Sentences with phrase «space launching point»

This would serve as a waystation or in - space launching point for crewed missions on the way to Mars.

Not exact matches

Mr O'Connell said pre-sales had exceeded forecasts and big retailers, which had been urging suppliers to invest more in product innovation, had embraced the launch — providing extra shelf space and promising to promote the new brand with gondola ends, point - of - sale promotional material such as fridge stickers and offering free samples during peak shopping periods.

SOUTH BRONX — Hunts Point Riverside Park is the latest outdoor city space to join the digital era, after city officials and AT&T launched free Wi - Fi at the park on Tuesday.

Missions launched by the European Space Agency and NASA also visited Lagrangian points.

So when NASA launched a gamma - ray telescope into space in 2008, astronomers figured the high - energy radiation it detected would point the way to easily identifiable supernova remnants, black holes, and other extroverted objects.

The point in launching a time capsule into space, instead of just burying it, was to capture people's imaginations.

Manber points out that some American companies — plus Russia and China, which launched a space station in September — will soon have their own astronauts.

The European Space Agency's Davide Nicolini says that the LISA Pathfinder, set to launch at the end of 2009, will travel to the Lagrange Point 1, the spot where Earth and the sun's gravitational fields balance each other out.

And he points out that very few multi-agency missions are smooth; for instance, the $ 700 - million Fermi Gamma - ray Space Telescope, with contributions from the DOE and NASA, went through a difficult birthing process for more than a decade before being launched last year.

«This new prototype is a launching point — a functioning space where humans can begin to interact naturally with computers,» said Hui Su, director of CISL.

It begins 1 hour and 39 minutes before liftoff and ends at «negative return» — the point at which the mission can no longer be aborted without going into space, some 4 minutes after launch.

A report appearing in the Orlando Sentinel stated that Boeing now appears to have taken point, with Starliner being readied for its first flights atop United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41 in Florida.

An artist's rendering of a deep space gateway that would orbit the moon and provide a launching point for human missions to Mars.

An Ariane 5 rocket provided by the European Space Agency is slated to launch the observatory to the second Lagrange point?

This European Space Agency (ESA) satellite for direct - pointing and lunar - occultation observation of X-ray sources beyond the solar system was launched into a highly eccentric orbit (apogee 200,000 km, perigee 500 km) almost perpendicular to that of the moon on May 26, 1983.

The International Space Station is launched in the 21st Century, marking a major turning point in international cooperation in space exploraSpace Station is launched in the 21st Century, marking a major turning point in international cooperation in space exploraspace exploration.

Two not - so - good points, as outlined during the Mazda2 national launch, are rear seat and boot space.

Sure it's cool that the Google TV remote offers so many features and functions, but for day - to - day life, I don't need to point something at my television that could launch a space shuttle.

Upon launch, Aurora Station goes into service immediately, bringing travelers into space quicker and at a lower price point than ever seen before, while still providing an unforgettable experience,» said Frank Bunger, chief executive officer and founder of Orion Span.

At a $ 500 price point, higher performance, and more current compatible titles BEFORE LAUNCH then PS3 and Xbox One have combined (even if you include announced titles), they are a legitimate contender in the console space.

Among this year's changes we can find the integration of the IMPULSE section, a platform for emerging galleries, into the main fair, as well as the launching of the POINTS section, curated by Toomer, which highlights the work of alternative spaces and non-profit organizations.

Click on the bookmarklet and launch the wedge, point it to the offending bit, and click the space bar: BLAMMO!

After the GOES - S satellite is launched into space, it will take 17 days to reach orbit, and at that point, it will be renamed GOES - 17.

Upon launch, Aurora Station goes into service immediately, bringing travelers into space quicker and at a lower price point than ever seen before, while still providing an unforgettable experience,» said Frank Bunger, chief executive officer and founder of Orion Span.

«I'm thrilled that our small satellite launch service has now progressed to the point it merits the formation of its own company, Virgin Orbit, and a new president in Dan with decades of deep experience and success in a broad variety of space programs.»