Technology

Learning from Failure: Engineering Disasters Learning from Failure: Engineering Disasters- Statistics on the cause of engineering failures and the ethics thereof. Mark Ketchum's Bridge Collapse Page Mark Ketchum's Bridge Collapse Page- Pictures and descriptions of a few collapsed bridges, such as the Tacoma Narrows and the Koror-Babeldaob bridge. National Steel Bridge Alliance - NSBA National Steel Bridge Alliance - NSBA- Industry organization of businesses and agencies interested in the development, promotion and construction of cost effective steel bridges. … National Concrete Bridge Council National Concrete Bridge Council- Council of allied industry organizations to promote quality in concrete bridge construction. Features meetings and events, publications, and basi… London Bridges Engineering Group - LoBEG London Bridges Engineering Group - LoBEG- London highway authorities working together to improve bridge stock through out the city. Includes calendar of events, rules and constitu… Concrete Bridge Development Group - (CBDG) Concrete Bridge Development Group - (CBDG)- Dedicated to the task of improving efficiency of the design, construction and maintenance of concrete bridges. Features research, publi… Post-Tensioning Institute - PTI Post-Tensioning Institute - PTI- Research, specifications, design recommendations and provision of publications and education. Features conferences, seminars and workshops, and so… Association for Bridge Construction and Design (Pittsburgh Chapter) Association for Bridge Construction and Design (Pittsburgh Chapter)- Information and resources for bridge design, bridge technology, and historic bridges. American Segmental Bridge Institute - ASBI American Segmental Bridge Institute - ASBI- Nonprofit organization which provides a forum in which owners, designers, constructors, and suppliers can meet to further refine curren… Bridge Engineering - University of Surrey Bridge Engineering - University of Surrey- Programme to provide technical knowledge and skills for professionals working in this area. A selection of modules covers the subjects o… Enterprise Approach and Landing tests Enterprise Approach and Landing tests- Catalog of images from the little-know test flights of the shuttle Enterprise. Description files can be found in a subdirectory. Flight STS-90 Flight STS-90- Featured the Neurolab, a spacelab mission dedicated to research on the nervous system and behavioral changes in space. Shuttle Past Mission Summaries Shuttle Past Mission Summaries- Features documentation of for each mission organized by years. STS-90 STS-90- Offers overview of the mission and its payloads, that included Neurolab. STS-90 Neurolab Crew STS-90 Neurolab Crew- A chronicle of events that lead to the launch of the Neurolab payload. Hubble SM3A Hubble SM3A- Servicing Mission 3A successfully replaced equipment and performed maintenance upgrades to the Hubble Space Telescope. SpaceOnLine News SpaceOnLine News- News about Space Shuttle and Missions to ISS International Space Station. Radiocommunications with Astronauts. External Tank Manual External Tank Manual- Features extract from the shuttle reference manual. Re-using today's rockets spent fuel tanks in orbit Re-using today's rockets spent fuel tanks in orbit- Technical website Studies Studies- Studies by L5 Minnesota (MN Space Frontier Society)- Uses for Shuttle External Tank in orbit Space Island Group Project Space Island Group Project- Features a project descriptions for building a space station devoted to tourism and 0-G experiments, based on the tanks of the space shuttle. Regularly… Space shuttle Spaceshuttle Spacestation Live Space shuttle Spaceshuttle Spacestation Live- Coverage of the most recent mission. Energia-Buran launch facilities in Baikonur Energia-Buran launch facilities in Baikonur- Description and history of launch facilities at Baikonur Energia - All about the HLLV Energia - All about the HLLV- Comprehensive site about Buan and Energia Russia To Bring Space Shuttle Back From The Grave Russia To Bring Space Shuttle Back From The Grave- Russia plans to resurrect the Buran space shuttle! Molniya Corporation Molniya Corporation- English language site of the constructors of Buran with information, photos and videos. Much more excellent detailed content however is in the Russian part of… The VSM: Energia and Buran The VSM: Energia and Buran- VRML models and photographs of Buran and Energia Female Astronauts Female Astronauts- Images and resources about female astronauts. HowStuffWorks: Weightlessness HowStuffWorks: Weightlessness- Photographs and animations describe space sickness, or space motion sickness, which is caused by conflicting information that your brain receives fr… The Shuttle Astronaut Biographies The Shuttle Astronaut Biographies- Biographies of all NASA astronauts on active duty since 1995. The European Space Agency: Satellite Navigation The European Space Agency: Satellite Navigation- Includes overview of satellite navigation and presentation of the European satellite navigation systems Galileo and EGNOS. Asiasat 3/HGS 1 Asiasat 3/HGS 1- Spacecraft and mission profile from the National Space Science Data Center. Artemis Telecommunications Satellite Artemis Telecommunications Satellite- News and project information on this geostationary satellite launched in July 2001, its partially successful launch, its positioning and cons… Iridium: From Concept to Reality Iridium: From Concept to Reality- Technical article by Robert Nelson describing the Iridium satellite communication system. Space Telecommunication Programmes of the European Space Agency Space Telecommunication Programmes of the European Space Agency- Comprehensive overview of ESA's projects and technology research in space telecommunication systems. Includes tend… Lloyd's Satellite Constellations Lloyd's Satellite Constellations- Information on Iridium, Teledesic, Globalstar, Orbcomm, ICO Global, Ellipso, Skybridge and other systems, as well as general information on satel… www.satcoms.org.uk - The Satcoms Community Website www.satcoms.org.uk - The Satcoms Community Website- This website has been developed for the scientists and engineers of the United Kingdom Satellite Communications industry and fo… Broadband satellite internet access maps Broadband satellite internet access maps- Details of worldwide satellite antenna beam coverage patterns, dish sizes and transmit powers required for two-way broadband access for b… Jim Jenkins' Space & Satellite News Jim Jenkins' Space & Satellite News- Free monthly Ezine with space and satellite news, articles and space-related announcements. Also includes space and satellite short course ann… Civilization and Culture Task Force Civilization and Culture Task Force- Forum for the discussion of the technical, political, economic, social, and ecological aspects of Martian exploration and settlement. USA National Reconnaissance Office USA National Reconnaissance Office- Includes overview, outreach program, news and links. The organization designs, builds and operates US reconnaissance satellites for customers l… Space and Missile Defense Command Space and Missile Defense Command- Includes a variety of information on operations, organization, personnel matters and photo galleries of the US army's space command. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)- Contains overview of missions with facts, news, staff matters and outreach for children. A joint US and Canadian agency providing… Launchers Launchers- Find information about the Ariane launch vehicle, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, and launcher technology. Observing the Earth Observing the Earth- Features the latest news on missions and satellites of the European Space Agency, with images and animations from previous journeys. European Centre for Space Law European Centre for Space Law- ECSL aims to build up and spread an understanding of the legal framework relevant to space activities. Includes details of charter and publications,… European Space Policy Institute European Space Policy Institute- ESPI aims to provide decision-makers with an independent view and analysis on mid- to longterm issues relevant to the use of space. ESTRACK Tracking Stations ESTRACK Tracking Stations- The ESA tracking stations network, ESTRACK, is a worldwide system of ground stations providing links between satellites in orbit and the ESA Operations … ESA Spacecraft Operations ESA Spacecraft Operations- ESOC, the European Space Operations Centre, is situated in Darmstadt, Germany and is responsible for controlling ESA satellites using a sophisticated ar… Telecommunications Telecommunications- Features regularly updated news on European telecommunication satellites and the latest developments regarding Artemis and ARTES.