The Planetary Society today called on the U.S. Congress to restore funding for the Pluto and Europa missions, following the endorsement of these two missions in the newly released National […]
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NASA Illinois Commercialization Center Announces New Leadership
The NASA Illinois Commercialization Center (NICC) is announcing the appointment of Paul Myrda as the new Executive Director. The NICC is a newly formed technology commercialization center designed and operated […]
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International Launch Services and Lockheed Martin Team with Space Systems/Loral for Successful Echostar Launch
A Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket roared into space early this morning from Complex 36 Pad B, successfully placing the Space Systems/Loral-built EchoStar VI satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff […]
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“2Mass” Twin Telescopes Bring the Stars to Earth
AMHERST, Mass. – Amateur stargazers and high-level astronomers alike are now able to view a half-million galaxies and 162 million stars on their home computers, thanks to a massive release […]
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Saab Ericsson Space Equips Solar Research Satellites
On Saturday 15 July at 12:40 hrs GMT, Cluster II is to be launched from the Baikonour rocket base in Kazakhstan. A Russian Soyuz launcher put two identical solar research […]
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ORBIMAGE Names Gary E. Payton Vice President for Engineering and Operations
Orbital Imaging Corporation (ORBIMAGE), a leading global provider of Earth imagery products and services, today announced the appointment of Gary E. Payton to the position of Vice President, Engineering and […]
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NASA Daily News Summary 13 July 2000
NASA Daily News Summary For Release: July 13, 2000 Media Advisory m00-134 SUMMARY NEWS RELEASES NASA SUPPORTS HIGH-TECH WORKFORCE REFLECTING DIVERSITY OF AMERICA NASA TECHNOLOGY MAY HELP EASE RECORD FLIGHT […]
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Novel Colorado experiment helps explain charged dust in the vacuum of space
Contact: Amanda Sickafoose amanda.sickafoose@colorado.edu 303-492-1628 University of Colorado at Boulder A small layer of dust suspended several feet above the moon’s surface that was first photographed by the Lunar Surveyor […]
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NASA Supports High-Tech Workforce Reflecting Diversity of America
Terri Hudkins Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/ 358-1977) RELEASE: 00-106 The Commission for the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development (CAWMSET) today announced that the […]
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NASA Technology May Help Ease Record Flight Delays
Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington, DC (Phone: 202/358-1979) Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA (Phone: 757/864-9886) Melba Williams Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, TX (Phone: 972/574-6701) RELEASE: 00-107 Sobering statistics show […]
