News tagged with aerospace corporation

NRL RAIDS experiment advances ionospheric remote sensing

Naval Research Laboratory scientists have obtained a first-ever measured altitude profile of a dim extreme-ultraviolet terrestrial airglow emission that provides vital information needed to test and improve ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NRL launches TacSat-4 to augment communications needs

The Navy's Tactical Satellite-IV (TacSat-4) successfully launched Sept. 27 aboard an Orbital Sciences Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle from Alaska Aerospace Corporation's (AAC) Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Island, ...

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created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

NRL TacSat-4 spacecraft encapsulated

The Naval Research Laboratory's Tactical Satellite IV (TacSat-4) has been encapsulated inside the fairing (nose cone) of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle in preparation for a Sept. 27 launch from ...

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created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NRL set to launch experimental TacSat-4 spacecraft

The Naval Research Laboratory's Tactical Satellite IV (TacSat-4) is scheduled to launch from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation's Kodiak Launch Complex, Tuesday, September 27, 2011, aboard an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-IV+ ...

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created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Aerospace Corporation nanosatellite tests the latest generation of solar cells

Scientists at The Aerospace Corporation are analyzing data received from a 6.4 kg nanosatellite they developed to test a new generation of solar cells.

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0