Resembling a diamond-encrusted bracelet, a ring of brilliant blue star clusters wraps around the yellowish nucleus of what was once a normal spiral galaxy in this new image from NASA’s […]
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House Science Committee Chairman Boehlert Addresses American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) today delivered the following speech to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics: “It’s an honor to be with you […]
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NASA Satellites Act As Thermometers in Space
Like thermometers in space satellites are taking the temperature of the Earth’s surface or skin. According to scientists, the satellite data confirms the Earth has had an increasing “fever” for […]
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Michael Griffin Heads Space Department at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Dr. Michael D. Griffin is the new head of the Space Department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. Griffin oversees the second-largest department at the Laboratory, […]
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Lockheed Martin-Built Gravity Probe-B Launched Successfully
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 20, 2004 — NASA’s Gravity Probe B (GP-B) space vehicle, built, integrated and tested by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), roared into space this morning from Vandenberg Air Force […]
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Boeing Delta II Helps NASA Test Two Einstein Predictions
Gravity Probe B, a NASA satellite that will validate two key aspects of Einstein’s general theory of relativity, was launched today aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket. The […]
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PANAMSAT Corp. to be acquired by KKR in $4.3 billion transaction
PanAmSat Corp. (NASDAQ: SPOT), and its 80.5 percent stakeholder, The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTV), announced today that they have signed a definitive transaction agreement with affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis […]
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Space Station Crews to Hold In-flight Press Conference Friday
The five crewmembers spending nine days together aboard the International Space Station will discuss the status of their current mission Friday during an in-flight crew news conference. The media event […]
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National Dark Sky Week Celebration
National Dark Sky Week is scheduled from April 19th to April 26th, 2004. This event was founded by Jennifer Barlow, a high school student in Virginia, for the purpose of […]
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SES GLOBAL Companies contract three satellite launches with ILS
SES ASTRA and SES AMERICOM, both operating companies of SES GLOBAL (Luxembourg and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges: SESG), and ILS (International Launch Services) announce a new contract for the launch of […]
