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MINDSTORMS NXT Robots Used to Teach Space Exploration Concepts

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2008-03-03 08:00:00 by LEGO Mindstorms - Whats New in Robotic-Lab.COM
The International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg, France uses MINDSTORMS NXT Robots to assist with learning about space exploration concepts. Through a generous donation of MINDSTORMS NXT kits from The LEGO Company, students at ISU developed a robotic rover to pick up a number of small stones on a surface with obstacles. Students were...
 
Tags: space exploration concepts, space, space exploration, international space university, space commerce, isu students, isu, students, mindstorms nxt robots
 
 
 
 
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Honey Space

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2008-02-28 16:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
Randy Kennedy's article in the February 18, 2008 New York Times featured Honey Space (above and below), Chelsea's newest gallery It's a bit different from its high-dollar neighbors, in that the gallery pays no rent, has no sign, and most of the time has no one attending it My kind of place Here's the story. No Windows, No Heat, No Staff, No...
 
Tags: space, honey space, honey-space, ground-floor space, gallery space, gallery, gallery pays, no-profit gallery, scrappy artists spaces
 
 
 
 
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Figuring Out the Google White Space Proposal [Live Draft]

2008-03-25 14:49:43 by Joel Johnson in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
INTRO: Friday, Google filed a google ex parte white spaces proposal4.pdf">proposal [PDF] with the FCC to establish rules governing "white spaces," wireless spectrum available between traditional analog [?] television channels that may be used for wireless internet access. The company followed up the proposal with a conference call Monday. (...
 
Tags: white space, white space concept, white space networks, white space device, analog bands, analog, traditional analog, analog television channels, white space devices
 
 
 
 
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Figuring Out the Google White Space Proposal [Live Draft]

2008-03-25 14:49:43 by Joel Johnson in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
INTRO: Friday, Google filed a google ex parte white spaces proposal4.pdf">proposal [PDF] with the FCC to establish rules governing "white spaces," wireless spectrum available between traditional analog [?] television channels that may be used for wireless internet access. The company followed up the proposal with a conference call Monday. (...
 
Tags: white space, white space concept, white space networks, white space device, analog bands, analog, traditional analog, analog television channels, white space devices
 
 
 
 
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Google co-founder books space flight

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2008-06-12 12:27:20 by Darrin Olson in SlipperyBrick
According to the Space Adventures tourism company out of Virginia, Sergy Brin, cofounder of Google, has put a $5 million deposit down for a vacation in space aboard a Russian spacecraft. The total trip will cost $35 million dollars and the launch date is scheduled for sometime in 2011 Brin joins a small number of elite individuals who have both...
 
Tags: space, space traveler, space frontier, space adventure club, space aboard, international space station, space vacationers, space adventures, brin
 
 
 
 
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Wacom Intuos3 A4 -Worlds first pen tablet to be used in outer space

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2008-08-20 10:23:32 by dhiram in Fareastgizmos.com
Wacom today announces that the Intuos3 A4 pen tablet is the first to be used in outer space. Astronauts are using the pen tablet in a series of experiments analyzing the way they perceive distances and dimensions during their time in the International Space Station. Two Wacom Intuos3 A4 tablets are being utilized as part of the neuroscientific...
 
Tags: space, wacom intuos3, intuos3, space project aims, outer space, tablet, international space station, wacom, neuroscientific research project
 
 
 
 
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New Software Predicts Radiation Exposure in Space

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2008-02-14 08:00:23 by Michael in Medgadget
A new software modeling package, developed by the European Space Agency, promises to give the best estimate of radiation exposure experienced by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS): The new software package accurately simulates the physics of radiation particles passing through spacecraft walls and human bodies. Such...
 
Tags: space, radiation, radiation risk faced, radiation risk, space shuttle, space flight missions, space radiation, radiation exposure, radiation passes
 
 
 
 
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First space lawyer graduates

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2008-05-13 08:43:38 by HASH0x8b40104 in Newlaunches.com
If there are going to be space tourists then its natural that there will be angry customers. They may sue the future space hotels to simply know why space walks aren't encouraged while docking to space hotels? Future astronauts may need them to decide who is allotted how much time to use the internet or even control over the water quota. To face...
 
Tags: space, space tourists, space junk, space hotels, space tourist, international space, space walks, space law, future space hotels
 
 
 
 
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LEGO Factory Space Revives Most Loved Theme, Going Pew Pew Soon [Exclusive]

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2008-03-06 09:45:08 by Jesus Diaz in Gizmodo
We knew LEGO Space, one of the most loved LEGO lines in history , was going to be revived. Now we have nine official photos and full details of the new LEGO Factory Space. Created by two US LEGO masters, they will be launched on April 16 with two sets ready to battle, one with baddy Space Skull minifig and the other with Star Justice. We are...
 
Tags: lego, lego masters, lego factory space, lego space, loved lego lines, lego stores, star justice, cosmic peace keeper, space skull