Sentences with phrase «as space programmes»

The programme also deserves separate funding on a par with other «big science» initiatives such as space programmes, he said.

Not exact matches

North Korea argues that the satellite is part of its space programme, categorising it as merely scientific.

India's space programme and its surging economy are cited as reasons to slash aid to the country.

«Just as it was possible with the space programme to marshall the necessary resources through a sheer act of will... the same thing is possible here,» Topping says.

I was with reader Steve Pickering 100 per cent until he proposed a crewed space programme as an alternative project...

In the late 1960s, at the height of the Cold War space race, the Apollo programme alone received as much as 0.8 per cent of the US's gross domestic product — equivalent to more than $ 60 billion today.

As countries develop their space programmes, a lunar trek is a natural first foray.

While he has offered few details on policies for biomedical research, Trump said last year that he has heard «terrible» things about the US National Institutes of Health; he has also derided NASA as a «logistics agency for low - Earth orbit activity ``, and said he would expand the role of the commercial space industry in the US space programme.

For instance, one section stipulates that the benefits derived from lunar natural resources, such as profits made by selling mined minerals, will be equitably shared by nation states who sign up, including countries that don't have their own space programmes.

Now, as the newest Star Trek film hits cinemas, the NASA / ESA Hubble space telescope is also exploring new frontiers, observing distant galaxies in the galaxy cluster Abell S1063 as part of the Frontier Fields programme.

Yes, it is bewildering that there will be no «next shuttle launch date» as there has been for most of the past 30 years, but let's admit it, the loss now felt is more a visceral reaction than a rational assessment of where the space programme of the US and the rest of the world actually stands — and where it's headed.

In 1985 four teenage girls from Ashford School in Kent won ITN's national competition to devise an experiment as part of the US space shuttle programme.

He added that since President Obama entered office, there has been a «disproportionate increase» in funding for Nasa's earth science programme, which has come at the expense of space exploration as well as planetary science, heliophysics and astrophysics.

As a possible fallback plan, Shannon said he had asked three NASA employees in the space shuttle programme to study a potentially cheaper alternative, called the Heavy Lift Vehicle.

The European Space Agency (ESA) w3 is Europe's gateway to space, organising programmes to find out more about Earth, its immediate space environment, our Solar System and the Universe, as well as to co-operate in the human exploration of space, to develop satellite - based technologies and services, and to promote European industSpace Agency (ESA) w3 is Europe's gateway to space, organising programmes to find out more about Earth, its immediate space environment, our Solar System and the Universe, as well as to co-operate in the human exploration of space, to develop satellite - based technologies and services, and to promote European industspace, organising programmes to find out more about Earth, its immediate space environment, our Solar System and the Universe, as well as to co-operate in the human exploration of space, to develop satellite - based technologies and services, and to promote European industspace environment, our Solar System and the Universe, as well as to co-operate in the human exploration of space, to develop satellite - based technologies and services, and to promote European industspace, to develop satellite - based technologies and services, and to promote European industries.

More information on the ESA Research Fellowship programme in Space Science, on the conditions and eligibility, as well as the application form can retrieved from http://cosmos.esa.int/fellowship

Picturing subjects as diverse as places of worship, jungles and research laboratories, Struth once compared the space shuttle programme to the construction of the medieval cathedrals.

The European Space Agency (ESA) w2 is Europe's gateway to space, organising programmes to find out more about Earth, its immediate space environment, our Solar System and the Universe, as well as to co-operate in the human exploration of space, develop satellite - based technologies and services, and to promote European industSpace Agency (ESA) w2 is Europe's gateway to space, organising programmes to find out more about Earth, its immediate space environment, our Solar System and the Universe, as well as to co-operate in the human exploration of space, develop satellite - based technologies and services, and to promote European industspace, organising programmes to find out more about Earth, its immediate space environment, our Solar System and the Universe, as well as to co-operate in the human exploration of space, develop satellite - based technologies and services, and to promote European industspace environment, our Solar System and the Universe, as well as to co-operate in the human exploration of space, develop satellite - based technologies and services, and to promote European industspace, develop satellite - based technologies and services, and to promote European industries.

The programme focuses on creating neighbourhoods, streets, public spaces and buildings that make it easy and appealing to be active, as part of everyday life.

The templates provide a space for students to do note - taking or information retrieval work as a part of their revision programme.

Available at no cost to schools, the Generation Beyond programme includes an online space curriculum for teachers and families, with digital resources such as lesson plans, educator guides and family activities.

Having converted the old «caretaker's house» to create more space for the children and their parents, the academy are now making use of their new kitchen space to run cookery classes as part of their nurture programme.

The flexible education programme was written and developed by author Lucy Hawking and publisher Curved House Kids, along with the UK Space Agency and a wonderful team of STEM experts and teachers who helped to make everything as inspiring and as informative as possible.

Called SmartSTAY, the programme offers access to generous year - round free extras such as room upgrades, wi - fi, late check - out or early check - in, breakfast, car parking, use of hotel meeting spaces, laundry services and local restaurant discounts.

In - room facilities include a high - definition flat - screen HD TV with access to local programmes as per DStv Compact, BASIC self - catering facilities, which include bar fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster and coffee plunger, crockery and cutlery, built - in cupboards, a wall - mounted work - station with space - saving fold - down counter and free Wi - Fi internet access.

I found myself ignoring the Jean Tinguely - influenced sculptural gathering Oracle (1962 — 65), which dominate the space, and poring instead over typewritten programmes, looking for moments of eccentric joy in works such as Elgin Tie (1964): Rauschenberg descending via rope from a skylight, pausing to munch a sandwich and ending up in a barrel, while a cow wandered past.

