ESA astronaut Frank De Winne (*), a Belgian member of the European Astronaut Corps, has been assigned to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in November 2002 on a […]
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NASA Marshall’s Shuttle Engineering Support Center is key component in Space Shuttle launch
When Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off on its scheduled mission Nov. 29, a group of NASA engineers – gathered in three windowless rooms deep inside a cavernous, non-descript government building […]
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NRL Collaborates with Magdalena Ridge Observatory Consortium to build new observatory
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has teamed with a consortium of universities to plan and design an optical interferometer in the Magdalena Mountains in central New Mexico. Through a cooperative […]
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Is it a star? Is it a planet? ISO may have discovered the true nature of brown dwarfs
Nature enjoys teasing us. Stars are stars and planets are planets, you may think. In reality it is not as clear-cut as that with the discovery of more and more […]
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ESA stimulates scientific and industrial relations with four East European countries
ESA has defined a new agreement opening up opportunities for four European states, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania, to participate more closely in ESA programmes. The aim is to […]
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Fleet Ballistic Missile TRIDENT Open System Architecture Team earns DOD acquisition reform award
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), Defense Acquisition Executive today presented a Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) TRIDENT Open System Architecture Team with an award for outstanding achievement in acquisition reform. […]
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Lockheed Martin Athena I Launch Vehicle Successfully Completes First Launch From Alaska’s Kodiak Launch Complex
Athena I Deploys Four Individual Satellites for NASA and Department of Defense Space Test Program KODIAK LAUNCH COMPLEX, Alaska, Sept. 29, 2001 – An Athena I launch vehicle roared into […]
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Dr. Ann F. Whitaker selected to head Science Directorate at NASA Marshall Center
Dr. Ann F. Whitaker has been named director of the Science Directorate at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., overseeing 700 civil servant and contractor employees who perform […]
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Students ready their rockets for mock NASA Marshall ‘Flight Readiness Review’ Friday
What: Students from Huntsville’s Johnson High School, Randolph High School and Sparkman High School are ready to launch the first rockets flown as part of the Student Launch Initiative at […]
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NASA Inspector General Testifies on Critical Infrastructure Protection
On Thursday, September 12, 2001, NASA Inspector General Roberta Gross testified at the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs hearing on “How Safe Is Our Critical Infrastructure?” Her testimony was based […]
