An endurance test for duration of more than 16 minutes on the indigenous Cryogenic Engine for Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV, was successfully conducted today (December 5, 2003) at ISRO’s […]
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International Space Station Incorporates Columbia’s Kermit Software Program
By Michael Larkin Created almost 25 years ago by Columbia’s academic computing center to help manage the high demand on the University’s mainframes, a software program known as Kermit has […]
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Why is Mars so red?
VideoTalk is an exciting new multi-media feature that discusses the questions we hope will be answered by pioneering space exploration. See and hear exactly what evidence we hope to find […]
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Boeing Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Syncom Satellite
LOS ANGELES, December 8, 2003 – Media luminaries Walter Cronkite, David Hartman and Jim McKay will join Boeing [NYSE:BA] on Dec. 12 to highlight four decades of achievement in satellite […]
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Cyntia Lee Named NASA Langley Associate Director
NASA Langley Research Center Director Roy D. Bridges Jr. today named Cynthia C. "Cindy" Lee Associate Director for Program Integration. In this capacity, she has oversight and responsibility for all […]
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Earth Radiation Belts Spectacular Following Halloween Solar Storm
The belt of high-energy electrons that normally cradles Earth from afar was greatly enhanced and pushed unusually close to our atmosphere during the violent solar activity that occurred in late […]
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Steven Pearson Named Deputy Manager of Avionics at NASA MSFC
Steven D. Pearson has been named deputy manager of the Avionics Department in the Engineering Directorate at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Pearson also has been appointed […]
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NASA Song Soars to Grammy Nomination
Singer Patti LaBelle has been nominated for a Grammy for her rendition of “Way Up There.” LaBelle was one of five nominees in the Traditional Rhythm & Blues category for […]
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NASA’s Cassini Begins to See Details on Saturn
One year since last sighting Saturn, and less than eight months before reaching the planet, the cameras on NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have caught another glimpse of the ringed planet, growing […]
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NASA Panel to Discuss How to Improve Science Education
How NASA is working with scientists and educators to improve science education will be the subject of a special panel discussion during the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting in San […]
