Journals By Industry - Space & Aeronautics Agencies

Tokyo, Jan 25, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corp. announced today the beginning of system design of asteroid explorer for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) "Hayabusa 2 Project," a successor to...

Russia can repeat mission to Phobos in 2018 - scientist The Phobos-Grunt project should be continued in the future despite the failed launch of a space vehicle in November 2011, Director of the...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE: COL) today reported first quarter fiscal year 2012 income from continuing operations of $130 million compared to $150 million in the same period last year....

WASHINGTON -- This spring, the USA Science & Engineering Festival, the nation's largest celebration of science and engineering, will take festival-goers behind the scenes as NASA and industry partners forge a bold new...

Campus intelligent infrastructure upgrade from Ciena and Abacus Technology uses OTN technology to create a consolidated, easily-manageable network LINTHICUM, Md. -- Ciena([R]) Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced a new partnership...

Russia must gain superiority in priority defense areas - Rogozin Russia needs to abandon the idea of purchasing foreign arms and military hardware and to consider doing so only in exceptional cases, said...

WASHINGTON -- Schafer Corporation, a leading provider of scientific, engineering, and technical services and products applied to defeating critical security threats, has started work for the Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced last spring that it would turn over Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise to New York's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. And Intrepid Museum Foundation turned to...

HEADNOTE Contextual game design must put the player experience first. HEADNOTE Gamification Strives to Keep the User's Interest IMAGE ILLUSTRATION 1 IMAGE ILLUSTRATION 2 To some, gamification is the Next Great Hope for...

"Doing more without more," the mantra coming from the office of the secretary of defense--is a challenge for the Air Force as it tries to keep pace with growing demands for its satellite...

PROJECT: Ecocean Whale Shark Photo-Identification Library LOCATION: Ningaloo Marine Park, Australia DATABASE: Includes 4,200 whale sharks PARTNER: NASA Weighing over 20 tons, whale sharks rank as the largest fish in the sea. Scientists...

CLIFTON, N.J. -- ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has received an additional $3.2 million award to produce satellite-based sensors that help measure precipitation around the world. Exelis sensors will be used on the Global...

CLIFTON, N.J. -- As part of the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program's technology maturation phase, ITT Exelis [NYSE:XLS] and The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] have successfully completed wind tunnel testing of the team's proposed...

Aerocet Inc., a North Idaho manufacturer of composite floats for aircraft, is enjoying the busiest "slow'' season it's ever had. As of early this month, the company's workforce was 34 and expected to...

New generation of environmental satellite, GOES-15, to begin operating over Western United States and Pacific region ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The new generation of weather and environmental satellites, GOES-15, officially became operational as GOES-West...

A NASA DROID, scale model Hughes XF-11, high profile speakers and more than 120 exhibits are planned along with a "Swap Shop" for hobbyists during the three-day event, Jan. 6-8, 2012 ONTARIO, Calif....

Charles Easterling, CEO of Crescent Unmanned Systems, would have ended up in the desert if he didn't hop into a golf cart and drive around the 842-acre NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in eastern...

With what appears to be the imminent demise of Phobos-Grunt, Russian space agency Roscosmos has had a decidedly mixed year. In spite of many notable triumphs, including the first Soyuz launches from Kourou...

HEADNOTE Abstract: From ground tests to operations on orbit and on the Moon, many space applications could benefit from small, passive, wireless sensors. Eliminating wires in spacecraft could reduce launch costs through the...