... ISS-22 IMAGE . ... EXPEDITION ISS-22 . ... December 21, 2009. A manned spacecraft Soyuz LV take-off. ... A rollout of the Soyuz spacecraft from the assembly-test facility to the launch site. ... The basic integration of the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with the upper composite. ... The primary and backup crews final training phase in the processing facility and a meeting of the Technical management. ... Soyuz TMA-17 crews arrival to the Baikonur launch site. ... Training sessions under ISS-22 program. ...

... Astronomy Ireland's Christmas talk: Mon 14 Dec, TCD, Dublin . ... Cosmic Christmas to be launched on Friday 4 December at Blackrock Castle Observatory . The next meeting of the NIAAS takes place on Monday 7th December, starting at 8pm in Ballyclare High School lecture theatre. ... The IMOAS celebrate their 20th anniversary this year. ... Howard's topic for the night is SETI which stands for the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. ... International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

August 26, 2006, . ... The 2 nd Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad to be held in Vladivostok and Ussurijsk (Far East of Russian Federation). Preliminary dates for the 2 nd Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad are December 4-11 (a couple weeks later than the 11 th IAO in Bombay ). ... For the teams which ask for Russian visa - together with the personal data for visas (or before). E-mails for sending the applications . ... The Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad 2006 - last information . ...

... 10.12.1998 . ... Credit: STS-88 Mission , NASA Explanation: Batteries and solar panels were included with this version of the International Space Station (ISS) but some assembly is still required . On Saturday, December 5th, the STS-88 crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavor achieved the in orbit docking of the Zarya and Unity (foreground) ISS modules. ... Publications with keywords: international space station - astronaut . Publications with words: international space station - astronaut . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... This has been designed for 8-12 year olds, however the challenge is for anyone and everyone who is curious about space exploration and what it takes to be an astronaut. How can I take part? ... All you need to do is complete a partnership agreement available here or alternatively contact Martina Redpath €а (email Martina(at)armaghplanet.com ) for more information and a guide to the activities. ... Take part in Mission X 2014 | ...

... U.S. statements regarding today's United Nations 62nd General Assembly declaration of 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy . J. Craig Wheeler, president of the American Astronomical Society, said, "I am thrilled that we have received official United Nations designation for the International Year of Astronomy 2009. The American Astronomical Society has been a vigorous and leading supporter of this initiative. ...

... This is my nostalgic Web Site on the Nineteenth International Logic Programming Conference (Mumbai, India, December 9-13, 2003). ... The gallery: My first impressions of Mumbai. The gallery: New friends. ... Our research group started the work on the next logic programming language about 15 years ago. ... The gallery: Mumbai in the night. ... The gallery: The Mumbai town. ... I am grateful to the Association of Logic Programming ( ALP ) that supported my visit to ICLP'03 . ...

... The expansion is measured as a number called the Hubble Constant . ... Our value is about 20% lower than the one got with the Hubble Space Telescope in 1994," said Dr Jim Lovell, leader of the team that made the measurement. The Hubble Constant is named after American astronomer Edwin Hubble, who in the 1920s found that other galaxies were moving away from ours. ... The Hubble Constant links the galaxy's distance with its speed." ... A short run-down on the Hubble Constant: . ...

... Robert D. Cabana (COLONEL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, RET.) ... NASA EXPERIENCE: €аSelected by NASA in June 1985, Cabana completed initial astronaut training in July 1986, qualifying for assignment as a pilot on future space shuttle flight crews. €аHis initial assignment was as the Astronaut Office Space Shuttle Flight Software Coordinator until November 1986. €аAt that time, he was assigned as the Deputy Chief of Aircraft Operations for the Johnson Space Center , where he ... JULY 2014 ...

The Wind spacecraft. ... It was designed to observe the solar wind approaching Earth, from a position near the Lagrangian point L1, and it is part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Initiative . ... The original plan called for "Wind" to approach its final station over two years, undergoing two close encounters with the Moon to boost its speed. ... For additional details and updates, see the home page of the "Wind" mission. Exploration" home page (index) Glossary . ...

