Queensland University of Technology PhD student Wesam Al Sabban is a genius and has the medal to prove it!

Technology - Engineering

Dec 14, 2011 4.2 / 5 (5) 3

A privately-owned unmanned US space capsule neared the International Space Station early Sunday, preparing to dock to deliver food, scientific materials and other crucial equipment.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 02, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronauts aboard the International Space Station received a special software upgrade this week ? personal access to the Internet and the World Wide Web via the ultimate wireless connection.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jan 22, 2010 4 / 5 (4) 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight and selected an official launch date for the STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Apr 30, 2009 5 / 5 (3) 0

Two Russian cosmonauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Jan. 21 to complete installation of a new high-speed data transmission system, remove an old plasma pulse experiment, install a camera ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jan 24, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0

(AP) -- In the geeky world of space engineering, this large, high-ceilinged room is close to holy. Inside, people speak in hushed tones and observe time-honored traditions.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jul 19, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 3

Russia on Tuesday set its next manned space flight to the International Space Station for November and said it will not let the orbiter be abandoned despite a recent accident involving its workhorse Soyuz ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Sep 13, 2011 5 / 5 (3) 0

A small group of engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., have launched a new web-based tool for scientists and engineers to use when designing spacecraft trajectories to interplanetary destinations.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 05, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University electrical engineers have developed a wirelessly powered telemetry system that is light and powerful enough to allow scientists to study the intricate neurological activity ...

Technology - Engineering

Nov 16, 2011 4.3 / 5 (3) 1 |

China's space program on Friday called the recovery of an unmanned spacecraft that docked twice with an orbiting module a major step toward a future space station, and said it remained open to cooperation ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Nov 18, 2011 4.3 / 5 (3) 2

(AP) -- The nearly two-mile-long runway at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico will have to be extended to accommodate Virgin Galactic's sleek rocket-powered spacecraft, spaceport officials confirmed ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 30, 2012 4.3 / 5 (3) 1

A Russian and US space crew denied on Friday that new rules forbid them from sharing toilets and food in orbit, hailing their work as the "best partnership" in human history.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Apr 10, 2009 5 / 5 (2) 2

Last week, a Qantas Airbus 380 superjumbo jetliner made an emergency landing in Singapore following the mid-flight explosion of one of its engines that is manufactured by Rolls-Royce. All flights of Qantas’s ...

Technology - Engineering

Nov 15, 2010 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org) -- NASA engineers working on the new Space Launch System (SLS) can now begin developing the advanced, heavy-lift launch vehicle's flight software using newly delivered software test bed computers from Boeing. ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jun 01, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1

(Phys.org)—Completing this round of flight test objectives, the "Mighty Eagle," a NASA robotic prototype lander, flew to an altitude of 100 feet and descended gently to a controlled landing during a successful ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Sep 06, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0