http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/ Technology News Items, please attribute quotes to their source. (Non-Satellite) en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:06:29 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/ http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/tech-head-news-items/161996-ares-first-launch-test-tomorrow.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:12:11 GMT if the weather is good. The first stage will be fully primed, stages 2 and 3 are just dummies for the test. 1-X is the proposed successor to the shuttle. _http://www.space-travel.com/reports/NASA_is_go_for_crucial_rocket_test_999.html if the weather is good.

The first stage will be fully primed, stages 2 and 3 are just dummies for the test.

1-X is the proposed successor to the shuttle.

_http://www.space-travel.com/reports/NASA_is_go_for_crucial_rocket_test_999.html ]]> Tech Head News Items Channel Hopper http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/tech-head-news-items/161996-ares-first-launch-test-tomorrow.html http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/tech-head-news-items/160842-tiny-nuclear-batteries-unveiled.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:31:10 GMT Tiny 'nuclear batteries' unveiled
Nuclear battery and a US dime
The team hopes to make nuclear batteries much smaller still

Researchers have demonstrated a penny-sized "nuclear battery" that produces energy from the decay of radioisotopes.

As radioactive substances decay, they release charged particles that when properly harvested can create an electrical current.

Nuclear batteries have been in use for military and aerospace applications, but are typically far larger.

The University of Missouri team says that the batteries hold a million times as much charge as standard batteries.

They have developed it in an attempt to scale down power sources for the tiny devices that fall under the category of micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (Mems and Nems).

The means to power such devices has been a subject of study as vigorous as the development of the devices themselves.

for full story click here ]]> Tech Head News Items Topper http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/tech-head-news-items/160842-tiny-nuclear-batteries-unveiled.html http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/tech-head-news-items/160669-lunar-impact-event-friday-october-9th.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:31:10 GMT Just found this news: _http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/05oct_lcrossvg.htm Unfortunately it will be daylight in Europe, so we will have to watch it on telly. Just found this news:

_http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/05oct_lcrossvg.htm

Unfortunately it will be daylight in Europe, so we will have to watch it on telly. ]]> Tech Head News Items Analoguesat http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellite/tech-head-news-items/160669-lunar-impact-event-friday-october-9th.html