SGI Visual Computing Technology Powers One-of-a-Kind 3D Space Theater Experience SGI today congratulated the American Museum of Natural History on the Feb. 19 public opening of the Frederick Phineas and […]
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UMass scientists reports nanotech advance; findings to be detailed in the journal Nature
AMHERST, Mass. — A UMass polymer scientist is among the researchers reporting a major step forward in nanoscopic pattern transfer in the Feb. 24 issue of the journal Nature. Tom […]
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‘Planet in a Test Tube’ Provides Valuable Data on Atmospheres of Planets and Stars
Steve Roy Media Relations Department (256) 544-0034 steve.roy@msfc.nasa.gov RELEASE: 00-041 Click here for Photos NASA’s “planet in a test tube” experiment has shown that microgravity — the weightless environment inside […]
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This Week on Galileo Wednesday-Sunday, February 23-27, 2000
By the end of this week, Galileo completes all encounter activities, including two observations that remain on the observing schedule, both of Io. As early as Wednesday, however, the spacecraft […]
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STS-99 Status Report # 24
Tuesday, February 22, 2000 – 5:30 p.m. CST The six astronauts aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour glided to a smooth landing at the Kennedy Space Center at sunset today, wrapping up […]
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National Space Society Challenge and Call For Papers
Is an economically self-sufficient space settlement feasible on the Moon or Mars or other bodies in the solar system? The National Space Society is challenging the aerospace, economic and university […]
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Record breaking temperatures seen as evidence of faster rate of global warming
Contact: Harvey Leifert hleifert@agu.org 202-777-7507 American Geophysical Union WASHINGTON — Researchers at NOAA’s National Climate Data Center (NCDC) have found evidence that the rate of global warming is accelerating and […]
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Successful Start of the Historic Interstellar Dust Collection by Stardust
Tom Duxbury STARDUST Flight Director The aerogel collector was successfully deployed today to begin the interstellar dust collection. The commanded timeline was followed precisely with the heat shield on the […]
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Minutes of Senior Staff and Center Directors’ Meeting February 22, 2000
The following documents the discussions addressed at the Senior Staff and Center Directors’ Meeting on February 22, 2000. Mr. Goldin attended the meeting. Action assignments have been placed in brackets […]
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory Announces Closure of Millimeter-Wave Telescope
National Radio Astronomy Observatory 520 Edgemont Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 http://www.nrao.edu February 22, 2000 The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) will close down its millimeter-wavelength telescope on Kitt Peak, Arizona, […]
