Multi-National team of physicists include Weizmann Institute Scientists Recent results of a joint experiment conducted by 460 physicists from 57 research institutions in 12 countries strongly indicate that the scientists […]
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Space tech to race at Le Mans this weekend
Space technology will thrust two cars into this year’s legendary 24-hour Le Mans race. Thanks to new composite materials designed for space travel, the cars will be lighter and safer […]
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NASA Exercise Base Support Contract Option
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla., will extend its Joint Base Operations Support Contract (J-BOSC) for one year to Space Gateway Support (SGS) of Herndon, Va. The contract includes a […]
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NASA Names Former Apollo & Shuttle Commanders to Lead Columbia Accident Report Task Force
NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe today said two veteran astronauts, Apollo commander Thomas P. Stafford and Space Shuttle commander Richard O. Covey, will lead a distinguished task force to assess the […]
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NASA Announces Space Station Module Welcoming Ceremony
A ceremony to highlight the arrival of two major components of the International Space Station is scheduled at 9 a.m., Wednesday, June 18 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). NASA’s […]
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Boehlert and Hall: Congress Will Have Access to Privileged Columbia Investigation Testimony
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 […]
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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 […]
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Europe’s first Master Control Centre for satellite navigation
The recent inauguration in Germany of the first Master Control Centre (MCC) for the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) marked an important step in the advancement of Europe’s own […]
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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 […]
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National Air and Space Museum to Receive Air France Concorde for Display at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum acquires an Air France Concorde on June 12 when the airplane-on its final flight-travels from Paris to Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia […]
