Agreement Reached With Gehman Board WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) and Ranking Member Ralph Hall (D-TX) announced that they have reached an agreement with […]
At the Service of Science: Rockot Multiple Orbit Mission hits different Orbits
Bremen, Germany — At the end of June 2003, Eurockot Launch Services, Bremen, will perform the Multiple Orbit Mission from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia. Eurockot will launch a total […]
Dear Planetary Society Member: Thanks to you, we’re off to Mars!
We – you, me and every member of The Planetary Society — are on our way to Mars. Our “Red Rover Goes to Mars” project launched on Tuesday with the […]
Ball Aerospace Selected to Develop Aerocapture Technology Under NASA Propulsion Research Study
NASA recently selected Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. to pursue advances in ballute aerocapture, an in-space propulsion innovation. Ball Aerospace was one of 15 organizations chosen to pursue 22 propulsion […]
Flight 161: Ariane 5 scores another dual-payload success!
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 Generic launcher logged its 12th successful mission this evening, placing a dual-satellite payload into geostationary transfer orbit for Australia and Japan. Despite brief countdown hold resulting from […]
Planning for Next Helios Check Flight Under Way
The NASA – AeroVironment flight test team is reviewing data from the first of several planned checkout flights of the Helios Prototype solar-electric flying wing, now equipped with a revolutionary […]
Canadian Space Agency Industry Days/ Earth Observation Applications Investment
Media are invited to attend a Canadian Space Agency press briefing on June 12 for the announcement of several investments in the field of Earth Observation applications. The announcement will […]
First Successful Flight Test of an Aerojet Controllable Thrust Solid Rocket Motor
Aerojet, a GenCorp Inc. company, announces the first successful test flight of a controllable thrust solid rocket motor. The test, recently conducted at White Sands Missile Range, NM, required the […]
Veteran Astronaut Begins New Adventure in Education
James Voss, deputy for flight operations, Space Station Program Mission Integration and Operations Office, Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, has accepted the position of Associate Dean for External Affairs, Samuel […]
Remarks by Sean O’Keefe – Columbia Point Naming Ceremony
Remarks by the Honorable Sean O’Keefe NASA Administrator Columbia Point Naming Ceremony U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. June 10, 2003 Thank you Secretary Norton (Secretary of the Interior […]