Dr. Colleen Hartman, Director of Solar System Exploration at NASA, has issued a Dear Colleague letter revising NASA’s earlier decision and has restored funding for radar astronomy at Arecibo for […]
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Two new NASA missions, selected today in the agency’s Discovery Program, promise to bring staples of science- fiction stories to reality. The missions are Dawn, slated for launch in 2006, […]
2003 missions will go to Mars with Christmas spirit
In two year’s time, the planet Mars will receive a Christmas present from planet Earth — a flotilla of spacecraft. Gifts from different nations, the spacecraft will share communications channels […]
All Systems “Go” On New Weather Satellite GOES-12
The nation’s new geostationary weather satellite, GOES-12, has successfully completed testing and is ready to replace one of the country’s older weather satellites when needed, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
Centennial of Flight Commission Unveils National Plan for 2003 Celebration
The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission (COFC) this week issued its national plan for the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight. As momentum builds for the 2003 celebration, […]
The Eagle’s EGGs: VLT ISAAC Looks for Young Stars in the Famous “Pillars of Creation”
Full release and photos online at http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2001/phot-37-01.html Summary Through imaging at infrared wavelengths, evidence has been found for recent star formation in the so-called “Pillars of Creation” in the Eagle […]
NASA’s Technology developed at Marshall Center helps NASA track millions of
How do you keep track of millions of parts – some of them dime-sized or even smaller – in an efficient, unified and safe way? That was the question facing […]
JPL Asteroid Mission Gets Thumbs Up from NASA
A mission that will orbit the two largest asteroids in the solar system is one of a pair of missions chosen by NASA for the agency’s Discovery program. The mission, […]
NASA Selects ‘Dawn’ Discovery Mission for 2006 Launch
NASA today announced that “Dawn” will be one of the two new Discovery missions slated for launch in 2006. The ion-propulsion powered mission will make a nine-year journey to orbit […]
NASA Ames Kepler Mission Selected for Discovery Program
NASA has selected the Kepler Mission, a project based at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., as one of the next two new NASA Discovery missions. Scheduled for launch in […]