NASA Headquarters has agreed in principle to extend the Galileo mission past its planned January 31 finale. Details of funding and itinerary for the new extended mission, to be called […]
NASA Y2K STATUS: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 31
This NASA Y2K status report was filed at 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 UTC) Dec. 31, 1999. NASA tracking stations at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica; Canberra, Australia; and Guam have all reported […]
NASA Y2K Status Report for 8:30 p.m. EST, Dec. 31, 1999 (0030 Jan. 1, 2000 UTC)
This is the NASA Y2K Status Report for 8:30 p.m. EST, Dec. 31, 1999 (0030 Jan. 1, 2000 UTC): — All NASA systems linked to GMT appear to have made […]
NASA Daily News Summary – Media Advisory m99-268
NASA Daily News Summary For Release: Dec. 30, 1999 Media Advisory m99-268 SUMMARY: No News Releases Today. Video: ALL TIMES EASTERN Video File for Dec. 30, 1999 ITEM 1 – […]
Science Minister Announces Task Force on Potentially Hazardous Near Earth Objects
Department of Trade and Industry London, England P/99/1064 A Task Force to look at the potential for risk posed by Near Earth Objects (NEOs) has been announced by Science Minister, […]
Orbital’s Space Technology Plays Key Role in Hubble Space Telescope Repair Mission
DULLES, Va., Dec. 29 Orbital Sciences Corporation’s advanced space technologies played important roles in the successful completion of repairs to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope recently carried out by the crew […]
Terra STATUS REPORT #4
Dave Steitz NASA Headquarters (Phone: 202/358-1730) Jim Sahli/Mark Hess Goddard Space Flight Center (Phone: 301/286-8955) Dec. 29, 1999 — 4:00 p.m. EST Terra STATUS REPORT #4 Spacecraft operations under the […]
Orbital Awarded Five-Year Satellite Production Contract by NASA
(Dulles, VA 28 DECEMBER 1999) — Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center has awarded the company a […]
ESA’s Hubble duo back on Earth after successful servicing mission
Nr. 56-99 – Paris, 28 December 1999 ESA astronauts Claude Nicollier and Jean-François Clervoy and their five fellow crew members on the Space Shuttle Discovery returned to Earth today (28 […]
AFRL ‘weightwatchers’ peel away the pounds
Air Force News Service KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFPN) — The latest Air Force Research Laboratory brainchild to reduce the bulk and weight of future space systems looks, well, […]