query: What was the name of the first U.S. satellite sent into space?

title: S-1 (satellite)

text: 4". "S-1" was the first geocentric orbit launch attempt for the rocket; its second attempt on August 14, 1959, carrying the "Beacon 2" inflatable sphere experiment to low Earth orbit, also failed. Eventually, both the Juno II and a re-launch of the "S-1" mission, designated "Explorer 7" or "S-1A", found success on October 13, 1959. The satellite, which ended its mission in August 1961, is still orbiting the Earth today. S-1 (satellite) S-1, also known as Explorer S-1 and Explorer 7X, was a geoscience satellite equipped with a suite of scientific instruments to study the environment around the Earth. The

title: S-45 (satellite)

text: S-45 (satellite) S-45 was an American satellite, which was lost in a launch failure in 1961. The satellite was intended to operate in a highly elliptical orbit, from which it was to have provided data on the shape of the ionosphere, and on the Earth's magnetic field. It was part of the Explorer programme, and would have been designated Explorer 10 had it reached orbit. A second identical satellite, S-45A, also failed to achieve orbit when it was launched. S-45 was launched aboard a Juno II rocket, serial number AM-19F. The launch took place from Launch Complex 26B at the

title: S-45 (satellite)

text: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 00:13:16 UTC on 25 February 1961. The rocket malfunctioned after the second stage separated, and contact with the payload was lost. The third and fourth stages subsequently failed to ignite, resulting in the satellite failing to achieve orbit. S-45 (satellite) S-45 was an American satellite, which was lost in a launch failure in 1961. The satellite was intended to operate in a highly elliptical orbit, from which it was to have provided data on the shape of the ionosphere, and on the Earth's magnetic field. It was part of the Explorer programme, and would

title: Discovery and exploration of the Solar System

text: launched from Earth. Through these unmanned missions, humans have been able to get close-up photographs of all the planets and, in the case of landers, perform tests of the soils and atmospheres of some. The first artificial object sent into space was the Soviet satellite "Sputnik 1", launched in 1957, which successfully orbited Earth until 4 January the following year. The American probe "Explorer 6", launched in 1959, was the first satellite to image Earth from space. The first successful probe to fly by another Solar System body was "Luna 1", which sped past the Moon in 1959. Originally meant

title: S-1 (satellite)

text: S-1 (satellite) S-1, also known as Explorer S-1 and Explorer 7X, was a geoscience satellite equipped with a suite of scientific instruments to study the environment around the Earth. The spacecraft and its Juno II launch vehicle were destroyed five seconds after launch on July 16, 1959, in a spectacular launch failure caused by complications with the rocket's power supply. A relaunch of the mission in October 1959, "Explorer 7" ("S-1A"), was successful. The "S-1" mission was planned to be the sixth flight of the Explorers program, designated "Explorer S-1", and "Explorer 7X" retrospectively. The objectives of the mission were

title: History of the Deep Space Network

text: History of the Deep Space Network The forerunner of the DSN was established in January 1958, when JPL, then under contract to the U.S. Army, deployed portable radio tracking stations in Nigeria, Singapore, and California to receive telemetry and plot the orbit of the Army-launched Explorer 1, the first successful U.S. satellite. NASA (and the DSN by extension) was officially established on October 1, 1958, to consolidate the separately developing space-exploration programs of the US Army, US Navy, and US Air Force into one civilian organization. On December 3, 1958, JPL was transferred from the US Army to NASA and

title: The Space Explorers

text: The Space Explorers The Space Explorers is an animated feature film which was later converted to a cartoon serial. First shown on television during the Space Race era of the late 1950s by publisher Bill Cayton and animator Fred Ladd. There was also a sequel series released in 1959 entitled the New Adventures of the Space Explorers. The first animated film series was first shown in 1958 on nationwide television shows such as Claude Kirchner's on WWOR-TV, "Captain Kangaroo", "Captain Video" (DuMont), Captain Satellite, Sheriff John, Officer Joe Bolton, "Romper Room" and many others. The cartoon, which featured Jimmy, Smitty,

title: First Man into Space

text: First Man into Space First Man into Space (working title: Satellite of Blood) is an independently made 1959 British black-and-white science fiction horror film from Amalgamated Films, directed by Robert Day and produced by John Croydon, Charles F. Vetter and Richard Gordon. The film was based on a story by Wyott Ordung. "First Man into Space" starred Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards and Robert Ayres, and was distributed by MGM. The plot was developed from a script that had been pitched to and rejected by AIP. U. S. Navy Commander Charles "Chuck" Prescott (Marshall Thompson) is not sure if

title: First Man into Space

text: space". He then collapses completely, breathing his last. The story idea for "First Man into Space" was conceived by Vetter, then the partner of producer Gordon. Several script elements for the film came from an original script written by Wyott Ordung titled "Satellite of Blood". Ordung showed the script to AIP, who ultimately rejected it. However, Alex Gordon of AIP sent the script over to his brother, who liked its plot ideas; several elements from Ordung's script were then combined with Vetter's story. As a result, Ordung later acknowledged "First Man into Space" as his personal favourite of the films

title: First Man into Space

text: interesting enough to keep the viewer's interest throughout, with some of the suspense scenes being quite effective. First Man into Space First Man into Space (working title: Satellite of Blood) is an independently made 1959 British black-and-white science fiction horror film from Amalgamated Films, directed by Robert Day and produced by John Croydon, Charles F. Vetter and Richard Gordon. The film was based on a story by Wyott Ordung. "First Man into Space" starred Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards and Robert Ayres, and was distributed by MGM. The plot was developed from a script that had been pitched to

title: What Satellite and Digital TV

text: What Satellite and Digital TV What Satellite and Digital TV was a satellite, terrestrial, cable and broadband television magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom by MyHobbyStore. Although the magazine was primarily targeted for the UK market, it was also sold in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The magazine was originally launched as What Satellite by WV Publications in May 1986, as an eight page monthly supplement with What Video magazine It became a monthly magazine in May 1989, following the launch of the first Astra satellite and Sky TV, and changed its name to What Satellite TV for

title: I Was a Satellite of the Sun

text: is responsible for deadly radiation. Animated scenes explain orbital dynamics, auroras, solar radiation, and other scientific topics. The first panel reads: "In episodes" "Uncredited" I Was a Satellite of the Sun I Was a Satellite of the Sun - () Soviet feature dramatic science-fiction film of 1959 with animation elements. The story is told as an autobiography of the astronaut character Andrew, and set in the future, where space flight is common. Scientist/Astronaut Petrovich pioneers the way to the Sun, but his spacecraft is never heard from again. Later, Andrew's laboratory investigates means of protection from deadly radiation. Andrew repeats

