Donald Savage Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-1547) RELEASE: 00-81 In 2003, NASA may launch either a Mars scientific orbiter mission or a large scientific rover which will land using an […]
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NASA Charts Course to Sail to the Stars On Largest Spacecraft Ever Built
NASA is setting sail for the stars – literally. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., is developing space sails technology to power a mission beyond our solar system. […]
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SpaceTV! Set to Take Online Broadcasting Where No One Has Gone Before
Contact: Michael Slage Phone: (703) 415-0180 E-mail: SpaceTV@SpaceSociety.org The Society for International Space Cooperation, an international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting space exploration, international cooperation, and education is proud to […]
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Hubble Images of Galactic Silhouettes
Note: Images are online at http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pr/2000/14/pr-photos.html This new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and its Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) shows the unique galaxy pair called NGC 3314. […]
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Cray Supercomputer Used to Confirm Universe is Flat and Will Expand Forever
Cray Inc. announced today that a 696-processor Cray supercomputer was used to confirm that the universe is flat and will expand forever. The Cray T3E supercomputer at the U.S. Department […]
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Impact! Chandra images a young supernova blast wave
Two images made by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, one in October 1999, the other in January 2000, show for the first time the full impact of the actual blast wave […]
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ESA unveils Spanish antenna for unique space mission
On Thursday, 18 May, the European Space Agency (ESA) will inaugurate the VIL-1 antenna that will be used for the Cluster II mission to the magnetosphere. The newly refurbished antenna, […]
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Former NASA Astronaut John Glenn Captivates Canadian Youth During Embrace Space Event
Today, at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), more than 200 students greeted former NASA astronaut John Glenn and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Dave Williams with the kind of welcome reserved […]
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NASA Daily News Summary 11 May 2000
NASA Daily News Summary For Release: May 11, 2000 Media Advisory m00-94 SUMMARY NEWS RELEASES IMPACT! CHANDRA IMAGES A YOUNG SUPERNOVA BLAST WAVE VIDEO ***ALL TIMES EASTERN*** VIDEO FILE FOR […]
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Shuttle Mission STS-101 Launch Countdown Set to Begin
KSC Contact: Joel Wells KSC Release No. 47-00 NASA will begin the countdown for launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-101 May 15, at 9:30 a.m. EDT at the […]
