To do their jobs, water resource managers in the Columbia River Basin have mostly relied on data from sparsely located ground stations among the Cascade Mountains in the Pacific Northwest. […]
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NASA Asks Students to Help Design Orbital Space Colony
As children around the world begin the new school year, NASA scientists are seeking their help in designing an orbital space colony. NASA Ames Research Center, located in California’s Silicon […]
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Opening Statement by Rep. Ralph Hall at Columbia Accident Investigation Hearing
Good morning. I’d like to welcome Admiral Gehman and his colleagues from the Columbia Accident Investigation Board to today’s hearing. The nation owes a debt of gratitude to all of […]
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First Delta IV Mission to Use ATK on All Stages
For the first time, ATK (Alliant Techsystems) supported a Boeing Delta IV Medium rocket throughout all stages of its mission to deploy the Air Force’s Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) […]
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Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld Succeeds Shannon Lucid as NASA Chief Scientist
Administrator Sean O’Keefe today announced the selection of veteran astronaut, astronomer, and astrophysicist Dr. John M. Grunsfeld as the agency’s new Chief Scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. He succeeds […]
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Ball Aerospace Provides the “Eyes” for NASA’s Latest Great Observatory
NASA’s latest telescope, fourth in a 20-year line of Great Observatories, launched early Monday morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to provide new insight into the distant universe. […]
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Lance Bass Named Youth Spokesperson for World Space Week
Entertainer/Cosmonaut Seeks to Excite Young People About Space, Debuts International Competition to Encourage Math and Science Education HOUSTON, September 3, 2003 – Spaceweek International Association has named Lance Bass as […]
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NASA Tells Breaux: Michoud Cooperated in Columbia Investigation
WASHINGTON (Sept. 3) – The chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board told Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) at a hearing today that the Lockheed Martin Michoud facility outside New Orleans […]
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NASA Officials to Hold First Return to Flight Status Briefing
NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight William Readdy will lead a status briefing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston on Monday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. EDT. Readdy, […]
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Statement of Senator Ernest F. Hollings – Hearing on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report
Thank you Mr. Chairman. I would like to begin by thanking Admiral Gehman and his colleagues for an excellent report. When you first came before this committee in February, some […]