title: What U See Is What U Get

text: What U See Is What U Get "What U See Is What U Get" is the first single from Xzibit's second album, "40 Dayz & 40 Nightz". In its first week the song peaked at #50 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, being Xzibit's highest charting single. It peaked at #3 on Hot Rap Singles, his highest on that chart. A music video directed by Gregory Dark was filmed in Los Angeles. The deceptively simplistic premise of the video is Xzibit's trek to a nearby shop after being asked to pick up some milk. On his way, Xzibit greets several friends,

title: What U See Is What U Get

text: the music videos for Xzibit's songs "Paparazzi" and "The Foundation". The music video peaked at 1 during 6 weeks at BET's "Rap City". 12" Promo What U See Is What U Get "What U See Is What U Get" is the first single from Xzibit's second album, "40 Dayz & 40 Nightz". In its first week the song peaked at #50 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, being Xzibit's highest charting single. It peaked at #3 on Hot Rap Singles, his highest on that chart. A music video directed by Gregory Dark was filmed in Los Angeles. The deceptively simplistic premise

title: I Was a Satellite of the Sun

text: I Was a Satellite of the Sun I Was a Satellite of the Sun - () Soviet feature dramatic science-fiction film of 1959 with animation elements. The story is told as an autobiography of the astronaut character Andrew, and set in the future, where space flight is common. Scientist/Astronaut Petrovich pioneers the way to the Sun, but his spacecraft is never heard from again. Later, Andrew's laboratory investigates means of protection from deadly radiation. Andrew repeats Petrovich's journey, and risks his life to rescue an orbiting science laboratory, which holds the solution to the problem. Altered matter near the Sun

title: Mazaalai (satellite)

text: transmit songs and data at 437 MHz to Earth that have been uploaded to the satellite. "Mazaalai" was sent to the International Space Station on 3 June 2017 as part of the SpaceX CRS-11 mission. The satellite was carried in a Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket, launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. This was the 100th launch from Pad 39A and the first time SpaceX reused one of its Dragon capsules. The satellite was released into orbit from the Japanese Kibō module of the ISS on 7 July 2017. The satellite orbits the Earth at an

title: Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre

text: Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre The ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) ( ) is the leading centre of ISRO for design, development, fabrication and testing of all Indian made satellites. It was established in the year of 1972 as Indian Scientific Satellite Project (ISSP) in Peenya Industrial Estates of Bengaluru. ISAC has been renamed as U. R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) after the former ISRO Chairman and ISAC founding Director Dr. Udupi Ramachandra Rao with effect from 2nd April 2018. Situated in Vimanapura Post of Bangalore, Karnataka, the centre has recently produced and launched its 100th satellite including the INSAT

title: U S Navy Flag

text: a bit, wasn’t he? He’s a tough, hardy horse. A very exciting horse really." On his final appearance of the season U S Navy Flag was sent to California to contest the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar Racetrack on 4 November. Racing on dirt for the first time he led for most of the way before dropping back in the last quarter mile and finishing tenth of the twelve runners behind Good Magic. U S Navy Flag made his seasonal debut in the 7 furlong Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes on 14 April. He was sent off at odds

title: Mu Space

text: Mu Space Mu Space and Advanced Technology Co., Ltd., operating under the name mu Space Corp, is a company in Thailand that provides satellite-enabled broadband and mobile connectivity. It was founded by James Yenbamroong in 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the goal to research and develop space technology and applications for use in urban and rural areas. Initially focused on the implementation of a nationwide broadband project using satellite technology,Mu Space in 2018 started doing activities and research of technology related to space. In July 2018, the company sent micro-gravity experiments into space aboard the New Shepard rocket of Blue

title: Double Star (satellite)

text: to operate though financial support from ESA/STFC has been discontinued. TC-1 was launched into an equatorial elliptical orbit of 570 x 78 970 km with inclination 28.5° to the equator from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. This apogee of this mission was the deepest into space China had ever sent a spacecraft at that time. The TC-2 spacecraft was launched into a polar elliptical orbit of 700 x 39 000 km, inclination 90° to the equator from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Double Star (satellite) Double Star is a joint satellite based space mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)

title: What U Workin' With?

text: be unexpected, they agreed her role was enjoyable. Commercially, "What U Workin' With?" peaked at number eight on "Billboard"s Kid Digital Songs component chart, where it lasted for three non-consecutive weeks. The track listing for "Trolls" was released by Justin Timberlake through Instagram on August 22, 2016, where he unveiled the names of thirteen tracks for the album. Additionally, "What U Workin' With?" was first revealed, although Gwen Stefani's role on the track had remained a secret. In addition, he claimed that the record was "almost ready" and that preorders would be announced in the near future. The release of

title: Satellite radio

text: Satellite radio Satellite radio is defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'S ITU Radio Regulations (RR) as a "broadcasting-satellite service". The satellite's signals are broadcast nationwide, across a much wider geographical area than terrestrial radio stations, and the service is primarily intended for the occupants of motor vehicles. It is available by subscription, mostly commercial free, and offers subscribers more stations and a wider variety of programming options than terrestrial radio. Satellite radio technology was inducted into the Space Foundation Space Technology Hall of Fame in 2002. Satellite radio uses the 2.3 GHz S band in North America for nationwide

title: Watch What U Wish...

text: & La Chat was released May 18, 2015. Watch What U Wish... Watch What U Wish... is the second studio album by American rap group Da Mafia 6iX, released on March 6, 2015 digitally and March 10, 2015 physically. The album features guest appearances from former No Limit Records artist Fiend, Insane Clown Posse, Lil Wyte, La Chat, Locodunit, Lil Infamous, Billy Wes, Wacy Loco, Mariah Jane, and others. The album charted at No. 25 in "Billboard"'s Top 25 Heatseekers chart for 4 April 2015. This was the first official studio album release from Da Mafia 6iX as a collective

title: First Man into Space

text: was a faux micro-meteor encrusted spacesuit, which had small holes cut in its opaque head and face mask so the actor could see. Wearing the spacesuit proved difficult, and the suit's tendency to heat up inside meant that it could not be worn for extended periods. Breathing also became difficult for Edwards because of the costume's poor air circulation. "First Man into Space" was directly influenced by "The Quatermass Xperiment" (1955). "First Man into Space" was released by MGM in February 1959 in the UK and US. It was a commercial success at the box office. According to MGM records,

title: Watch What U Wish...

