Today the Canadian Space Agency is celebrating the third anniversary of the launch and activation of OSIRIS onboard the Swedish satellite Odin. OSIRIS is a Canadian instrument that continues to […]
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Lockheed Martin Space Instrument to Study Role of Comets in Formation of Solar System
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto, Calif. designed and built key components for ROSINA –the Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis– an instrument […]
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NASA Schedules Exploration Systems Briefing
Media are invited to attend a briefing for industry representatives by managers from NASA’s new Office of Exploration Systems (Code T) on Wednesday, March 3, 2004, beginning at 10:00 a.m. […]
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Update on Fire Accident at ISRO’s Solid Propellant Space Booster at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
A major fire accident occurred on a Segment of a Test Rocket Motor at the Solid Propellant Space Booster Plant (SPROB) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre(SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota, in the afternoon […]
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Space Commission Hearing to Be Held at Air Force Museum
The President’s Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond, chaired by Edward C. “Pete” Aldridge, will hold its second public hearing in the soon-to-be-completed Missile Gallery of the U.S. Air Force […]
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SwRI charged particle detector and ultraviolet spectrometer to fly aboard Rosetta
When the European Space Agency launches its Rosetta comet orbiter mission on February 26, two instruments built by researchers at Southwest Research Institute will be along for the ride. The […]
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Innovative Web Site Brings Mars Exploration to Desktops
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., is enhancing the availability of all Mars rover images for students and the public by distributing them via the Internet. The images can be […]
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NASA’s New Vision Inspires Students in Great Moonbuggy Race
Student teams from New Jersey to Arizona are creating human-powered vehicles, similar to the first vehicles that roamed the lunar surface in the 1960s, to compete in NASA’s Great Moonbuggy […]
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NASA Convenes Education Advisory Committee for Inagural Meeting
Tomorrow, NASA will convene the first-ever meeting of its new Education Advisory Committee at the agency’s Washington Headquarters. The two-day session will draw on the expertise of committee members, who […]
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NASA Space Station Spacewalk Briefing Feb. 24, Live TV Coverage Feb. 26
This month, for the first time, an International Space Station crew will conduct a spacewalk with all crewmembers working outside the vehicle. This milestone event will be the subject of […]
