launch site, . ... At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz TMA-17 transport manned vehicle under the International Space Station program. Soyuz TMA-17 transport manned vehicle fuelled with propellant components and compressed gases was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility for final processing operations. Soyuz TMA-17 transport manned vehicle was docked with the transfer compartment in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility. ...

... It was designed to observe the solar wind approaching Earth, from a position near the Lagrangian point L1, and it is part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Initiative . ... The original plan called for "Wind" to approach its final station over two years, undergoing two close encounters with the Moon to boost its speed. ... If however the object is moving , the encounter is not symmetric, and in the end the spacecraft may have gained or lost speed, depending on its trajectory. ...

... The Story of the Christmas Star continues in Northern Ireland: on Friday 11 December 2009, at the Windmill Integrated Primary School in Dungannon. During the UNAWE Astro-Art Fun workshops, held by Miruna Popescu from Armagh Observatory, the children have listened to the story and then made their own interpretation of the story on the individually designed Christmas cards and creative paintings. ... International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

NIST Special Publication 500-223 . A Framework for the Development and Assurance of High Integrity Software . ... The purpose of this document is to recommend a framework for the development and assurance of high integrity software. ... High integrity software, project management, software assurance, software configuration management, software development, software hazard analysis, software quality assurance, software verification and validation. ... 2 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT . ...

... Credit Copyright: ESA / Rosetta /MPS for OSIRIS Team ; MPS /UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA Explanation: Why does this comet's nucleus have two components? The surprising discovery that Comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko has a double nucleus came late last week as ESA 's robotic interplanetary spacecraft Rosetta continued its approach toward the ancient comet's core. ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . NASA Official: Jay Norris. ... Comet 67P from Spacecraft Rosetta . ...

... 2002 December 8 . The International Space Station Expands Yet Again . Credit: STS-113 Shuttle Crew , NASA . Explanation: The developing International Space Station (ISS) has changed its appearance yet again. Earlier this month the Space Shuttle Endeavor visited the ISS and installed the fourth of eleven pieces that will compose the Integrated Truss Structure . ... Construction began on the ISS in 1998 and the core structure should be in place before 2005. ... About APOD | ...

... It was designed to observe the solar wind approaching Earth, from a position near the Lagrangian point L1, and it is part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Initiative . ... The original plan called for "Wind" to approach its final station over two years, undergoing two close encounters with the Moon to boost its speed. ... If however the object is moving , the encounter is not symmetric, and in the end the spacecraft may have gained or lost speed, depending on its trajectory. ...

... 314, 2004 F. Ochsenbein, M. Al len, and D. Egret, eds. The NOAO Pip eline Data Manager R. Hiriart, F. Valdes, F. Pierfederici, C. Smith and M. Miller National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, AZ 85719 Abstract. The Data Manager for NOAO Pipeline system is a set of interrelated components that are being developed to fulfill the pipeline system data needs. ... The Data Manager is a subsystem of the NOAO Pipeline that provides several data management services to the system. ...

... SSAU scientists, specialists and students were engaged in creation of new scientific equipment for the new satellite for about two years. ... It will participate in the first launch campaign from the space-launch complex Vostochniy. ... The first launch from Vostochniy will perform the Samara carrier rocket Soyuz-2.1a , which will orbit another device created by SSAU scientists and students - nanosatellite SamSat-218 , as well as the university spacecraft Mikhail Lomonosov (Moscow State University)....

Jam es W ebb Space Telescope Town Hall Eric P. Smith JWST Program Scientist NASA Headquarters 2008 Progress General ­ JWST has successfully completed its Non-Advocate Review and Confirmation Review processes and has been approved to begin the Implementation Phase ­ All observatory components, except for the spacecraft and membrane management system of the sunshield, have successfully completed their preliminary design reviews ­ All ...

... Stellar Evolution is driven entirely by the never ending battle between Pressure and Gravity . As imbalances are reached, the star is driven to find a new Energy source. ... Pressure and gravitational forces are equal, the star is stable and its core is sufficiently hot to fuse Hydrogen into Helium More about main sequence stars . ... The luminosity generated by the core fusion of Helium into Carbon is far greater than the shell luminosity associated with the fusion of Hydrogen into Helium. ...

