Doug Peterson Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (281) 483-5914 Release: J00-8 The final of several groups of prospective astronauts will be at NASAís Johnson Space Center (JSC) the week of […]
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Carnegie Mellon’s Autonomous Nomad Robot Successfully Finds Meteorites In Antarctica
PITTSBURGH — Carnegie Mellon University’s Nomad robot, which conducted an autonomous search for meteorites in Antarctica from Jan. 20-30, has successfully completed its mission, examining more than 100 indigenous rocks, […]
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Air Force Space Command state-side air stations to be redesignated
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Effective Feb. 4, all Air Force Space Command Air Stations located in the United States will be redesignated as “Air Force Stations. ” The […]
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Space Shuttle Status Report – 2 Feb 2000
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2000 (12:30 PM EST) MISSION: STS-99 — Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105 LOCATION: Pad 39A TARGET KSC LAUNCH […]
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ESA’s X-ray space observatory XMM takes first pictures
The European Space Agency’s X-ray space observatory has taken its very first pictures giving new views on the Universe. The commissioning images confirm that the XMM spacecraft, its X-ray telescopes […]
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Japanese- U.S. Satellite Ushers in Golden Era of X-ray Astronomy
Dolores Beasley Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-1753) Nancy Neal Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (Phone: 301/286-0039) RELEASE: 00-18 Astro-E, the Japanese-U.S. X-ray spacecraft poised for a Feb. 8 launch, […]
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Missouri Scientist Takes ‘Rocky’ Road to Improve Eyesight, Farming, Weather Analysis at NASA MSFC
Steve Roy Media Relations Department (256) 544-0034 Steve.Roy@msfc.nasa.gov http://www.msfc.nasa.gov/news RELEASE: 00-024 Dr. Doug Rickman’s journey to the frontiers of science started because he wanted his big brother’s merit badge. Rickman […]
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Space Science News from NASA HQ
From: Craig Tupper (dtupper@hq.nasa.gov) What’s new this week at http://spacescience.nasa.gov/ : —————— Astro-E, a joint Japanese – U.S. x-ray astronomy mission, is scheduled for launch on February 8. It will […]
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NASA Daily News Summary – Media Advisory m00-020
NASA Daily News Summary For Release: Feb. 2, 2000 Media Advisory m00-020 SUMMARY NEWS RELEASES: NASA FY 2001 Budget Briefing Scheduled Japanese-U.S. Satellite Ushers in Golden Era of X-ray Astronomy […]
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NEAR image of the day for 2000 Feb 2
Eros’ saddle On February 1 the multispectral imager on the NEAR spacecraft acquired this image of the asteroid 433 Eros. When the image was acquired, NEAR was approximately 7,800 miles […]