text: Watch What U Wish... Watch What U Wish... is the second studio album by American rap group Da Mafia 6iX, released on March 6, 2015 digitally and March 10, 2015 physically. The album features guest appearances from former No Limit Records artist Fiend, Insane Clown Posse, Lil Wyte, La Chat, Locodunit, Lil Infamous, Billy Wes, Wacy Loco, Mariah Jane, and others. The album charted at No. 25 in "Billboard"'s Top 25 Heatseekers chart for 4 April 2015. This was the first official studio album release from Da Mafia 6iX as a collective following their mixtapes 6iX Commandments and Hear Sum

title: What U Need?

text: What U Need? "what U need?" is a single recorded by Chinese singer Lay for his debut extended play "Lose Control" . It was pre-released on October 7, 2016 by S.M. Entertainment as a birthday gift for Lay's fans. Produced by Devine Channel and Lay, "what U need?" is described as a "Pop-R&B" song with lyrics about being overwhelmed by a loved one. "what U need?" music video was released on October 7, 2016. It features Lay with backup dancers dancing the song's choreography. Lay performed "what U need?" for the first time on October 9 at the 2016 Asia

title: First Man into Space

text: he had made. Gordon successfully pitched the film idea to MGM. Gordon and Vetter then signed on as producers for the project because of the financial success of their two previous films, "Fiend Without a Face" (1958) and "The Haunted Strangler" (1958). Because of MGM's financial involvement, the ₤100,000 budget set for "First Man into Space" was slightly higher than for the producers' two previous films. Location filming for "First Man into Space" took place in the United States near a Brooklyn, New York air base but also in New Mexico. Most of the studio work was shot in a

title: First Man into Space

text: the film earned $310,000 in the United States and Canada and $325,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $95,000. Image Entertainment released "First Man into Space" on DVD on 17 June 1998. The Criterion Collection later re-released the film on DVD in 2007 as a part of its "Monsters and Madmen" box set, which included audio commentary on the making of the film with executive producer Gordon. "First Man into Space" received mixed reviews upon its release. Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film 2 out of 4 stars, stating that the film was better than its description

title: What U Workin' With?

text: Virgin Radio saw the release as unexpected but praised the dancing qualities of the track. "What U Workin' With?" debuted on "Billboard"s Kid Digital Songs component chart on October 15, 2016 at number eight; it entered simultaneously with the duo's other collaboration, "Hair Up", which debuted at number 14. It dropped off the following week, but re-entered during the week of November 26, 2016, where it was ranked at number ten. It spent a total of three weeks on the Kid Digital Songs chart, leaving at number fifteen on December 3, 2016. What U Workin' With? "What U Workin' With?"

title: What Satellite and Digital TV

text: the October 1992 issue. WV Publications was purchased by Highbury House Communications plc in 1998, which published the title until Summer 2005 when Future Publishing acquired What Satellite TV along with the majority of the Highbury House specialist consumer titles for £30.5 million. What Satellite TV focused exclusively on satellite television, including the Astra and Eutelsat satellites and the Sky Digital platform until June 2002 when it also started to cover digital terrestrial television, including ITV Digital, Freeview and Top Up TV and renamed itself to its current name. It thereafter covered all aspects of digital TV, including broadband and

title: Space program of the Philippines

text: then-President Ferdinand Marcos. It was also during the latter part of this period that a Filipino private firm acquired the country's first satellite, Agila-1 which was launched as an Indonesian satellite. In the 1990s, Mabuhay had Agila 2 launched to space from China. In the 2010s, the Philippine government partnered with the Tohoku and Hokkaido Universities of Japan to launch the first satellite designed by Filipinos, Diwata-1. Diwata-1 is a microsatellite. A centralized space agency has been proposed in the legislature to address funding and management issue faced by the country's space program. The Philippines space program has two primary

title: Commercial use of space

text: of the law: Commercial use of space Commercial use of space is the provision of goods or services of commercial value by using equipment sent into Earth orbit or outer space. Examples of the commercial use of space include satellite navigation, satellite television and commercial satellite imagery. Operators of such services typically contract the manufacturing of satellites and their launch to private or public companies, which form an integral part of the space economy. Some commercial ventures have long-terms plans to exploit natural resources originating outside Earth, for example asteroid mining. Space tourism, currently an exceptional activity, could also be

title: Commercial use of space

text: Commercial use of space Commercial use of space is the provision of goods or services of commercial value by using equipment sent into Earth orbit or outer space. Examples of the commercial use of space include satellite navigation, satellite television and commercial satellite imagery. Operators of such services typically contract the manufacturing of satellites and their launch to private or public companies, which form an integral part of the space economy. Some commercial ventures have long-terms plans to exploit natural resources originating outside Earth, for example asteroid mining. Space tourism, currently an exceptional activity, could also be an area of

title: Space Race

text: ray and radiation levels, the temperature in the spacecraft, and the frequency of collisions with micrometeorites. The satellite had no memory for data storage, therefore it had to transmit continuously. In March 1958 a second satellite was sent into orbit with augmented cosmic ray instruments. On April 2, 1958, President Eisenhower reacted to the Soviet space lead in launching the first satellite by recommending to the US Congress that a civilian agency be established to direct nonmilitary space activities. Congress, led by Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, responded by passing the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which Eisenhower signed

title: Satellite radio

text: stations and thus feature a high frequency of interruption. Satellite radio Satellite radio is defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'S ITU Radio Regulations (RR) as a "broadcasting-satellite service". The satellite's signals are broadcast nationwide, across a much wider geographical area than terrestrial radio stations, and the service is primarily intended for the occupants of motor vehicles. It is available by subscription, mostly commercial free, and offers subscribers more stations and a wider variety of programming options than terrestrial radio. Satellite radio technology was inducted into the Space Foundation Space Technology Hall of Fame in 2002. Satellite radio uses the

title: GOES-U

text: GOES-U GOES-U is the fourth and last of the next generation of weather satellites to be operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), giving sequence to the GOES system. The next satellites of the series (GOES-16, GOES-17, T, and U) will extend the availability of the GOES satellite system until 2036. The satellite will be built by Lockheed Martin, it will be based on the A2100 platform and will an expected useful life of 15 years (10 operational after five years in orbit replacement). The satellite is expected to be launched into space sometime in 2024 from Cape

title: Space Shuttle Columbia disaster

text: to the crew. A Department of Defense school in Guam was renamed Commander William C. McCool Elementary School. The City of Palmdale, California, the birthplace of the entire shuttle fleet, changed the name of the thoroughfare Avenue M to Columbia Way. In Avondale, Arizona, the Avondale Elementary School where Michael Anderson's sister worked had sent a T-shirt with him into space. It was supposed to have an assembly when he returned from space. The school was later renamed Michael Anderson Elementary. The first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 2 September 2002, named Metsat-1,

