WASHINGTON, D.C. – Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert today delivered the following speech to the Space Transportation Association: “It’s a pleasure to be with you this morning. I don’t think […]
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NASA SSC Ships Space Shuttle Main Engine to Kitty Hawk for Centennial of Flight celebration
NASA Stennis Space Center (SSC), the nation’s largest rocket test complex, will send a Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) to Kitty Hawk, N.C., for the Centennial of Flight celebration Dec. […]
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NASA Ames Installs World’s First 512-Processor Altix Supercomputer
NASA’s high-performance computing capabilities have taken a giant step forward with the installation of the world’s first 512-processor SGI® Altix™ single-system image (SSI) supercomputer at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett […]
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Outburst of gas from near the Sun’s south pole
Focus on solar outbursts While scientists and aurora spotters marvel at the explosions on the Sun, everyone responsible for the hundreds of satellites that serve human needs, from […]
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First Live Solar Eclipse Webcast from Antarctica
The program is presented by then non-profit organization LIVE! UNIVERSE (Ohta Ward, Tokyo. The Chairman is Masami Okyudo. The website is http://www.live-universe.org/), which relays astronomical phenomena via various networks, including […]
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Boeing Awarded Three Additional Air Force GPS-IIF Satellites
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $142.5 million fixed-price-incentive-fee contract for three additional Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites. This action authorizes modernization and production of GPS-IIF satellites numbers […]
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America’s Future in Space: What is the Vision? – NSS Presentation to the Aerospace States Association
Why Explore Space? Historically, societies that have pushed their frontiers outward have prospered Exploration inspires society and helps establish long-term goals for our nation The U.S. is the world leader […]
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Congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s Statement at the Aerospace States Association
I want to thank Tim Huddleston and the Aerospace State Association for hosting this panel discussion on America’s future in Space. I share Chairman Boehlert’s concern that the vision for […]
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New Lockheed Martin Weather Satellite Operations
Ensures Access To Data Critical For Military Operations Sunnyvale, CA, November 19, 2003 — A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air […]
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COM DEV Concludes $36.2 Million (CDN) Military Satellite Contract Negotiations
COM DEV International Ltd. today announced it has concluded contract negotiations and agreements with EADS Astrium Limited, for work on two satellites being built for Skynet 5, a pnds stlg […]
