International Space Station Drops Windows For Linux
Some computers on the International Space Station used to run Windows XP. Now they run Linux.
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Articles tagged "Space"
Fri, 10 May 2013
Mon, 11 March 2013
100-Year Starship Project: The Grandest Challenge At SXSW - Or Anywhere
Meet the 100-Year Starship project, which aims to propel humanity to the stars. It won't be easy, but getting there could help solve this…
Fri, 8 February 2013
SpaceX Team Tells Us To Learn C++, Says They'll Take Us To Mars In 5 Years
The software engineers who power Elon Musk's fleet of advanced commercial spacecraft swung by Reddit today.
Wed, 30 January 2013
Amid Boeing's 787 Scare, Competitor Elon Musk Takes To The Media
Is Musk really trying to help, or is it just a marketing ploy for SpaceX?
Wed, 17 October 2012
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How To Build And Launch Your Own Satellite [VIDEO]
Do you have a burning scientific question that can be answered only by putting a satellite into orbit? You're in luck. It’s now feasible…
Wed, 22 August 2012
Video: Watch Cosmonauts Toss A 20-Pound Satellite Overboard
Russian cosmonauts tossed a 20-pound spherical satellite overboard on Monday. Scientists will track the 21-inch target to test techniques…
Mon, 13 August 2012
Mars Rover: Big Tech, Little Camera
We can take it to Mars but when we get there, the pictures we take - suck.
Tue, 7 August 2012
NASA Expanding Into Apps, More Video Games
When Mars rover Curiosity touched down Sunday, August 5th, it was more than a technological triumph for the space agency; it was another…
9 Ways to Follow the Curiosity Mars Rover Online
Will wonders never cease? NASA’s Curiosity landing was a social-media bonanza. The space agency had hits on several major social…
Fri, 3 August 2012
SpaceX Wins $440 Million NASA Contract to Replace the Space Shuttle
Aerospace firm SpaceX announced Friday that it won a $440 million contract from NASA to modify its Dragon capsule for human space flight…
Thu, 2 August 2012
5 Snapshots We Took While Virtually Snooping Around Space Geek Paradise
Google gave Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center a 50th birthday present Thursday, putting 6,000 vivid, panoramic views of the legendary facility…
Wed, 18 July 2012
NASA to Test Inflatable Re-Entry Vehicle at Hypersonic Speeds
On the day with the best weather in Virginia between July 21 and July 24, NASA will test its Inflatable Re-Entry Vehicle…
Tue, 17 July 2012
SpaceX Dragon Passes Manned Spaceflight Tests
After a flawless unmanned test in May, the private space firm SpaceX is preparing its Dragon capsule for manned flight. On Thursday, it…
Mon, 9 July 2012
Hubble Captures a Dying Star - U Camelopardalis - Taking Its Last Breath
The star U Camelopardalis is about to die, and NASA’s Hubble telescope has captured a stunning image of one of its last gasps. It’s a…
Tue, 5 June 2012
Private Aerospace Flying High as Dream Chaser Takes Off
Dream Chaser, a reusable space plane designed to carry astronauts to and from a low orbit, passed its first flight test last week. This…
Read/Write Daily: How to Watch the Transit of Venus Across the Sun
Today's theme is staring at the sun. Every 120 years, in a pair of events eight years apart, Venus transits across the sun from Earth's…
Fri, 1 June 2012
Read/Write Daily: Are We Ready to Defend the Planet?
Today's theme is defending the planet. We earthlings are pretty proud of our armaments. But would we be able to defend ourselves against…
Thu, 31 May 2012
SpaceX Dragon Returns Safely to Earth
After completing every objective of its nine-day mission, the first private spacecraft ever to dock with the International Space Station…
Sat, 26 May 2012
ISS Astronauts Climb Aboard the SpaceX Dragon Capsule
On Saturday morning, the crew of the International Space Station opened the hatch of the SpaceX Dragon capsule and went inside. The Dragon…
Fri, 25 May 2012
SpaceX Dragon Berths with International Space Station
After a flawless launch on May 22, the SpaceX Dragon capsule has become the first commercial spacecraft to berth at the International…
Thu, 24 May 2012
Watch Live: SpaceX Docks at International Space Station (+ Profile of Founder Elon Musk)
Sometime over the next 12 hours, the SpaceX capsule Dragon will rendezvous with the International Space Station for the first time. It's…
Tue, 22 May 2012
SpaceX Launches the Era of Private Spaceflight
Last night, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It's carrying a reusable spacecraft called…
Fri, 18 May 2012
Read/Write Daily: Drones Over America?
Today's theme is the funny-looking future. Humans have been dreaming of the era of air and space flight for a long time. But now that…
Thu, 17 May 2012
Read/Write Daily: Stars & Galaxies Eating Each Other
Today's theme is star power. We Earthlings think we're pretty powerful. Sometimes it's healthy to look around the galaxy (or at other nearby…
