When the International Space Station goes into orbit, it will have an atomic clock on board. However, it won't help the astronauts tell the time. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology
Sails of the Sun Solar sails are one of the promising ideas for propelling robotic probes to distant stars. These use the gentle pressure of light from the Sun to move themselves. Information on
indonesia , after beginning negotiations with the Russian space agency rka to put a cosmonaut in space on board the space station Mir, has abandoned the project. The Indonesian government