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New Approaches for Open Source and Open Public Small Satellites

Posted on 15. Jan, 2013 by .

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Trends in open source and open public approaches for small satellite operations offer alternative possibilities for hardware and software development. As a recent article entitled ‘Open source smallsats in Russia’ from ScanEx RDC points out, the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences was looking for the “need to look for non-standard solutions in [...]

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ISS Symposium Berlin 2012: NASA Chief Scientist & ISS Program Director On Why ISS Matters

Posted on 04. May, 2012 by .

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This week brings together the main partners of the International Space Station(ISS), scientists, government agencies, education specialists, businesses and interested parties involved in the ISS program. It provides an opportunity to summarise and describe the ISS effort which was launched about 10 years ago, but has been 25 years in the making. U.S. Chief Scientist [...]

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ISS Symposium Berlin 2012: ISS As A Geospatial Platform

Posted on 03. May, 2012 by .

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From materials to biology to atomic clock research, the ISS is gearing up to provide opportunities. Already able to provide high resolution imagery and DTM, discussions in Berlin today have presented opportunities in areas such as mapping, atmospheric analysis, gelid development, datum modeling andimproved atom clocks for GPS and GNSS services.Mention  also included the timing [...]

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ISS Symposium 2012 Berlin: German Minister Rosler Explains Value Of Space

Posted on 02. May, 2012 by .

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At the International Space Station Symposium (ISS) in Berlin today, Federal Minister of Economics and Technology and Vice Chancellor of Germany Philipp Rösler addressed the audience. He said that the ISS is the largest technical project of it’s kind in the world. “The government aim for ISS is to support human life worldwide,” he said. Rösler [...]

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ISS Symposium 2012 Berlin: DLR Director Invites The World To Be Curious

Posted on 02. May, 2012 by .

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At the ISS Symposium 2012 in Berlin today, J. D. Worner, CEO of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) welcomed attendees to the event and quickly set the tone, stating that curiosity was a major goal of the efforts involving ISS. “We only know about 4% of the universe,” he said. Interestingly, I found myself reflecting back [...]

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ISS Symposium 2012 Berlin: Director General Dordain Opens

Posted on 02. May, 2012 by .

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In Berlin this week the International Space Station Symposium is being held. “The Symposium is expected to bring together representatives from the five ISS partner agencies, other space-faring nations, the international science community, space experts, astronauts, engineers and representatives from industry, academia and media,” reports the organizer. The last event of this kind was held [...]

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