Astrotech Space Operations, a wholly owned subsidiary of SPACEHAB, Inc. , today announced that it has received a contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to support […]
High-speed heritage: X-1 to X-15
There’s a heroic fraternity of research pilots who mounted a rare fleet of experimental aircraft, monitored by savvy engineers, in the Mojave Desert in California for more than two hectic, […]
Life at Mach 3 — NASA’s Blackbirds
As AirVenture 2000 participants celebrate speed, the undisputed kings of speed await a new challenge at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in California’s Mojave Desert. Dryden, located on Edwards Air […]
Cannibal Stars Cause Giant Explosions in Fornax Cluster Galaxy
ESO Education and Public Relations Dept. —————————————————————————- Text with all links and the photo is available on the ESO Website at URL: http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2000/pr-17-00.html—————————————————————————- The VLT Observes Most Remote Novae Ever Seen About […]
Look for Comet Linear
It may not be as spectacular as Comets Hyakutake or Hale-Bopp in 1996-97, but Comet Linear is currently the best show in town for European observers. But donít waste any […]
NASA and FAA Announce Design Competition Winners
Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-1979) Keith Henry Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA (Phone: 757/864-6120/880-2472) Tony Molinaro FAA Great Lakes Region (Phone: 847/294-7427) Mary Sandy Virginia Space Grant Consortium […]
NASA Daily News Summary 28 July 2000
NASA Daily News Summary For Release: July 28, 2000 Media Advisory m00-145 SUMMARY NEWS RELEASES NASA AND FAA ANNOUNCE DESIGN COMPETITION WINNERS VIDEO ***ALL TIMES EASTERN*** VIDEO FILE FOR JULY […]
Pluto Express Mission May be Cancelled!Planetary Society Urges Congress to Intervene
The Planetary Society has learned that NASA and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) are seriously considering the cancellation of the Pluto Express mission now in development by JPL. […]
NASA Daily News Summary 27 July 2000
NASA Daily News Summary — CORRECTED For Release: July 27, 2000 Media Advisory m00-144 SUMMARY NEWS RELEASES NASA GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH PLANS FOR A MARS ROVER IN […]
NASA’s Two Great Observatories Keep Their “Eyes” on Comet Linear
Dolores Beasley/Don Savage Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-1547) Donna Weaver Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD (Phone: 410/338-4493) Michael Purdy Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (Phone: 410/516-7160) Nancy Neal Goddard […]