The second of three unpiloted X-43A vehicles in NASA’s Hyper-X program is being prepared for a no earlier than Jan 24, 2004, captive carry flight, which is the dress rehearsal […]
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Media information note – First results from Mars express
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft is about to reach its final operating orbit above the poles of Mars. The scientific investigation has now started and early results look […]
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Rep. Gordon Chosen by Democratic Caucus to Lead Science Committee
Yesterday, Congressman Bart Gordon (D-TN) was selected by the House Democratic Caucus to become the Ranking Member on the Science Committee. Rep. Gordon, who first served on the Science Committee […]
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SPACEHAB Files Claim for Research Double Module Lost on STS-107 Space Shuttle Mission
SPACEHAB, Incorporated, a leading provider of commercial space services, today announced that it has filed a formal claim against NASA in the amount of $87.7 million for the value of […]
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Ball Aerospace Equipment Takes a Ride on the Mars Rovers
NASA’s recently landed Mars rover, Spirit, is now returning color and three-dimensional images of the Red Planet after a successful landing. Spirit traveled 302 million miles aboard NASA’s Mars Odyssey […]
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United Nations Holds Open Informal Session On Education and Outer Space
VIENNA, 20 January (UN Information Service) — An open informal session on “Education and training in space-related areas: challenges and opportunities in the UN system”, will be held on the […]
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AIAA and Aerospace Corporation Co-Sponsor Planetary Defense Conference: Defending Earth from Asteroids and Comets
“The fact that a devastating asteroid impact with Earth is a low probability event, it is not zero, it has happened before. If we do not prevent such an occurrence […]
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ILC Dover Helps NASA’s Spirit Rock ‘n Roll; Delaware-Based Company Uses `Space Age’ Technology to Address Earthly Needs
On January 4, 2004, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover (MER) named Spirit, ended its 300 million-mile journey from Earth with a successful landing on the surface of Mars. ILC Dover, Inc. […]
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T-Plus One Million Seconds and Counting: Space Shuttle Main Engine Firing
The media are invited to NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. on Wednesday, Jan. 21 for a milestone event in the Space Shuttle Program, the one millionth […]
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2004 Van Biesbroeck Prize Awarded to Doxsey
Citing “his outstanding, unselfish dedication to making the Hubble Space Telescope one of the most scientifically productive telescopes of all time,” the American Astronomical Society (AAS) announced that Dr. Rodger […]
