We may finally have a clue what the U.S. Air Force’s secret space plane, the X-37B, is up to on its record breaking mission in the heavens. Amatuer satellite trackers have noticed that the robo-shuttle’s orbital path is nearly identical to China’s brand new space station, Tiangong-1, which was launched in September. Remember, the X-37B […]
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In case you haven’t noticed, China just put its very own GPS network into service. Dubbed the Beidou system, it recently went active, providing positioning, navigation and timing services to Asian users. Its not nearly as advanced or robust as the United States’ GPS II system, yet. China is investing heavily in space tech and […]
Yup, NASA’s hiring astronauts. Just make sure you’ve got 1,000 hours in jet aircraft and can fit inside a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Check out this hilarious and cool job posting a friend just sent me.
Let’s celebrate the end of this hump day with a fun video of astronauts falling down on the moon. What? It’s defense-related — the Apollo astronauts were ex-fighter pilots. Enjoy! Click through the jump for the video:
In case you haven’t see it, numerous news reports emerged this week claiming China may have messed with two U.S. government satellites by hacking their control station in Norway. Apparently, hackers gained access to the Landsat-7 (shown above) and Terra AM-1 satellites — both used to monitor climate change and map the Earth’s terrain — […]
