General Dynamics announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Gilbert, Ariz.-based Spectrum Astro, Inc., a privately held space systems integrator for the U.S. government. The […]
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House Science Committee Chair Boehlert Addresses Presidential Teacher Awardees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) today delivered the following speech this morning at the Congressional Breakfast for the 2003 Presidential Awardees for Excellence in Mathematics […]
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Construction of Veritas Telescope Array Begins
Mount Hopkins, AZ – The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory reports the start of construction of VERITAS, the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System. The project is being funded by the […]
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Webcast Links Venus Event and Planet-Hunting
Students, teachers and others are invited to join as NASA scientists preview a rare astronomical event involving Venus and the Sun during a live webcast on Fri., March 19, 10 […]
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NASA Announces Press Conference for Hyper-X Flight
A news media briefing for the next X-43A flight is set for Wednesday, March 24, at 5 p.m. EST at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), Edwards, Calif. The X-43A […]
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University of Colorado: Satellite Builders Celebrate 1st Year In Orbit
An $88 million NASA satellite designed and built by the University of Colorado at Boulder launched in late January 2003 to study variations in the sun is performing flawlessly after […]
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School kids get their own research-class telescopes
School children throughout the UK will be able to see the most amazing astronomical images in the sky from the comfort of their classrooms by controlling two, remotely operated research-class […]
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SOHO snaps spectacular Sun shot
On Friday, 12 March 2004, the Sun ejected a spectacular ‘eruptive prominence’ into the heliosphere. SOHO, the ESA/NASA solar watchdog observatory, faithfully recorded the event. This ‘eruptive prominence’ is a […]
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Drifts of Dust or Something Else?
While the interior and far walls of the crater dubbed “Bonneville” can be seen in the background, the dominant foreground features in this 180-degree navigation camera mosaic are the wind-deposited […]
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NASA Administrator to Visit Proposed Site for Shared Services Center
Media are invited to cover NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe’s visit to Cleveland on Wednesday, March 17 to review the Glenn Research Center proposal to locate the NASA Shared Services Center […]