title: First Man into Space

text: mansion near Hampstead Heath near London, because of the location's similarity to New York's Central Park; some exterior shots were done in Hampstead itself, while additional filming was done at other British locations. The aircraft seen in "First Man into Space" included stock footage of the takeoff and launch of the Bell X-1A from a Boeing B-29 Superfortress mother ship. A Redstone rocket launch was also featured. Edwards, who played pilot Dan Prescott and the space monster, needed his dialogue synched in post-production because of the actor's difficulty with maintaining an American accent during shooting. The costume that Edwards wore

title: Feel What U Feel

text: Feel What U Feel Feel What U Feel is a children's album by American musician Lisa Loeb. The album was released on October 7, 2016, and the album's first single was "Feel What U Feel." The album won Best Children's Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. The album was announced on September 8, 2016 with the release of the lead single "Feel What U Feel," featuring Craig Robinson. The album was then released by Furious Rose Productions on October 7, 2016 as an Amazon Music exclusive. Lisa Loeb Embarked a small tour to promote the Children's album in the

title: Feel What U Feel

text: on March 13, 2017. Feel What U Feel Feel What U Feel is a children's album by American musician Lisa Loeb. The album was released on October 7, 2016, and the album's first single was "Feel What U Feel." The album won Best Children's Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. The album was announced on September 8, 2016 with the release of the lead single "Feel What U Feel," featuring Craig Robinson. The album was then released by Furious Rose Productions on October 7, 2016 as an Amazon Music exclusive. Lisa Loeb Embarked a small tour to promote the

title: Space program of the Philippines

text: when US President Lyndon Johnson discussed with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in 1966 about the possibility of establishing a joint US–Philippine space program to monitor storms in Asia. If such plans have pushed through it would have been the first time Asians get involved in space activities. In the mid-1960s, the Philippine Communications Satellite (Philcomsat) was established when the Marcos government built an Earth satellite receiving station. Philcomsat was a founding member of Intelsat, an international satellite consortium. It also had an exclusive franchise for satellite communication in Southeast Asia, as well as in Korea and Japan. It was also

title: Lockheed U-2

text: Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) satellite instruments. Bissell suggested bringing the British into the program to increase the number of overflights. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan agreed with the plan, and four Royal Air Force (RAF) officers were sent to Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas for training in May 1958. On 8 July, the senior British pilot, Squadron Leader Christopher H. Walker, was killed when his U-2 malfunctioned and crashed near Wayside, Texas. This was the first death involving the U-2 and the circumstances were not disclosed for over 50 years. Another pilot was quickly selected and sent

title: Irazú (satellite)

text: space concerning the level of tree growth in the country. The data will be used to determine the approximate carbon fixation rate of Costa Rican forests. Irazú (satellite) Irazú is the first Costa Rican satellite to be launched into space. The nano satellite was launched into space on 2 April 2018, onboard a Falcon 9 rocket headed for the International Space Station. It is expected to orbit the earth for six months with the function of monitoring carbon, humidity, and temperature levels in Costa Rican forests. Funds for the launch of satellite was provided, in a significant part, through a

title: Space program of the Philippines

text: management program. A receiving station will also be built in the country. The efforts were part of a bigger project, together with seven other Asian countries aside from Japan and the Philippines, to create a network of about 50 microsatellites. The first satellite under this program Diwata-1, the first satellite designed and assembled by Filipinos, with cooperation from the Hokkaido University and Tohoku University. One of the major goals of the PHL-Microsat program is to boost the progress on the creation of the Philippine Space Agency. The satellite was deployed from the International Space Station on April 27, 2016. The

title: Irazú (satellite)

text: Irazú (satellite) Irazú is the first Costa Rican satellite to be launched into space. The nano satellite was launched into space on 2 April 2018, onboard a Falcon 9 rocket headed for the International Space Station. It is expected to orbit the earth for six months with the function of monitoring carbon, humidity, and temperature levels in Costa Rican forests. Funds for the launch of satellite was provided, in a significant part, through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. The design, development, and financing of the Irazú satellite involved the Central American Association for Aeronautics (ACAE), based in Costa Rica, and engineers

title: BeiDou Navigation Satellite System

text: satellite was launched successfully into orbit. The fifth orbiter was launched into space from Xichang Satellite Launch Center by an LM-3I carrier rocket on 1 August 2010. Three months later, on 1 November 2010, the sixth satellite was sent into orbit by LM-3C. Another satellite, the Beidou-2/Compass IGSO-5 (fifth inclined geosynchronous orbit) satellite, was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center by a Long March-3A on 1 December 2011 (UTC). In September 2003, China intended to join the European Galileo positioning system project and was to invest €230 million (USD296 million, GBP160 million) in Galileo over the next few years.

title: First Man into Space

text: gave the film a mixed review. He criticized the film's first half as being "a draggy bore" as well as the cliched main characters, but commended Edward's and Delgado's performances and the film's strong second half. Jamie S. Rich from "Criterion Confessions.com" gave the film a positive review, calling it "harmless fun" and complimenting the special effects simulating outer space. "TV Guide" awarded the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, describing it as "a scary and well done sci-fi exploitation film". Allmovie gave the film a mixed review, calling the performances "uneven", but also noted that certain plot points were

title: U-Foes

text: Milgrom designed the costumes of the U-Foes while editor-in-chief Jim Shooter helped with the names of the U-Foes As noted on the first page of that issue, the group's name was inspired by the 1979 Graham Parker song "Waiting for the UFOs". Simon Utrecht, a former politician and multi-millionaire, funds an operation to gain superpowers the same way the Fantastic Four had, by flying into space and being exposed to cosmic rays. He chooses three other members to join him: Ann Darnell, Jimmy Darnell, and Mike Steel. What the group did not know was that they would be exposed to

title: What Satellite and Digital TV

text: plus a free Hi-Fi Choice (sister publication) was issued and subscriptions no longer being accepted. The November issue was the last and the website redirects to Home Cinema Choice. The magazine featured news, a letters page, reviews on satellite and terrestrial television set-top boxes, satellite dishes and gadgets, in depth features on satellite and terrestrial television technology as well as satellite television channel line-up's by satellite and TV listings, plus Certificate X, an article on censorship in the media, specifically, but not exclusively dealing with the adult satellite television industry. What Satellite and Digital TV What Satellite and Digital TV

title: Classifying space for U(n)

text: the circle S and the universal bundle is S → CP. It is well known that the cohomology of CP is isomorphic to formula_17, where "c" is the Euler class of the U(1)-bundle S → CP, and that the injections CP → CP, for "k" ∈ N*, are compatible with these presentations of the cohomology of the projective spaces. This proves the Proposition for "n" = 1. There are homotopy fiber sequences formula_18 Concretely, a point of the total space formula_19 is given by a point of the base space formula_20 classifying a complex vector space formula_21, together with a

