SpaceX's Dragon COTS2/3 Launch passed it's flight readiness review (FRR) for a launch on Monday April 30th at 9:22 am *Pacific* time. (16:22 UTC)
*Geostationary Satellites from the Swiss Alps A timelapse of the stars captures sunlight glinting off the ring of GEO communication and weather satellites around Earth. https://vimeo.com/39536582 *Support for the thermal origin of the Pioneer anomaly The "Pioneer anomaly" is the anomalous acceleration seen in the radar data from the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft as they escaped the solar system. Though the data only leaves 8.74±1.33e-10 m/s2 of unexplained acceleration () it has been a subject of much debate. This paper posted to ArXiv the other day adds further support that anisometric thermal photons are to blame. In other words: no new physics has been discovered. http://arxiv.org/abs/1204.2507 *Supersonic Rocket Sled Fun video of a rocket sled test of an aerobreaking device http://www.universetoday.com/94417/take-a-ride-on-a-rocket-sled-to-test-supersonic-decelerators/ *Space Shuttle Discovery Flies to DC In a bittersweet moment Space Shuttle discovery is strapped to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) and flown to the Smithsonian air and space museum (NASM) in Washington DC. Video of activity on the mate-demate device: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdWUWZuOStc Spectacular photo of the stack flying by in Florida: http://www.flickr.com/photos/forthebirds/6942312836/ HD video of landing in DC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caKrNA1l1MI _______________________________________________ psas-team mailing list psas-team@lists.psas.pdx.edu http://lists.psas.pdx.edu/mailman/listinfo/psas-team This list's membership is automatically generated from the memberships of the psas-airframe, psas-avionics, and psas-general mail lists. Visit http://lists.psas.pdx.edu to individually subscribe/unsubscribe yourself from these lists.
