The following documents the discussions addressed at the Senior Staff and Center Directors’ Meeting on February 14, 2000. Mr. Goldin did not attend the meeting. Action assignments have been placed […]
STS-99 Report # 05
Sunday, February 13, 2000 – 6:30 am CDT The first ìflycast maneuverî trim burn was completed without a hitch by members of the Endeavour crew early Sunday. A little later, […]
NEAR’s spectrometer measures Eros
NEAR’s spectrometer measures Eros Throughout NEAR’s approach to Eros, both the Multispectral Imager (MSI) and the Near-Infrared Spectrometer (NIS) have acquired measurements of the asteroid’s light-reflecting properties. One of the […]
STS-99 Status Report #6
Sunday, February 13, 2000 – 7:00 p.m. CST The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission’s mapping operation continues to run smoothly, with about 17.7 million square miles of the Earth’s surface having […]
NEAR Science Update
On February 11, 2000 at 15:20 UT, the NEAR imager recorded a most curious observation of Eros. It was late afternoon of that day when I was pulled aside and […]
NEAR Captures an Asteroid’s Heart
For Immediate Release Media Contacts: Mike Buckley (JHUAPL) 240-228-7536 michael.buckley@jhuapl.edu Helen Worth (JHUAPL) 240-228-5113 helen.worth@jhuapl.edu The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft has a Feb. 14 date with a space […]
STS-99 Status Report #3
Saturday, February 12, 2000 – 6:30 a.m. CST Endeavour astronauts began mapping operations on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, which will provide maps of the Earth unprecedented in accuracy and […]
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Status
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 Friday, February 11, 2000, 6 p.m. PST Space shuttle […]
International Space Station Status Report
With no significant issues affecting the on-orbit operation of the International Space Station, managers meeting in Moscow today selected the period from July 8-14 for launch of the Zvezda service […]
New Cassini Images of Asteroid Available
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 Contact: Jane Platt INTERNET IMAGE ADVISORY New images taken […]