Prague, August 16, 2006 . ... The GCVS has no IAU financial support since 1994, so we are not discussing money. ... However, it must be finished, with a new modern version prepared for all “old” GCVS stars, including those from Name-Lists, with current knowledge incorporated and improved classification system applied. ... Also, people like GCVS star names, use them,   and want their discoveries to be named. We can ask other people, with better resources than in Russia, to continue. ...

Prague, August 16, 2006 . ... The GCVS has no IAU financial support since 1994, so we are not discussing money. ... However, it must be finished, with a new modern version prepared for all 'old' GCVS stars, including those from Name-Lists, with current knowledge incorporated and improved classification system applied. ... Also, people like GCVS star names, use them, and want their discoveries to be named. We can ask other people, with better resources than in Russia, to continue. ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... 23.06.2008 . ... Credit: STS-124 Shuttle Crew , NASA Explanation: The developing International Space Station (ISS) has changed its appearance again. ... Construction began on the ISS in 1998. ... June 2008 . ... 1997 1998 . ... Publications with keywords: ISS . ... The International Space Station Transits the Sun . ... A Supply Ship Docks with the International Space Station . APOD: 2008 April 1- New Space Station Robot Asks to be Called Dextre the Magnificent . ...

... Each IYA Discovery Guide includes: . ... The Night Sky Network is a nationwide coalition of amateur astronomy clubs bringing the science, technology, and inspiration of NASA's missions to the general public. ... The Night Sky Network's International Year of Astronomy (IYA) Discovery Guides are supported and sponsored by the NASA Forums and missions listed below: . Space Telescope Science Institute's Origins Education Forum . ... NASA Education Forum on the Structure and Evolution of the Universe . ...

... Highlights include: · · New National Members. ... 2008 The 21st International CODATA Conference in Kiev, Ukraine was attended by about 400 scientists from around the world, and focussed on the role that IT plays in cultivating and nurturing an open access environment to scientific data and information. See http://www.iucr.org/resources/data/meeting-reports/codata-2008 (which includes some highlights of the astronomy sessions) and http://www.codata.org/resources/newsletters/newsltr97A4.pdf . ...

... NASA Astronaut (FORMER) . ... As an MVL team member, he conducted neurovestibular research on astronauts on the Spacelab Life Sciences 2 shuttle mission (STS-58). ... Beginning in January 2012, Robinson served as Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center Virtual Reality Laboratory as well as Chief of Aviation Safety for the Astronaut Office. ... Dr. Stephen Robinson has flown on four space shuttle missions and has served as a backup crew member for the fourth crew of the International Space Station:...

... The main topics of the Conference were: 1. ... Asteroid-comet hazard (origin and dynamic evolution of objects approaching the Earth, observations, physical properties, cataloguing, data bases, estimation of collision probability with the Earth and other bodies). ... 5) In this connection the problem of concluding the international political agreement within the frames of UN about common active counteractions to the bodies on the orbits leading to collisions with the Earth is urgent. ...

Main Program Travel Where to go in Moscow Information . ... The 2014 year marks the 100th anniversary of Yakov Zeldovich . ... John Carlstrom (University of Chicago) . ... Lyman Page (Princeton University) . ... The conference will be held at the Space Research Institute (IKI) in Moscow, Russia, on June 16-20, 2014 . ... International Conference: Cosmology and High Energy Astrophysics (Zeldovich-90) 20-24 Dec 2004, Moscow, Russia . ... 2014 Space Research Institute, Moscow Русская версия ...

... A brief discussion of the potential and problems of the Astronomy Thesaurus and UDC classification system took place. ... The introduction to the thesaurus explains its use and construction in detail (Shobbrook & Shobbrook 1993a). ... Discussion ensued about the use or rather non-use of the thesaurus by the editors of the core astronomy journals. ... A sprinkling of hands was raised in answer to the question of who uses UDC and those people were invited to form a separate discussion group. ...

... The Armagh Observatory (see http://star.arm.ac.uk/) is a modern astronomical research institute, the oldest scientific institution in Northern Ireland. ... The Observatory Demesne, Grounds and Astropark, which are developed and maintained by Observatory staff, include scale models of the Solar System and the Universe, two sundials and two historic telescopes, as well as telescope domes and other outdoor exhibits (see http://star.arm.ac.uk/astropark/). ...

... STEPS OF ISS ASSEMBLY . ... ISS-1 . ... MINI-RESEACH MODULE POISK . ... Station element . ... Feb 26, 2001 . ... US Space Shuttle Discovery STS-102 (ISS deployment program, mission 5A.1) was launched on March 8, 2001 and docked with the ISS on March 10, 2001. ... On April 28 , 2001 , the Russian transport manned spacecraft Soyuz TM-32 was launched by the Soyuz-Y launch vehicle from the Baikonur cosmodrome (the ISS assembly program, mission 2S); the spacecraft docked to the station on April 30. ...