title: Canadian Space Agency

text: or the Topside Sounder Project. This work would soon lead to the development of Canada's first satellite known as Alouette 1. With the launch of Alouette 1 in September 1962 Canada became the third country to put an artificial satellite into space. At the time, Canada only possessed upper atmospheric launch capabilities (sounding rockets), therefore, Alouette 1 was sent aloft by the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California. The technical excellence of the satellite, which lasted for ten years instead of the expected one, prompted the further study of the ionosphere

title: U Lazy S Ranch

text: U Lazy S Ranch The U Lazy S Ranch, formerly known as the Square and Compass Ranch, is a historic ranch in Garza County, Texas, USA. The ranch was established as the Square and Compass Ranch in 1884. By 1901, when it was acquired by John Bunyan Slaughter, the ranch spanned 99,188 acres. Slaughter also purchased 5,000 cattle and brought 6,000 head of cattle he already owned. Additionally, he changed the name to his cattle brand, 'U Lazy S', which he had registered during the American Civil War. He built a ranchhouse in 1902 and acquired more acres, owning up

title: Space policy

text: not successfully launch its first satellite until 24 April 1970. Mao and Zhou Enlai decided on 14 July 1967 that the PRC should not be left behind, and started China's own human spaceflight program. The first success came on 15 October 2003 when China sent its first astronaut into space for 21 hours aboard Shenzhou 5. The Ministry of Aerospace Industry was responsible for the Chinese space program prior to July 1999, when it was split into the China National Space Administration responsible for setting policy, and the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, responsible for implementation. The China

title: Surrey Satellite Technology

text: Agile, SSTL-300i 1.0 Agile, SSTL-300i UHR, SSTL-300L and SSTL-300r. VAMP Low cost transfer variant geostationary satellite platform. Surrey Satellite Technology Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, or SSTL, is a spin-off company of the University of Surrey, now majority-owned by Airbus Defence and Space, that builds and operates small satellites. Its satellites began as amateur radio satellites known by the UoSAT (University of Surrey SATELLITE) name or by an OSCAR (Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio) designation. SSTL cooperates with the University's Surrey Space Centre, which does research into satellite and space topics. The University sold a 10% share of SSTL to SpaceX

title: Space program of the Philippines

text: Philippine payloads such as micro- and nano-satellites as well as the establishment of a receiving station for the Global Navigation Satellite System" (GLONASS), Russia's alternative to American Global Positioning System (GPS) On October 29, 2018, the second satellie under the PHL-Microsat program, the Diwata-2, was launched directly into orbit from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The Department of Science and Technology–Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) launched the first Philippine Space Science Education Program (PESSAP) in 2004, to promote science and technology, particularly space science, as a field of study to the Filipino youth. Student-researchers and science faculty from St. Cecilia's

title: Amateur radio satellite

text: countries, in chronological order by date of launch, include: The SuitSat, an obsolete Russian space suit with a transmitter aboard, is officially known as OSCAR 54. In a twist of fate, "Oscar" was the name given to an obsolete space suit by its young owner in the book "Have Space Suit—Will Travel," by Robert A. Heinlein. This book was originally published a year after the launch of the first artificial satellite (Sputnik). Amateur radio satellite An amateur radio satellite is an artificial satellite built and used by amateur radio operators for use in the Amateur-satellite service. These satellites use amateur

title: Surrey Satellite Technology

text: Surrey Satellite Technology Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, or SSTL, is a spin-off company of the University of Surrey, now majority-owned by Airbus Defence and Space, that builds and operates small satellites. Its satellites began as amateur radio satellites known by the UoSAT (University of Surrey SATELLITE) name or by an OSCAR (Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio) designation. SSTL cooperates with the University's Surrey Space Centre, which does research into satellite and space topics. The University sold a 10% share of SSTL to SpaceX in January 2005. It then agreed to sell its majority share (roughly 80% of the capital) to

title: U. S. R. Murty

text: of the Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series B. U. S. R. Murty Uppaluri Siva Ramachandra Murty, or U. S. R. Murty (as he prefers to write his name), is a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo. U. S. R. Murty received his Ph.D. in 1967 from the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, with a thesis on extremal graph theory; his advisor was C. R. Rao. Murty is well known for his work in matroid theory and graph theory, and mainly for being a co-author with J. A. Bondy of a textbook on graph theory. Murty

title: Luch (satellite)

text: Luch (satellite) The Luch (; lit. "Ray") Satellite Data Relay Network (SDRN), also referred to as Altair and Gelios, is a series of geosynchronous Russian relay satellites, used to transmit live TV images, communications and other telemetry from the Soviet/Russian space station "Mir", the Russian Orbital Segment (ROS) of the International Space Station and other orbital spacecraft to the Earth, in a manner similar to that of the US Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. The first generation of satellites was created by NPO-PM using the satellite platform KAUR-4 (its first use) and had the code name "Altair" (index GUKOS

title: What U Need?

text: ranked #1 on Alibaba Year-End Top 40 Music Chart for 2016. It ranked #45 on Xiami's Top 100 Most Popular Singles of 2016 in China. What U Need? "what U need?" is a single recorded by Chinese singer Lay for his debut extended play "Lose Control" . It was pre-released on October 7, 2016 by S.M. Entertainment as a birthday gift for Lay's fans. Produced by Devine Channel and Lay, "what U need?" is described as a "Pop-R&B" song with lyrics about being overwhelmed by a loved one. "what U need?" music video was released on October 7, 2016. It

title: Mazaalai (satellite)

text: Mazaalai (satellite) Mazaalai (; ), is a CubeSat that was launched into space on 3 June 2017 as part of the SpaceX CRS-11 mission. Released into space from the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer on the Kibō module of the International Space Station on 7 July 2017, "Mazaalai" is the first Mongolian satellite in space. It has imaging capabilities and can transmit songs back to Earth, but its primary mission will involve performing experiments including GPS location, air density measurement, and investigation of cosmic radiation. "Mazaalai" is part of the Birds-1 constellation of satellites, built through the Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite

title: Satellite in the Sky

text: a reckless and unnecessary use of space flight, and has hidden aboard to disrupt the mission. The Tritonium Bomb is to be released into space, but when its propulsion unit fails and the bomb has attached itself to the hull of the spaceship, everyone's life is threatened. The crew and their unwanted guest race against time to defuse or destroy the bomb. "Satellite in the Sky" was the first British science fiction film to be shot in Cinemascope and WarnerColor. Footage of the Avro Vulcan and the Folland Midge, the prototype for the later Folland Gnat aircraft series, was featured

title: S-1 (satellite)

