Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) print more than two reams of paper per month, and HP’s latest custom printer is NASA’s choice for all of their printing needs in space. But
In Elysium, if there is anything stretched thinner than the transparent political message in this movie, it's the security loopholes that serve as critical plot devices. One of the summer's big screen blockbusters,
Planetary Resources plans to use Kickstarter to raise $1 million in the first crowdfunding campaign to offer backers a "space selfie" photo as an incentive. The Seattle-based firm that is headed by Chris
If you haven't heard of Planetary Resources yet, it's a billionaire-backed team of NASA engineers and space tourism entrepreneurs that want to mine near-earth asteroids for valuable resources. Oh, and along the way
Early this morning a meteorite soared over Russia’s Ural mountains and exploded in a sonic boom that shattered glass and set off car alarms. It’s estimated 500 people are injured and at least
Here's the startup news making headlines today on other Web sites and blogs. James Cameron launches a space startup, NextMontreal gets a new owner, and Startup Weekend heads for Hamilton, Ont. again.James Cameron's
Published on: April 23rd, 2012
ITBusiness Staff
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Here's what's making headlines in the startup world today: Facebookto buy Instagram Social media juggernaut Facebook Inc. is buying photo sharing startupInstagram for $1 billion, a tidbit of news that Facebook founder MarkZuckerberg
Published on: April 9th, 2012
ITBusiness Staff
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A small Ottawa-based firm will continue to provide technology that plays a key role in restocking the International Space Station (ISS) after signing a contract with a private spacecraft maker that will be
The astronauts of Space Shuttle mission STS-131 are delighted by the response to their extra-terrestrial Twitter messages, they said Monday.In space for 16 days, the crew included NASA astronaut Clay Anderson (@Astro_Clay) and
Published on: June 28th, 2010
Martyn Williams and Sharon Gaudin
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If you've ever wondered what Earth looks like from aboard the International Space Station, then you absolutely must follow the Twitter feed of Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi. Since his arrival in December, Noguchi
Much attention has been paid to a Canadian milestone in space as astronauts Julie Payette and Bob Thirsk became the first two Canadians to ever orbit the earth at the same time. But
Published on: July 23rd, 2009
Sharon Gaudin
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Canadian circus entrepreneur Guy Laliberté is about to embark on the ultimate high-flying act as the world's seventh private citizen to buy a ticket into space.The 50-year-old, Quebec-born founder of Cirque du Soleil
An online observatory dubbed "AuroraMAX" will soon be Web casting the northern phenomenon of the Aurora Borealis as it becomes increasingly more intense over the next few years, according to the Canadian Space
"The parachute is open!!""Come on Rocketssssss!!!""I've landed !!!!!""Cheers! Tears! I'm here!"Those were the messages that NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory sent out on micro-blogging site Twitter in a five-minute time span May 25 as
Published on: June 10th, 2008
Heather Havenstein and Jim Dalrymple
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