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SCOTLAND BOLDLY GOING INTO SPACE
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SCOTLAND BOLDLY GOING INTO SPACE
bb1 Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:44 pm
http://news.sky.com/story/1048480/scotland-set-to-launch-its-first-satellite
Scotland Set To Launch Its First Satellite
First Minister Alex Salmond says UKube-1, to be launched by a Russian rocket, brings 'new hope for space science in Scotland'.
Scotland's first satellite is to be launched into space in June.
The UKube-1 will be launched on board a Russian rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Clyde Space, the Glasgow company behind the nanosatellite, is hoping it could be the first of many from Scotland.
The UKube-1 satellite is said to be one of the most advanced of its kind.
When it is launched it will take part in a UK Space Agency mission that will see it use GPS technology to measure plasmaspheric space weather.
The plasmasphere, or inner magnetosphere, is a region of the Earth's magnetosphere consisting of low energy, or cool, plasma.
The satellite will also test how cosmic radiation could improve the security of communication satellites.
It will carry a further five experiments that students across the UK can become involved in.
First Minister Alex Salmond said the project was "one small satellite for Clyde and a giant leap for their extraterrestrial export business and a new hope for space science in Scotland".
He added: "It is great to see up close Scotland's first space satellite - representing another successful Scottish export drive, but not as we know it."
Clyde Space chief executive officer Craig Clark said: "UKube-1 is the first spacecraft to be designed and built in Scotland. If we are successful in our business plan it will be the first of many more Scottish satellites."
Lena Wilson, the chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, pointed out that the global space industry is forecast to be worth £400bn by 2030.
She said there was a "huge opportunity for innovative companies like Clyde Space to grab a share of this international market".
Scotland Set To Launch Its First Satellite
First Minister Alex Salmond says UKube-1, to be launched by a Russian rocket, brings 'new hope for space science in Scotland'.
Scotland's first satellite is to be launched into space in June.
The UKube-1 will be launched on board a Russian rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Clyde Space, the Glasgow company behind the nanosatellite, is hoping it could be the first of many from Scotland.
The UKube-1 satellite is said to be one of the most advanced of its kind.
When it is launched it will take part in a UK Space Agency mission that will see it use GPS technology to measure plasmaspheric space weather.
The plasmasphere, or inner magnetosphere, is a region of the Earth's magnetosphere consisting of low energy, or cool, plasma.
The satellite will also test how cosmic radiation could improve the security of communication satellites.
It will carry a further five experiments that students across the UK can become involved in.
First Minister Alex Salmond said the project was "one small satellite for Clyde and a giant leap for their extraterrestrial export business and a new hope for space science in Scotland".
He added: "It is great to see up close Scotland's first space satellite - representing another successful Scottish export drive, but not as we know it."
Clyde Space chief executive officer Craig Clark said: "UKube-1 is the first spacecraft to be designed and built in Scotland. If we are successful in our business plan it will be the first of many more Scottish satellites."
Lena Wilson, the chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, pointed out that the global space industry is forecast to be worth £400bn by 2030.
She said there was a "huge opportunity for innovative companies like Clyde Space to grab a share of this international market".
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bb1 Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:48 pm
I have this odd feeling that Wee Eck's a Trekkie. 
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lily Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:54 pm
Is it because its called the Scottish Enterprise?
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bb1 Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:59 pm
OMG, the secret project's further on that anyone knew!
Scottie wasn't the engineer for nothing, you know.
Scottie wasn't the engineer for nothing, you know.
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muratfan Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:09 pm
They saw this and thought it was a rocket
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bb1 Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:37 pm
More boldly going:
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/star-trek-s-captain-kirk-hails-st-andrews-university-s-enterprise-1.68030
Star Trek’s Captain Kirk hails St Andrews University’s enterprise
A St Andrews University press release has boldly gone where no other university press release has gone before – and caught the eye of Captain James T Kirk himself.
Two weeks ago St Andrews University scientists revealed they had invented a real-life tractor beam, as featured in the classic sci-fi series Star Trek.
The discovery will for the first time allow a beam of light to attract things – or even “Klingon” to them.