... Main . ... The RadioAstron is an international space VLBI project led by the Astro Space Center of Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow, Russia. ... List of organizations which were taken part in developing of the project and now support the RadioAstron mission is presented here . The RadioAstron Newsletter # 29 , July 18, 2015. RadioAstron Announcement of Opportunity - 4 for observations from July 2016 to June 2017 inclusive. ... 2.7, December 17, 2015 : English version. ... Main ASC . ...

... Steven L. Smith . NASA International Space Station Program Liaison to the European Space Agency . ... SPECIAL HONORS: NASA Distinguished Service Medals (two), NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Exceptional Service Medal, IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award and IBM Outstanding Community Service Award. ... NASA EXPERIENCE: Smith is a veteran of four space flights covering 16 million miles and seven space walks totaling 49 hours and 25 minutes. ... DECEMBER 2013 ...

HI source finding: 2 novel approaches ATNF, December 2010 Outline · Background · What is source finding? ... Motivation for developing new HI source finding methods · Novel source finding methods · · · · General idea Iterative 3-D median smoothing Characterised noise method Wavelet method · Summary Background What is source finding? ... 3-D median smoothing: Purpose · Goal: Reduce noise while preserving shape · Particularly edges · Median works because it's non-linear · Consider this, Iter. ...

... The conference will hold at the Poncelet Laboratory . ... The nearest metro station: Smolenskaya (metro line 3, dark blue), 5 minutes by walk . ... The nearest metro station: Pervomayskaya (metro line 3, dark blue), 5 minutes by walk . This is the direct metro connection to "Smolenskaya", the door-to-door way is around half an hour. ... Metro is the fastest transport in Moscow (here is the metro plan ). ... There are a lot of exchange offices where you can exchange euro to rubles. ...

... Archive for September 2009 . ... Posted by hlee . ... Category: Algorithms , arXiv , Cross-Cultural , Data Processing , Imaging , Jargon | ... A number of practical Bayesian data analysis books are available these days. ... Algorithms arXiv Astro Bad AstroStat Bayesian CHASC Cross-Cultural Data Processing Fitting Frequentist Galaxies gamma-ray High-Energy Imaging Jargon Job Languages MC MCMC Meta Methods Misc News Nuggets Objects Optical Physics Quotes Spectral Stars Stat Timing Uncertainty X-ray . ...

... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... 25 Comments Space is something that fascinates many.€а Every day there are technological advances, new research being carried out and even historical space related anniversaries.€а Where would we be without those valuable [ ] . ... No Comments A new image from the European southern ObservatoryтАЩs Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy €а(VISTA) telescope reveals the glowing clouds of gas and filaments of dust surrounding hot young [ ] . ...

University Satellites and . Space Science Education . ... Use of microsatellite technology in aerospace education by the example of BAUMANETS microsatellite project . ... Launch is scheduled for March 2006. ... Over 20 students graduated from BMSTU and found work in leading Russia s and international aerospace companies. ... Meanwhile, modern labor market in aerospace shows increasing requirements towards quality of university education. ...

... ISC Kosmotras . ... Dnepr launch record 17 August 2011. Cluster Launch of Dnepr LV 22 August 2013 KOMPSAT-5 Launch 21 November 2013. ... Baikonur Cosmodrome Yasny launch base Downloads . ... Swedish Space Corporation s (SSC) PRISMA and French Space Agency s (CNES) PICARD satellites have been delivered to the Yasny launch base. ... Concurrently with the preparation of the launch from the Yasny launch base, ISC Kosmotras carries out TanDEM-X launch campaign at Baikonur cosmodrome. ... Dnepr LV . ...

... The Quality Assurance rules applicable to DFS commissioning : . The DFS commissioning process is a whole of activities marked out by 5 milestones, all mandatory : . the Commissioning Kick-off. the Integration Kick-off. the Integration Acceptance. the Installation Kick-off. and the Commissioning Acceptance. Then, at the level of every DFS components updated for the commissioning, there is another sub-process to perform . ... Template for defining a Commissioning Plan : to be defined. ...