BILSAT-1, NigeriaSat-1 and UK-DMC, the most recent of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation satellites, are progressing extremely well after a highly successful launch on 27th September 2003 aboard a Russian Kosmos […]
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Rep. Lampson Issues Statement on Chinese Space Flight
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson, a member of the House Space Subcommittee and the representative of Johnson Space Center, released the following statement today on the Chinese launch […]
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NASA Moves Space Shuttle Columbia Recovery Office
NASA has moved the Columbia Recovery Office (CRO) to Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla. By moving the CRO from Johnson Space Center, Houston, to KSC, NASA has the storage and […]
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House Science Committee Hearing: Exploring Options for the Future of Human Space Flight
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, October 16, 2003, the House Science Committee will continue its examination of NASA in the post-Columbia environment. The Committee will hold a hearing to examine […]
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NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory: Live Fast, Blow Hard, and Die Young
Massive stars lead short, yet spectacular lives, as a new multi-wavelength image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical telescopes shows. X-ray (blue) and optical (red and green) data reveal […]
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Global Satellite Executives to Discuss Financial Trends and Future Initiatives at SBCA’s Fall 2003 Skyforum in New York
Panel Will Include Alcatel Space, Arianespace, Intelsat, and SES GLOBAL ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 14, 2003 – The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association announced today that its fall 2003 SkyFORUM, the […]
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PanAmSat Reports Third Quarter 2003 Financial Results
Company Delivers Strong Financial Results, Establishes First American High Definition Cable Neighborhood, Continues Building Government Services Unit PanAmSat Corporation today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months […]
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Electronics interconnections for extreme space environments
If all goes as planned, two rovers named Spirit and Opportunity will explore the surface of Mars next year, gathering a wealth of geologic information and beaming the results back […]
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Associate Director Honored by American Astronautical Society
Thomas R. Gavin, associate director of flight projects and mission success at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. is being honored as a fellow of the American Astronautical Society. Gavin […]
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New Satellites of Uranus Discovered in 2003
Scott S. Sheppard and David Jewitt at the University of Hawaii have discovered 2 new outer satellites of Uranus designated S/2001 U2 and S/2003 U3. The discovery images were obtained […]
