Doug Peterson (281/483-5111) Release: J00-30 Shuttle astronaut Joe Frank Edwards, Jr. (Cmdr., USN) retired from NASA and the U.S. Navy on April 30, 2000, and has accepted a position in […]
Cosmic Gamma-ray Background Radiation May Be Remnant of Large-scale Structure in the Universe
Contact: Professor Abraham LoebHarvard-Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsCambridge, MA 02138Tel: 617-496-6808; Fax: 617-495-7093E-mail: aloeb@cfa.harvard.edu Professor Eli WaxmanWeizmann Institute of ScienceTel: +972-8-946-4260; Fax: +972-8-946-5110E-mail: waxman@wicc.weizmann.ac.il James CornellHarvard-Smithsonian Center for AstrophysicsCambridge, MA 02138 […]
Lockheed Martin’s New Atlas III Rocket to Debut May 15 with Launch of Eutelsat W4 Commercial Satellite
A Lockheed Martin Atlas III rocket is poised on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL, to make space history on May 15. The inaugural launch of […]
A droid that can change shape
UK CONTACT – Claire Bowles, New Scientist Press Office, London claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk 44-20-7331-2751 US CONTACT – New Scientist Washington office newscidc@idt.net 202-452-1178 New Scientist Imagine an automaton that can design itself, […]
Media Advisory: Hearing Tomorrow with NASA Administrator Goldin on Mars Program Failures
Committee on Science F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., Chairman Ralph M. Hall, Texas, Ranking Democrat www.house.gov/science/welcome.htm May 10, 2000 Press Contacts: Jeff Lungren (Jeff.Lungren@mail.house.gov) Meredith Wisor (Meredith.Wisor@mail.house.gov) (202) 225-4275 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** […]
Ariane-5 booster test firing at the Guiana Space Centre
A test firing of an Ariane-5 solid rocket motor (MPS) is to take place on 16 May on the booster teststand (BEAP) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe’s spaceport in […]
NASA Daily News Summary 10 May 2000
NASA Daily News Summary For Release: May 10, 2000 Media Advisory m00-93 SUMMARY NEWS RELEASES None Today. VIDEO ***ALL TIMES EASTERN*** VIDEO FILE FOR MAY 10, 2000 ITEM 1 – […]
Astrophysicists detect cosmic shear, evidence of dark matter
Contact: Amber Jones aljones@nsf.gov 703-306-1070 National Science Foundation Astrophysicists supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) have announced the first observations of cosmological shear, an effect predicted by Einstein’s theory […]
Minister of Industry, John Manley and American Astronaut John Glenn Share Successful Results of Osteoporosis Experiment
Ottawa, May 10, 2000 -John Manley, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency, today welcomed U.S. Senator and NASA Astronaut John Glenn to Ottawa. The promising […]
Officials to Discuss Successful Radar Mapping Mission
Ann Hutchison Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX (Phone: 281/483-5111) Release: J00-28 Officials from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will present findings from the recent Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) next Wednesday, […]