Most of us carry fond memories of our first apartment, or of
living in the dorm at college. Regardless of its condition, the
sheer freedom that first "home away from home" represented more
than made up for any shortcomings in available room, or
amenities... though likewise, most of us also happily remember the
day we moved into better digs. Crews onboard the International
Space Station will soon experience some of those feelings, too.
Chandrayaan-1, the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO)
lunar orbiter, was captured into orbit around the Moon on November
8. One day later, the spacecraft performed a maneuver that lowered
the closest point of its orbit down to 200 km from the Moon.
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after
operating for more than five months. As anticipated, seasonal
decline in sunshine at the robot's arctic landing site is not
providing enough sunlight for the solar arrays to collect the power
necessary to charge batteries that operate the lander's
instruments.
Steps Necessary To Combat "Impact Of The Economic
Downturn"
Rockwell Collins announced Monday a cost reduction plan, the
latest aerospace company to announce such measures due to the
impact of the current economic downturn.
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