Together with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), computer scientists from Saarland University have now developed a new system that listens in to these conversations and engages with the controllers. The scientists are presenting ...
Engineering
Mar 7, 2017
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Christmas gifts arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, courtesy of Japan.
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2016
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John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, but for a solid hour of that journey, NASA feared he was about to die in a blazing fireball.
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2016
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This week, the ExoMars mission control team at ESA's centre in Darmstadt, Germany, is training to prepare for next month's arrival at the Red Planet.
Space Exploration
Sep 2, 2016
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Seagulls are the bane of many city dwellers' lives. From snatching sandwiches, to tearing up rubbish bags, for many they are far worse than traditionally unpopular pigeons or rats. The issue of gulls in cities is an interesting ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2016
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Iceland's airport authority says the country briefly closed its airspace to flights because of a technical problem at its air traffic control center.
Other
Jul 27, 2016
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Solar Impulse 2 was on Monday approaching the end of its epic bid to become the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel to promote renewable energy.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 25, 2016
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Launch control software under development for NASA's deep-space exploration program is more than a year behind schedule and tens of millions of dollars above projected costs, according to an internal audit released Monday.
Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2016
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Last week, flight controllers at ESA's operations centre in Darmstadt, Germany, recommissioned and tested a 16-year-old webcam on one of Cluster's four satellites.
Space Exploration
Feb 26, 2016
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Two Americans aboard the International Space Station are gearing up for a spacewalk early next week to free a stalled rail car.
Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2015
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