... December 20-24, 2004, . Space Research Institute (IKI),Moscow, Russia. ... The conference will commemorate his contribution to astronomy by concentrating on recent progress in cosmology and high energy astrophysics, the areas where his ideas laid basis for revolutionary advances. The conference will be held at the Space Research Institute (IKI) in Moscow, Russia, on December 20-24, 2004. ... Cosmology . ... High Energy Astrophysics Department at IKI , 2004. ...

... Observatory . ... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science and Technical Meetings > Conferences 2003 > AGN2003 . ... Science Users Information . Observing Facilities . ... Instrumentation Development . Future Facilities and Development . ... Observing with ESO Telescopes . ... ESO-MIDAS . ... Data Handling and Products . ... Science Data Products Forum . ... Science Archive Facility . ... ESO Data . ... ESO Data Access Policy . ... ESO Science Newsletter . ... Penn State Univ, USA) . ...

As announced by the IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams in Circular No. 9004 on 11 December 2008, Bulletin C36 of the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service announced that a positive leap second will be added on 1 January 2009. ... Bulletin C is mailed every six months, either to announce a time step in UTC or to confirm that there will be no time step at the next possible date. Daniel GAMBIS Head Earth Orientation Center of IERS Observatoire de Paris, France ...

... Home Links International Sidewalk Astronomy Night . ... Saturday night, April 12, 2008, is the 2nd International Sidewalk Astronomy Night.€а We call on all amateur astronomers to take their telescopes and binoculars out for the public to enjoy the wonders of the night sky.€а A first-quarter Moon will be visible, as will the planets Saturn and Mars.€а More information can be found at http://www.sidewalkastronomynight.com /, where you can register so people will know where to find you. ...

U.S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20392-5420 July 23, 1998 No. 64 TIME SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT SERIES 14 UTC TIME STEP 1. The International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) has announced the introduction of a time step to occur at the end of December, 1998. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) will be retarded by 1.0s so that the sequence of dates of the UTC markers will be: 1998 December 31 23h 59m 59s 1998 December 31 23h 59m 60s 1999 January 01 0h 0m 0s 3. ... Time Service Dept., ...

... 2005 . ... Сегодня: 10 апреля 2016 г. 7 июня 2005 года исполнилось 10 лет совместному российско-американскому предприятию ILS (International Launch Services), образованному с целью осуществления на мировом рынке маркетинга ракетоносителей тяжелого класса "Протон" (Россия) и "Атлас" (США). ... Исполнилось 10 лет российско-американскому СП International Launch Services . В 2006 году Украина осуществит шесть морских запусков спутников . ... Россия остается на Байконуре до 2050 года . ...

... Simulators . ... Functional Cargo Block (FGB) simulator; . ... Each partner participating in the ISS construction elaborates and develops simulators and trainers of its own segment on a home base; . Training of astronauts on the station segments' operation is carried out on the basis of countries - customers, investigators and researchers; . ... Info: Industry news On-line Data Company ATLAS news Events We in press Contact . Copyright 2000-2016 ATLAS Aerospace . ...

... It was designed to observe the solar wind approaching Earth, from a position near the Lagrangian point L1, and it is part of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics (ISTP) Initiative . ... The original plan called for "Wind" to approach its final station over two years, undergoing two close encounters with the Moon to boost its speed. ... If however the object is moving , the encounter is not symmetric, and in the end the spacecraft may have gained or lost speed, depending on its trajectory. ...

. The SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying a Dragon capsule lifts off the launch pad at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Wednesday, December 8, 2010, to begin what would be a successful test flight for its program designed to deliver cargo to the International Space Station. NASA/Alan Ault

THE RELATIVE MONTHLY MEAN SUNSPOT NUMBER ON DECEMBER 2013 HAS MADE Wdec.= 61.4, THAT GIVES FOR 42 MONTH (2012, JUNE) DEVELOPMENT CURRENT 24 CYCLES OF SOLAR ACTIVITY THE SMOOTHED MONTHLY MEAN SUNSPOT NUMBER W*june= 61.7 THE BEGINNING 24 CYCLES OF SOLAR ACTIVITY - I 2009 with W*=1.8 THE MOST PROBABLE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM OF THE CURRENT CYCLE- XI.2012 - III 2013 THE MOST PROBABLE HEIGHT OF THE MAXIMUM - Wmax = 66 - 75. ... NEXT WEEK THE LEVEL OF SUNSPOT ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HIGH AND AVERAGE. ...