Astronomers looking for planetary systems that resemble our own solar system have found the most similar formation so far. British astronomers, working with Australian and American colleagues, have discovered a […]
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ROE Selected to Assist New Langley Center Director
General Roy Bridges, the incoming Center Director of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., today announced the assignment of Ralph Roe, Jr. as his Special Assistant. He’ll join Langley […]
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Support Services Provider Chosen for Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has selected EG&G Technical Services, Inc., of Austin, Texas, to provide center operations support services. The contract provides for operations and maintenance […]
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NASA Takes REASoN-able Approach to Earth Sciences
NASA has selected 41 proposals in response to the “Research, Education, and Applications Solutions Network,” a cooperative agreement notice known as “REASoN.” The selected proposals will expedite the use of […]
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Einstein’s Gravitational Waves May Set Speed Limit For Pulsar
Gravitational radiation, ripples in the fabric of space predicted by Albert Einstein, may serve as a cosmic traffic enforcer, protecting reckless pulsars from spinning too fast and blowing apart, according […]
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ESA’s Mars Express First Check-out Nearly Complete
ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft is progressing further every day on its journey to the Red Planet. Everything is set for arrival at Mars on the night of 25 December 2003, […]
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Solar Sailing Breaks Laws of Physics
THE next generation of spacecraft propulsion systems could be dead in the water before they are even launched. A physicist is claiming that solar sailing- the idea of using sunlight […]
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Alcatel successfully resolves litigation against Loral
Paris, 1 July 2003 – Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA), Europe’s largest satellite manufacturer, announced today that it will acquire Loral Space & Communications, Ltd.’s 47% share of the […]
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Alcatel Space “DSL in the Sky” DVB-RCS solution
Paris, July 1, 2003 – Nanjing Toptry China-Spacenet Co. Ltd, a broadband access service provider in Peoples’ Republic of China, has granted a multi-million US dollar contract to Alcatel (Paris: […]
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Helios Recovery Operations Conclude: Investigation Under Way
As much as 75 percent, by weight, of the Helios Prototype solar electric airplane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean June 26 has been recovered from the waters several miles […]