text: to measure the Earth's radiation balance, and the abundance of Lyman-alpha x-rays and cosmic rays, including heavy primary cosmic rays. The spacecraft was also designed as a test bed for satellite capabilities, being equipped with instruments to measure the spacecraft's temperature, micrometeorite impacts, and the erosion of solar cells exposed to the vacuum of space. The spin-stabilized spacecraft was in size, and had a launch mass of . The spacecraft's power was drawn from a bank of fifteen nickel–cadmium batteries recharged by 3,000 solar cells mounted on the exterior of the spacecraft. The "S-1" spacecraft was mounted atop a Juno

title: U. S. R. Murty

text: U. S. R. Murty Uppaluri Siva Ramachandra Murty, or U. S. R. Murty (as he prefers to write his name), is a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo. U. S. R. Murty received his Ph.D. in 1967 from the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, with a thesis on extremal graph theory; his advisor was C. R. Rao. Murty is well known for his work in matroid theory and graph theory, and mainly for being a co-author with J. A. Bondy of a textbook on graph theory. Murty has served as a managing editor and co-editor-in-chief

title: History of the Goddard Space Flight Center

text: data engineers were given responsibility for designing and managing the Mercury Space Flight Network (MSFN), the first consolidated communication network to support manned space flight. Later, GSFC was responsible for the design, management, and operation of the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN), Spacecraft Tracking and Data Acquisition Network (STADAN), and finally the Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network (STDN). In April 1962, NASA launched Ariel 1 - a joint effort between Goddard and the United Kingdom and the first international satellite. Researchers in the U.K. developed the instruments for the satellite, and Goddard managed development of the satellite and the overall

title: U-S-A!

text: Union. However, the chant was popularized in the context of ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics. During the U.S.' 7–3 win over Czechoslovakia in the second game, the crowd began chanting "U-S-A! U-S-A!" in support of the U.S. hockey team as the U.S. scored a decisive win over one of the best teams in the world. The chant became a fixture of the team's remaining games and gained national attention after the U.S. defeated the Soviet Union in what became known as the "Miracle on Ice", later moving on to beat Finland for the gold medal. In professional wrestling,

title: History of the Berlin U-Bahn

text: on 30 April 1976 and the U7 was further extended in six sections until it reached Rathaus Spandau on 1 October 1984. When the BVG took over the running of S-Bahn and U-Bahn services in 1984, it incorporated the S-Bahn into the numbering system and thus, using the West German transport system designations of giving new line numbers prefixed by "S" to the S-Bahn and adding the prefix "U" to the existing U-Bahn lines. Thus "line 1" became "U1" etc. The U8 was extended north from Gesundbrunnen, through the newly built Osloer Straße, to Paracelsus-Bad, which opened on 27 April

title: Space tether missions

text: a promising alternative to end-body electron collectors for certain electrodynamic tether applications. The bare tether concept was to be tested first during NASA’s Propulsive Small Expendable Deployer System (ProSEDS) mission. While the mission was canceled after NASA's space shuttle Columbia accident, the concept could potentially be undertaken in the future. A follow-on to the earlier STARS and STARS-II satellites, STARS-C (Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite-Cube) is to be launched from the International Space Station. The satellite was designed by a team from Shizuoka University. The satellite weighs 2.66 kilograms, consisting of two 1-U (10-centimeter) CubeSat modules connected with a 100-m

title: USS U. S. Grant (AP-29)

text: 7 November, "U. S. Grant" disembarked her passengers soon thereafter. One week later, on 14 November, the transport was decommissioned and returned to the War Department. Her name was struck from the Navy List on 28 November. Turned over to the Maritime Commission, the erstwhile transport and veteran of two world wars was sold to the Boston Metals Company, on 24 February 1948 for scrapping. "U. S. Grant" received one battle star for her World War II service. USS U. S. Grant (AP-29) USS "U. S. Grant" (AP-29) was a transport ship that saw service with the United States Navy

title: MOST (satellite)

text: MOST (satellite) The Microvariability and Oscillations of STars telescope, better known simply as MOST, is Canada's first space telescope. Up until nearly 10 years after its launch it was also the smallest space telescope in orbit (for which its creators nicknamed it the "Humble Space Telescope", in reference to one of the largest, the Hubble). MOST is the first spacecraft dedicated to the study of asteroseismology, subsequently followed by the now-completed COROT and Kepler missions. It was also the first Canadian science satellite launched since ISIS II, 32 years previously. As its name suggests, its primary mission is to monitor

title: Ørsted (satellite)

text: Ørsted (satellite) Ørsted is Denmark's first satellite, named after Hans Christian Ørsted (1777–1851), a Danish physicist and professor at the University of Copenhagen. It is in an almost-sun synchronous low Earth orbit. After more than seventeen years in orbit, the Ørsted satellite is still operational, and continues to downlink accurate measurements of the Earth's magnetic field. Ørsted was constructed by a team of Danish space companies, of which CRI was prime contractor. CRI was acquired by Terma A/S before Ørsted was launched, and the daily operations are run jointly by Terma A/S and the Danish Meteorological Institute. In 2010, Ørsted

title: Small Satellite Research Laboratory

text: SSRL, which now consists of over 50 members, have kick-started a space program for the University of Georgia that did not exist before. The UGA SSRL has stated that it plans to become the premier space program for the University of Georgia and push for a continual presence in space. The UGA SSRL will be one of the first institutions from the state of Georgia to send a complete satellite into space. The Spectral Ocean Color Satellite, known as the SPOC satellite, is a 3U CubeSat that will be the University of Georgia's first satellite. The SPOC satellite was selected

title: What a Beautiful Name

text: What a Beautiful Name "What a Beautiful Name" is a song by Australian praise and worship group Hillsong Worship. The song, written and led by Brooke Ligertwood and co-written with Ben Fielding, refers to the promise of salvation through Jesus Christ as represented by His Holy Name. The "genre-smashing single" contributed to Hillsong being named "Billboard"s Top Christian Artist of 2017. "What a Beautiful Name" won two Dove Awards for Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year in 2017. It won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. "What a Beautiful Name" was released

text: Flight Dynamics Group etc. Again Groups are divided into Divisions. For example, Control Systems Group has many divisions like Control Electronics Division, Control Dynamics and Analysis Division etc. Apart from this, Project Planning and Evaluation Group, Computer and Information Group, Space Astronomy and Instrumentation Division are independent, also facilities (like Thermovac facility etc.) and Projects (like IRS, INSAT,SATNAV, etc.) also exists. Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre The ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) ( ) is the leading centre of ISRO for design, development, fabrication and testing of all Indian made satellites. It was established in the year of 1972 as

