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SPACE

Virtual Space Travel, Part 1: One Small Step

By Katherine Noyes
Jun 7, 2008
LinuxInsider
1151 Words

For those of us old enough to remember life before the Internet, the term "virtual space travel" probably conjures memories of childhood visits to the local planetarium. Fast forward to today, and things are just a little different. In today's Internet-enabled world, ordinary citizens can explore th...

Power Architecture, Part 2: Drawing In Developers

By Jack M. Germain
May 2, 2007
LinuxInsider
1104 Words

Consumers are becoming more conversant with the use of the Linux OS embedded in many of their products, such as auto accessories, remote controls and cell phones. An even bigger secret is the extensive use of Power Architecture to run most everything else consumers and gamers touch. For instance, re...

Nasa’s Messenger on Its Way to Mercury

By Peter Frampton
Aug 3, 2004
LinuxInsider
144 Words

The Messenger spacecraft lifted off on time aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, at 2:15 a.m. EDT. Messenger has successfully begun its mission to unravel the mysteries of planet Mercury. Messenger is a scientific investigation of the planet Mer...