Space WeeklySpace Weekly .comAviation Software Experts to Meet- February 8, 2007 A committee of international computing specialists who develop guidelines for software-intensive aviation systems will gather from March 19-23 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universitys Daytona Beach, Fla., campus for a Meeting on Software Considerations in Aeronautical Systems. The committee of 150 professionals from industry, government, and academia meets twice a year, alternately in Europe and the United States. It is a collaborative undertaking by RTCA Inc. and the European Organization for.http://www.spaceweekly.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2152 The Jack Swigert Award for Space Exploration- February 4, 2007 The Space Foundation announced the 2007 recipient of the Jack Swigert Award for Space Exploration; The astronomical observatories, scientists, researchers, and students of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) will be honored with the award Monday, April 9 in Colorado Springs during the Opening Ceremony of the 23rd National Space Symposium. The award honors the memory of Apollo 13 astronaut and Colorado Congressman-elect Jack Swigert. The National Space Symposium is the premier...http://www.spaceweekly.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2151 New Horizons Nears Jupiter- February 3, 2007 NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is on the doorstep of the solar system's largest planet. The spacecraft will study and swing past Jupiter, increasing speed on its voyage toward Pluto, the Kuiper Belt and beyond. The fastest spacecraft ever launched, New Horizons will make its closest pass to Jupiter on Feb. 28, 2007. Jupiter's gravity will accelerate New Horizons away from the sun by an additional 9,000 miles per hour, pushing it past 52,000 mph and hurling it toward a pass through the Pluto...http://www.spaceweekly.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2150 |