title: U S Navy Flag

text: Rajasinghe. The colt was then dropped back in class for a maiden at the Curragh of 1 July and was equipped with blinkers for the first time. Ridden as on his four previous starts by Seamie Heffernan he took the lead from the start and won "comfortably" by three and a half lengths. Twelve days after recording his first success U S Navy Flag was sent to England for the second time for the July Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse in which he was partnered by Ryan Moore. Starting at odds of 10/1 he led for most of the way but

title: Soyuz-U

text: Soyuz-U The Soyuz-U launch vehicle was an improved version of the original Soyuz rocket. Soyuz-U was part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia (now a united company, TsSKB-Progress). The first Soyuz-U flight took place on 18 May 1973, carrying as its payload Kosmos 559, a Zenit military surveillance satellite. The final flight of a Soyuz-U rocket took place on February 22, 2017, carrying Progress MS-05 to the International Space Station. Soyuz-U was in

title: What Satellite and Digital TV

text: internet-delivered services such as Virgin Media, BT Vision, TalkTalk TV, the BBC iPlayer and 4oD, and digital radio. The magazine incorporated listings for many years, and did so since early editions. It also included features on upcoming TV shows, film reviews and interviews. In April 2002, What Satellite and Digital TV was the first magazine to discover secret military broadcasts of NATO spy planes over Bosnia being broadcast and received using a one metre satellite dish The United States encrypted the transmissions after the security breach was discovered. The magazine was merged with sister title "Satellite TV Monthly" (formerly known

title: Space tether missions

text: Space tether missions A number of space tethers have been deployed in space missions. Tether satellites can be used for various purposes including research into tether propulsion, tidal stabilisation and orbital plasma dynamics. The missions have met with varying degrees of success; a few have been highly successful. Tethered satellites are composed of three parts: the base-satellite; tether; and sub-satellite. The base-satellite contains the sub-satellite and tether until deployment. Sometimes the base-satellite is another basic satellite, other times it could be a spacecraft, space station, or the Moon. The tether is what keeps the two satellites connected. The sub-satellite is

title: The Satellite Years

text: in today's hardcore/metal scene in a way that is not only incredibly talented but it also highly original" and called the album one of the best releases of the year. In 2018, "The Satellite Years" was included in "Loudwire"'s list of "11 Screamo Albums That Actually Rule". The Satellite Years The Satellite Years is the second studio album by the melodic hardcore band Hopesfall. It was released in 2002 on Trustkill Records, the group's first for the company. The album was also released on vinyl by One Day Savior Recordings. The album was produced by Matt Talbott of HUM, who

title: Satellite Rides

text: Satellite Rides Satellite Rides is the fifth studio album by American country/rock band Old 97's, first released in the second quarter of 2001 (see 2001 in music). Though track 9, "Weightless", refers to outer space while the chorus croons "ride on, ride on" to an unspecified audience, the album's title does not appear in the lyrics but was later used for the song "In The Satellite Rides A Star" on the band's follow-up album, 2004's "Drag It Up". Lyrically, the songs have lead singer and songwriter Rhett Miller writing about characters other than himself, albeit personal references remain. "Rollerskate Skinny"

title: U S Navy Flag

text: was named Champion two-year-old colt. In the official European Classification of two-year-olds for 2017, published in January 2018, U S Navy Flag was given a rating of 122, making him the best juvenile of the season, three pounds ahead of his stablemate Saxon Warrior. U S Navy Flag U S Navy Flag (foaled 6 February 2015) is an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In 2017 he became the first horse in 35 years to win both the Middle Park Stakes and the Dewhurst Stakes. As two-year-old he was beaten in his first four racecourse appearances, including the Coventry Stakes before winning

title: Classifying space for U(n)

text: the inner product on "H". Thus, we have that EU("n") is the space of orthonormal "n"-frames in "H". The group action of U("n") on this space is the natural one. The base space is then and is the set of Grassmannian "n"-dimensional subspaces (or "n"-planes) in "H". That is, so that "V" is an "n"-dimensional vector space. For "n" = 1, one has EU(1) = S, which is known to be a contractible space. The base space is then BU(1) = CP, the infinite-dimensional complex projective space. Thus, the set of isomorphism classes of circle bundles over a manifold "M"

title: Do What U Want

text: "Do what u want/ What u want with my body/ Do what u want/ What u want with my body/ Write what you want, say what you want about me/ If you want you know that I'm not sorry". According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, "Do What U Want" is set in the time signature of common time, with a moderate tempo of 96 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of A major with Gaga's vocals spanning the tonal nodes of E to F. The song follows a basic sequence of D–E–Fm–E–D–E as its chord

title: Satellite television

text: which was distributed via satellite was usually sent scrambled or unscrambled in NTSC, PAL, or SECAM television broadcast standards. The analog signal is frequency modulated and is converted from an FM signal to what is referred to as baseband. This baseband comprises the video signal and the audio subcarrier(s). The audio subcarrier is further demodulated to provide a raw audio signal. Later signals were digitized television signal or multiplex of signals, typically QPSK. In general, digital television, including that transmitted via satellites, is based on open standards such as MPEG and DVB-S/DVB-S2 or ISDB-S. The conditional access encryption/scrambling methods include

title: The Name of the Doctor

text: in other places in time and space. She enters the time stream to restore the Doctor's timeline. Echoes of Clara fall through space and time and appear in adventures of the Doctor's previous incarnations. The Doctor enters the column of light to save the original Clara, guiding her from a place where she sees several previous incarnations of the Doctor. Reunited, the two spot another figure in the shadows which Clara does not recognise. The Doctor explains the elderly figure is another past incarnation of himself, but what he did in the past was not in the Doctor's name. Imagery

title: Born into the 90's

text: Born into the 90's Born into the 90's is R. Kelly's collaboration album with his group Public Announcement. Released in January 1992, the album became an R&B hit with the success of singles such as "She's Got That Vibe" (the album's biggest hit in the UK, at #3), "Dedicated," and Kelly's first two #1 R&B hits: "Honey Love," and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)." Honey Love topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 2 weeks, while "She's Got That Vibe" and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr DJ)" hit the Top 40 respectively. By June 1992, "Born into the 90's" was eventually

title: Surrey Satellite Technology

text: for Europe's Galileo space navigation system. In 2008, Surrey formed a US subsidiary, "Surrey Satellite Technology-US", in Englewood, Colorado to focus on the US smallsat market. At the time, plans were that the office could grow to over 200 people. In June 2017, SSTL announced they would close the Colorado satellite manufacturing facility in the US and would consolidate all manufacturing back into the UK. Mission Objective: S-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar to help monitor suspicious shipping activity. Launched on 16 September 2018, by ISRO. Customer: Airbus Defence and Space Customer: Ghalam LLP (Kazakhstan) Mission: Medium Resolution Earth Observation and space

title: Small Satellite Program (United States Naval Academy)