The research breakthrough was reported by news organisations around the world including Forbes, Fox News, Time Magazine, the Huffington Post and hundreds of others – including The Courier.
However, we can reveal that after the news went viral on social media, it was forwarded on Twitter by none other than Star Trek actor William Shatner (pictured), who played Captain Kirk in the original 1966 TV series and the motion pictures that followed.
St Andrews University media office staff kept an eye on Twitter and were surprised to see the following pop up: “William Shatner @WilliamShatner. Difference between Sci-Fi and Sci-Fantasy: Star Trek Tractor Beam: reality, Star Wars Death Star: not ;-)”
A St Andrews University spokesman told The Courier: “This is definitely a first for St Andrews, to have boldly gone where no other university press release has gone before and caught the eye of James T Kirk himself. It’s Fife Jim, but not as we know it.”
The USS Enterprise in the TV series and films used a tractor beam to snare other spaceships and large objects hurtling through space.
However, although the breakthrough by academics at St Andrews and the Institute of Scientific Instruments (ISI) in the Czech Republic is not quite as ambitious, it could lead to more efficient methods of medical testing, such as the examination of blood samples.
It is the first time a light beam has been used to draw objects towards the light source, albeit at a microscopic level.
The team, led by Dr Tomas Cizmar, research fellow in the School of Medicine at St Andrews University, with Dr Oto Brzobohaty and Professor Pavel Zemanek, both of ISI, discovered a technique which will allow them to provide “negative” force acting upon minuscule particles.
Normally, when matter and light interact, the solid object is pushed by the light and carried away in the stream of photons.
The scientists at St Andrews and ISI have now demonstrated the first experimental realisation of this concept, together with a number of exciting applications.
Interestingly, the scientists identified certain conditions in which objects held by the “tractor” beam force-field rearranged themselves to form a structure which made the beam even stronger.
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/star-trek-s-captain-kirk-hails-st-andrews-university-s-enterprise-1.68030
Star Trek’s Captain Kirk hails St Andrews University’s enterprise
A St Andrews University press release has boldly gone where no other university press release has gone before – and caught the eye of Captain James T Kirk himself.
Two weeks ago St Andrews University scientists revealed they had invented a real-life tractor beam, as featured in the classic sci-fi series Star Trek.
The discovery will for the first time allow a beam of light to attract things – or even “Klingon” to them.
The research breakthrough was reported by news organisations around the world including Forbes, Fox News, Time Magazine, the Huffington Post and hundreds of others – including The Courier.
However, we can reveal that after the news went viral on social media, it was forwarded on Twitter by none other than Star Trek actor William Shatner (pictured), who played Captain Kirk in the original 1966 TV series and the motion pictures that followed.
St Andrews University media office staff kept an eye on Twitter and were surprised to see the following pop up: “William Shatner @WilliamShatner. Difference between Sci-Fi and Sci-Fantasy: Star Trek Tractor Beam: reality, Star Wars Death Star: not ;-)”
A St Andrews University spokesman told The Courier: “This is definitely a first for St Andrews, to have boldly gone where no other university press release has gone before and caught the eye of James T Kirk himself. It’s Fife Jim, but not as we know it.”
The USS Enterprise in the TV series and films used a tractor beam to snare other spaceships and large objects hurtling through space.
However, although the breakthrough by academics at St Andrews and the Institute of Scientific Instruments (ISI) in the Czech Republic is not quite as ambitious, it could lead to more efficient methods of medical testing, such as the examination of blood samples.
It is the first time a light beam has been used to draw objects towards the light source, albeit at a microscopic level.
The team, led by Dr Tomas Cizmar, research fellow in the School of Medicine at St Andrews University, with Dr Oto Brzobohaty and Professor Pavel Zemanek, both of ISI, discovered a technique which will allow them to provide “negative” force acting upon minuscule particles.
Normally, when matter and light interact, the solid object is pushed by the light and carried away in the stream of photons.
The scientists at St Andrews and ISI have now demonstrated the first experimental realisation of this concept, together with a number of exciting applications.
Interestingly, the scientists identified certain conditions in which objects held by the “tractor” beam force-field rearranged themselves to form a structure which made the beam even stronger.
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