nasa Resources

Related Tags: NASA Ames Research Center (6 results)

Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

ZDNet Resources

NASA app 1.0 (Mobile): By downloading this first-ever NASA application for the iPhone, you will enjoy fast, direct access to accurate, up-to-date space mission content from a wide range of U.S. Space Agency sources - all in one easy-to-use mobile platform. The NASA software makes extensive use of built-in iPhone features and usability to...; Tags: NASA, Mobile, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2009-11-06
(Photos: NASA's lunar big dig): PRIORITIES?Has anyone accomplished a COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS of this project vs repairing & improving our bridges, levies, roads, water, sewerage, etc?; Tags: NASA, photograph; Discussion threads 2009-11-02
Photos: NASA's lunar big dig: Nineteen teams and their robots compete in the Regolith Excavation Challenge, which simulates maneuvering and digging on the Moon's surface. by CNET News.com; Tags: NASA, Photograph, Robots, Team Management, Emerging Technologies, Management, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2009-10-31
Gallery: NASA launches next-gen rocket test: NASA's next-gen rocket engines roared upward for about two minutes and sent the test Ares I-X on a successful flight of about 150 miles. by Andy Smith; Tags: NASA, Ares, rocket, Andy Smith; Image galleries 2009-10-28
GAO report: NASA at 'high risk' of data breach: What kind of 'sensitive data' would they have?I mean, I don't think that they are still working on experimental planes for the DoD, are they?Well...NASA has done, and continues to do some pretty freaky stuff. Also, lest you forget, they're big into big/fast rockets, and they are the people who...; Tags: Strategy, NASA, risk, General Accounting Office; Discussion threads 2009-10-20

GAO report: NASA at 'high risk' of data breach: An audit of the space agency's computer systems found weaknesses in several critical areas, especially in the way NASA implemented access controls like user accounts, passwords and the encryption of sensitive data. by Ryan Naraine; Tags: NASA, General Accounting Office, Security Administration, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-10-20
Largest ring discovered around Saturn: NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered a new ring around the planet Saturn. The ring is larger than any of the other known rings around Saturn. by Andy Smith; Tags: Saturn, ring, NASA, Andy Smith; Image galleries 2009-10-12
NASA spacecraft crashes into the moon: On Friday morning, NASA successfully rammed the LCROSS satellite and a probe into the south pole of the moon in an attempt to search for hidden pockets of ice. by Andy Smith; Tags: NASA, Network Technology, Networking, Moon, LCROSS, water, Andy Smith; Image galleries 2009-10-09
(NASA spacecraft crashes into the moon): Total Waste of MaterialLets see, we explode a bomb and crash a satellite into the moon to try and confirm whether or not water is on it. And for what purpose? To make another return trip to the moon? To build space colonies? We don't have...; Tags: spacecraft, NASA, Darwin; Discussion threads 2009-10-09
NASA aiming to shoot the moon: Great...man has screwed up this planet...now we're going to do it again?Just what the moon needs...MORE space trash on its surface. :-(This fits exactly....with the Sally Ride report. I feel her assessment of how we are going to get to Mars, is the best plan. And no, it will not...; Tags: NASA; Discussion threads 2009-10-08
Gallery: NASA ready to shoot the moon: On Friday morning, NASA plans to have two spacecraft crash into the lunar surface to dig up some moon dust and search for water. by Andy Smith; Tags: NASA, moon, LCROSS, Andy Smith; Image galleries 2009-10-08
NASA aiming to shoot the moon: On Friday morning October 9 at 4:31:19 a.m. PDT, NASA plans to have two spacecraft crash into the lunar surface to dig up some moon dust and search for water. As it races toward the moon, the Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite LCROSS will launch the...; Tags: NASA, Debris, Moon, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-10-08
LCROSS (Gallery: NASA ready to shoot the moon): so whatFortunately the next manned moon flight has been canceled. It was worthwhile to go to the moon in order to find out that it is not worth going to the moon. Myself a scientist I found that one should never give politicians, the military or scientific organization blank checks....; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, LCROSS, NASA, Gallery; Discussion threads 2009-10-07
Photos: Langley test tunnel gets wind knocked out of it: NASA says it no longer needs the Langley Full Scale Tunnel, which tested the aerodynamics of everything from World War II fighters to today's X-48C. by CNET News.com; Tags: NASA, Photograph, News.com, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2009-09-30
MIT students snap space photos of the earth with $40 Canon A470: Very CoolOpens some very intriging low cost possibilities for astronomers around the world.Go Beavers!I miss the good old days walking up and down the Infinite Corridor.RE: MIT students snap space photos of the earth with $40 Canon A470Great job! The trip down is a blast!RE: MIT students snap space photos...; Tags: MIT Students, Canon A470, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Canon Inc., photograph, NASA; Discussion threads 2009-09-24
Before Copehagen, there'll be Pittsburgh, and then there'll be...: Hope it's not too lateDespite a cool US, the rest of world is getting warmer.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090916_globalstats.htmlPlease explain.....Why the National Climate Data Center using NASA satellites show a decline in global temperatures over the past decade? Yeah it may be warmer one year over the next, but the temperature chart is...; Tags: Data centers, global warming, downward slope, past 10-year, slope, NASA; Discussion threads 2009-09-17
Nasa News 1.2 (Mobile): Stay up to date with all of the current news from National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This includes information regarding live NASA public TV, breaking NASA news, NASA image of the day, the latest shuttle mission, the international space station, the constellation program, the Moon and Mars exploration, the shuttle...; Tags: NASA, Mobile, RIV Creations; Software downloads 2009-09-08
NASA Mission Alerts 1.0 (Mobile): With NASA Mission Alerts keep up to date with all the latest mission-centric information from National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It provides alerting and hosted news summaries.; Tags: NASA, Mission, Mobile, Notice Software, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing; Software downloads 2009-09-02
Smart Planet: Turning algae into oil the NASA way: now this is cooloil is a great portable energy source. I'm all for making it as cheap and abundant as possible.RE: Smart Planet: Turning algae into oil the NASA way1. Dr. Trent should re-read the NREL 1998 report on its 20 years of research into algae as a fuel source...; Tags: Food & Beverage, NASA, food; Discussion threads 2009-08-27
SmartPlanet: Turning algae into oil the NASA way: NASA scientist Jonathan Trent is developing a smarter way to turn algae into oil. He's created plastic osmotic containers that will float below the surface of the ocean, grow algae, and then help it bloom into oil. He says the new method is more beneficial because algae can grow in...; Tags: NASA, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-08-27