The Embedded residency programme was aimed at composers at an early stage in their career, providing a professional development opportunity, offering support and space to explore creative ideas and compositional practice, as well as gaining experience in producing and presenting new work.

For six months he benefited from a studio courtesy of SPACE and a programme of mentoring from SLG and SPACE staff, as well as invited curators and other experts, culminating in a solo exhibition, Inside, in the SLG's first floor galleries from March — May 2012.

Summerhall, a vast mazelike space that takes pride in packing in as many shows as possible into its year - round programme, has staged an almost comprehensive retrospective of Lawrence Weiner's editions projects — which range from penknives to bags to mugs.

Berlin's legendary Kraftwerk space will be the spectacular location for the largest ever showcase of contemporary arts from Qatar, presented by Qatar Museums (QM) as the finale of the Qatar Germany 2017 Year of Culture programme, running from 9 December 2017 — 3 January 2018.

Jupiter Artland, 1 August — 27 September 2015 As part of the extensive programme at Jupiter Artland this summer, New York - based artist Tara Donovan will be filling three unique gallery spaces with her monumental sculptural installations.

TNS hosts a varied programme in its dedicated Project Space as well as holding larger scale shows and events throughout the studios, notably being host venues to both the Edinburgh International Science Festival and Edinburgh Art Festival in 2015.

In 2015 they extended the gallery spaces in Bonnington House to allow for ambitious indoor installations such as Tara Donovan's Untitled: Plastic Cups, as well as launching an annual programme to support emerging artists, and expanding their learning programmes.

As part of the programme, this year's tribute to a groundbreaking arts space is dedicated to Galleria La Tartaruga in Rome and its experimental exhibition Il Teatro delle Mostre (1968).

Museion's programme thus continues with its exploration of the languages of contemporary sculpture, the invitation to Lidén bringing a new, disruptive opportunity to question its role as a museum and explore art's re-appropriation of architectural space.

From 1988 to 2005 a programme of restoration within the Museum was carried out under Peter Thornton and then Margaret Richardson with spaces such as the Drawing Rooms, Picture Room, Study and Dressing Room, Picture Room Recess and others being put back to their original colour schemes and in most cases having their original sequences of objects reinstated; Soane's three courtyards were also restored with his pasticcio (a column of architectural fragments) being reinstated in the Monument Court at the heart of the Museum.

Using the Project Space as base camp, Polly will be working offsite for the majority of her time leading up to a programme of screenings, live - events, workshops, walks and explorations.

Alongside the exhibition is planned an intervention by Hélène Jayet with photo portraits shooting sessions on the theme of Afro hair open to the public, as well as an exciting programme of public events organised by Amal Alhaag, independent curator and co-founder of The Side Room, a space for intersectional feminist, queer and anti-colonial discourses and art.

She's curated exhibitions internationally, including the performance and print programme for Chart Art Fair in 2015, The Dark Cube at the Palais de Tokyo, E-vapor-8 at Site Sheffield and 319 Scholes in New York, along with numerous other shows in European project spaces, showing a keen and experienced eye, which was demonstrated in Manifesta 11 by including a diverse group of artists such as Martine Syms, Coco Fusco, Aleksandra Domanović, Trisha Baga and Frances Stark.

This spring saw a spate of smaller, younger London commercial galleries closing their doors — from Ibid (established in 2004), to Limoncello (set up, after a year long programme as the project space Associates, in 2007), and Vilma Gold (est. 2000).

Based in a 20,000 square feet / metric space in central Jeddah, Athr represents Middle Eastern and international artists, and encompasses spaces for creative experimentation as well as a visual arts bookshop and a terrace for outdoor presentations.It provides a creative environment for artists and showcases an exhibition schedule of international and Saudi contemporary art supported by extensive public programmes aimed at encouraging engagement with local audiences.

Conceived as an «exploded» group show, Art Sheffield will present a carefully selected programme dedicated entirely to sound and moving image, exhibited across Sheffield's galleries, venues, industrial and urban spaces.

The programme aims to create a space to open up discussions around the middle ages in popular culture, and as a space to explore the «between» of what was and what comes next.

There was no financial support (not that I think there's much these days either)- however, back then you had to have a studio, you would not be taken seriously working from home or renting desk space and kit was very expensive (software was cripplingly expensive as you had to buy each programme individually at # 800 a pop), so you needed a fair bit of money (and luck!)

The residency programme will also provide guidance from gallery directors as well as an end - of - residency solo exhibition organised in the studio space upstairs.

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In celebration of the competition's 10 year history, successful entrants will have their work displayed in Turner Contemporary's main gallery space as part of the 2017 summer exhibition programme, featuring British sculptor Phyllida Barlow, who is representing Britain in the prestigious Venice Biennale, as well as one of her former students, Kenyan artist Michael Armitage, alongside JMW Turner.

Subverting and playing with how we read, write, collect knowledge and what we think of as a book, specialist East London independent bookshop, publisher, and project space X Marks the Bökship is setting up at Wysing Arts Centre for a special programme that is part exhibition, part events series and part functioning shop for artist's books and independent publishing.

As China seeks to follow their Jade Rabbit space rover project with fully manned missions to the moon and India's successful Chandrayaan programme as they further their ambitions for a mission to Mars in 2014, we seem to be entering a new geopolitical space racAs China seeks to follow their Jade Rabbit space rover project with fully manned missions to the moon and India's successful Chandrayaan programme as they further their ambitions for a mission to Mars in 2014, we seem to be entering a new geopolitical space racas they further their ambitions for a mission to Mars in 2014, we seem to be entering a new geopolitical space race.

But the space race was two nations pushing each other to greater achievements and the Soviet space programme doesn't get as much attention as its US counterpart.