text: payload was a gravity-gradient boom that extended a tip mass 1.5 meters from the satellite. This 3U Colony-1 Cubesat was designed to provide a Linux-based file server in space operating on S-Band. It launched on the ULTRA mission in spring 2015. Communications were never established with the satellite. BRICSat-1 is a 1.5 U Cubesat with a primary payload of micro-arch thrusters built by George Washington University to experiment with attitude control. It was launched on the ULTRA mission in the spring of 2015 and is still active. BRICSat-1 also continues support of the Amateur radio operators via a PSK-31 multi-user

title: History of the Berlin S-Bahn

text: and the U-Bahn, which it also operated. Existing U-Bahn route numbers were prefixed with the letter "U," while the new S-Bahn route numbers were prefixed with the letter "S." This system of numbering routes was used in other West German cities and was extended to the S-Bahn service for the whole city after reunification. After the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989, the first broken links were re-established, with Friedrichstraße on 1 July 1990, as the first. The BVG and DR jointly marketed the services soon after the reunification. Administratively, the divided S-Bahn networks remained separate in this time

title: Satellite

text: agencies have sent thousands of space crafts, space capsules, or satellites to the universe. In fact, weathermen make forecasts on the weather and natural calamities based on observations from these satellites. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) requested the National Academies to publish a report entitled, Earth Observations from Space; The First 50 Years of Scientific Achievements in 2008. It described how the capability to view the whole globe simultaneously from satellite observations revolutionized studies about the planet Earth. This development brought about a new age of combined Earth sciences. The National Academies report concluded that continuing Earth observations

title: Satellite

text: but are unable to launch them, instead relying on foreign launch services. This list does not consider those numerous countries, but only lists those capable of launching satellites indigenously, and the date this capability was first demonstrated. The list does not include the European Space Agency, a multi-national state organization, nor private consortiums. A few other private companies are capable of sub-orbital launches. While Canada was the third country to build a satellite which was launched into space, it was launched aboard an American rocket from an American spaceport. The same goes for Australia, who launched first satellite involved a

title: Fajr (satellite)

text: space and the sixth anniversary of the country's first successful orbital launch. The satellite was deployed into a low Earth orbit. On 26 February 2015 Fajr reentered earth's atmosphere after 23.8 days in orbit. Fajr (satellite) Fajr (, meaning "dawn") is an Iranian satellite which was launched in February 2015. An imaging satellite, Fajr also carries an experimental locally made GPS system. The satellite will have a life span of 1.5 years and an imaging resolution of . It is the first Iranian satellite to use cold gas thrusters for attitude control and is equipped with solar panels for power

title: Do What U Want

text: It was first announced that Gaga would perform on the fifth-season finale of "The Voice" on December 12, 2013, with the assumption that R. Kelly would accompany her during a performance of "Do What U Want". However, a television commercial aired on December 17, the evening of the finale, teased that "Christina joins Lady Gaga for one epic performance"; they sang "Do What U Want" as the final performance of the evening. Both appeared in "matching clothes" with few differences, Gaga wore a "jumpsuit all sharp, off-kilter angles", while Aguilera was dressed in a "slinky-sexy gown emphasizing her smooth curves".

title: What a Beautiful Name

text: Beautiful Name" earned two Dove awards, Song of the Year and Worship Song of the Year. "What a Beautiful Name" won the award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 60th Grammy Awards, the first for Hillsong Worship. The song was recorded at a live performance at the annual Hillsong Conference in 2016. Hillsong performed the song at the 48th Annual Dove Awards held at Allen Arena in Nashville. The performance was well received and "had audience members on their feet with their hands in the air." When asked about performing the song in an interview with "Billboard"s Jim

title: Satellite of Love

text: on about "how we needed airplay", and Lou said "I have this song "Satellite of Love", and he mentioned the satellite that had just gone up which was a big deal in the news at the time, cause the space race was happening, and Steve Sesnick said "Yeah, yeah – that'll do it!" While the band had soon recorded a demo track in the summer of 1970 during the sessions for "Loaded", it didn't make the final album. The song is about a man who observes a satellite launch on television, and contemplates what Reed describes as feelings of "the

title: Space policy of the European Union

text: to space through European launch systems, without mentioning any specifically by name. The policy statement affirms support for the "EC-ESA Framework Agreement" and the resolution on the evolution of the European launcher sector adopted in 2005. The space surveillance and tracking support framework detects and warns against possible satellite collisions in space, and monitors space debris re-entering Earth's atmosphere. The Horizon 2020 programme is the source of funding for a variety of projects, such as: The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service provides navigational assistance to aviation, maritime and land-based users over most of Europe. The system supplements data from GPS,

title: Lockheed U-2

text: to do so after CIA employment ended. Powers resolved the dilemma by choosing to work for Lockheed as a U-2 pilot. The debris of Powers' aircraft was used to design a copy under the name Beriev S-13. That was then discarded in favor of the MiG-25R and reconnaissance satellites. The search for operational ballistic missile sites would continue focussing on the Soviet railway system using Corona satellite imagery with a resolution of twenty to thirty feet compared to two to three feet from U-2 cameras. The U-2 shootdown in 1960 paralyzed the U.S. reconnaissance community and forced changes in policy,

title: Do What U Want

text: the singer was also determined to create something different and unfamiliar to her past hit singles, and "Do What U Want" stemmed from these thoughts. Blair recalled how in 2011 his friend Martin was playing him a particular beat from his own remix project. Blair liked the music and presented it to Gaga who had begun writing the song's lyrics while on the Born This Way Ball tour. Blair described its beat as "some space age George Jetson R&B sound". After the lyrics were completed in September 2013, Blair suggested bringing Kelly on board as a collaborator. Kelly was in

title: Do What U Want

text: Do What U Want "Do What U Want" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga, featuring guest vocals from R. Kelly. The song was released on October 21, 2013 as the second single from Gaga's third studio album "Artpop" (2013). The singers wrote the song with DJ White Shadow, Martin Bresso, and William Grigahcine. DJ White Shadow first presented Gaga with the song's initial concept two years prior to its release. The song's production was completed in 2013, with Kelly's vocals added soon after. Warm reception from fans and music critics led to its release as the album's second

title: What U Workin' With?

text: What U Workin' With? "What U Workin' With?" is a song recorded by American singers Gwen Stefani and Justin Timberlake for the official soundtrack to the 2016 film "Trolls". Timberlake co-wrote and co-produced the track with Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh with additional writing from Savan Kotecha and Peter Svensson. The song was first announced on August 22, 2016, with Stefani's appearance being a secret. An urban and dance song, the lyrics talk about having a good time and standing out amongst a crowd. The track was favorably reviewed by several contemporary music critics; although many found Stefani's contribution to